Connections.

A few weeks ago it felt like a novelty talking and writing about COVD19, now it is our normal. I wonder if we take time to really let this sink in?

This is our normal now.

I know from conversations with a lot of people on Instagram, (if you are on Insta come and say hi to me here) and from friends that spending all day not talking to many people is hard. I use voice notes a lot with my close friends and family and it helps in a way I never really know could help.

Looking after two young children and running my business takes so much energy and effort and time that sitting down and having a chat on the phone isn’t really possible, but catching up with snippets of someone’s life via voice notes really does make it feel like I am conversing with them a lot.

I have recently been networking - I found myself a bunch of friendly folk who are in the same boat as me, mums battling a business with partners who work (admittedly mine works sporadically) with partners who bring in the most money - so it makes sense that their work takes centre stage, and we women do the daily housework, childcare, cooking and home schooling. it felt SO GOOD to have conversations around this, and listen to women who I admire and support speaking the words I wish I could put into sentences.

Those connections, and the others I am making are so blumming important, and I only really realised I missed them when I started having them.

It reminded me of when my first born was around 8 months old - the novelty of her wore off for most people except me and my partner, she didn’t sleep well so I was constantly tired and I suddenly felt very alone.

Filling that void left by COVID19 is important - having those connections is so important.

Come and tell me where you get your connections with, and what impact that has on your mental wellbeing.