This time last week I was on cloud 9, cushioned, floating, buoyed by 30 breaths of fresh air from 30 wonderful women who attended my book launch. Now I’m back on terra firma, but my head is still in the clouds a bit (except when my daughters pull me back down to their level – […]
I’m sitting on the couch, babes in arms, listening to the sweet sound of their breathing, feeling the sweet warmth of their skin against mine, basking in a glow of love. The rain is falling outside, but the birds are still twittering away. Other than that there is silence (not even the hum of TV […]
This time next week my book will be released. So now seems a good time to share the back story; how this book came to be. Because, you see, I’m not a writer. I’m a mummy with two pre-school daughters. I’m a marketer with twelve years’ experience in the corporate world before babies arrived. […]
Hi, I’m Tui, and this is Dear Mummy. Dear Mummy was a personal project; a creative expression that started as a book. But as I’ve written it I’ve realised that it’s bigger than a book. It’s an idea that disrupts the ‘how to’ parenting industry. It’s an idea that could start a real movement: A […]
Are you tired, mummy? Stop. Do this now. And get into the habit of doing it at the end of every day. I am very tired after months of working on this project, Dear Mummy, getting it ready to bring to you. So this pose has been a life-saver for me. It’s only natural […]
Where to start with my motivational blog posts? Where better, than with an excerpt from my book ‘Dear Mummy, You’re Important Too‘ (coming soon). I’m in the midst of the finishing touches and as I read… and re-read… and re-read again (I tell you, this self-publishing lark is not a walk in the park!), I’m […]