This Week’s Super Mama
Monday 20th December 2010
This Week’s Super Mama is Sarah, a.k.a. Bella and Matilda’s Mum
Children: Bella (3) and Matilda (2)
City: London
Profession: I am a very part time freelance fundraising consultant, which means that I work with charities to develop their fundraising strategies. I’m lucky to be able to work mainly from home for some incredibly inspiring organisations.
What are your girls up to lately: Both girls are full of the joy of Christmas at the moment. Not a day goes by without Bella singing “Little Donkey” and dressing Tilly up as Mary for an at home nativity play. Being so close in age they are great friends and spend most of their day involved in little role plays with one another.
How would you describe motherhood? Being a mum is absolutely the best thing I have ever done. It is tiring and can feel relentless at times, but my girls are so precious and loving that they make every early morning worth it. It is impossible to desrcibe how unconditionally I love them (even if they drive me up the wall most days!)
What’s the most challenging part about being a mum? The fact that as a mum, you are on duty 24 hours a day. There are never enough hours in the day to achieve all you want to do, especially in today’s very busy world. I feel I live in a constant state of semi-chaos and am always forgetting things which is hard as I was a lot more organised before having my girls.
What is your favourite kid friendly restaurant in London? For a relaxed family meal I love Marzano on the Northcote Road. It is always full of buggies, kids and chaos but the food comes quickly and the waiting staff are very used to lots of little ones running around and making a mess.
Favourite park in London? Battersea Park is fantastic for toddlers. Lots of little slopes to run up and down, a bandstand to dance in, a playground to swing in and a boating lake although I think it’ll be a few years before we’re brave enough to take our adventurous toddlers out on that!
Tips for new mums? Be kind to yourself. Don’t put yourself under too much pressure to be dressed before 9am, have a tidy house, have endless visitors and have your baby sleeping through the night in a matter of weeks. Be selfish and think of yourself, your baby and your partner and trust your instincts. Also, enjoy just staring at your baby sleeping as those memories will last a lifetime.
What kid product can’t you live without? My in car dvd player for long car journeys down to the beach where I grew up in Cornwall. Dora the Explorer certainly makes the last hour of a very long journey that bit more bearable!
What is your mama indulgence? X Factor and a bottle of wine. What will I do now the series is over??
What has changed the most since becoming a mother? I used to be really spontaneous and had the motto of “never say no to an invitation”. These days I have to plan a lot more and factor the girls into every decision we make, but I wouldn’t change it for anything.
