
Recently an influencer I follow on Instagram was asked by a mum how to handle mum rage. The influencer responded, saying she should try taking a few deep breaths or counting to ten. I felt my blood curl reading that response (ironically). The influencer did state that she didn’t experience…
The author finds solace in parenting books when dealing with child behavior. Despite feeling overwhelmed and frustrated, the author resonates with the Montessori approach that…
Mama bear – a lovable mum who can get scary when her ‘pups’ are in danger.But we mamas bear so much more. We bear our…
One of my resolutions for 2024 was writing a blog post per month. While that doesn’t sound like very much, on top of caring for…

Hello dear mums who find this blog. My name is Anja and I am a proud mum of two wonderful children. In 2020 I became a mum for the first time, and it was wonderful, exhilarating, terrifying, anxiety-inducing, boring, overwhelming, aggravating, a dream-come-true, enraging, engaging, and so much more. Working with children has been a huge part of my life – even before I had kids, and it’s a topic I have read on and researched extensively.
I wanted a new place to share my personal experiences as a mother, as well as share books to read, lifestyle tips and talk about books I have read on parenting and life as a parent. Thank you for coming along on this journey with me, and I hope we can be friends.