{"id":6147,"date":"2012-09-11T10:44:08","date_gmt":"2012-09-11T09:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.livingwithkids.co.uk\/?p=6147"},"modified":"2013-06-24T13:00:45","modified_gmt":"2013-06-24T13:00:45","slug":"whats-your-mum-pick-me-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidstart.co.uk\/blog\/whats-your-mum-pick-me-up\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s Your Mum Pick-Me-Up?"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong>What makes you feel good when you&#8217;re down? Currently I am going through a very tired, I-wish-my-kids-would-sleep-through phase of motherhood, which as many mums and dads know equals zero energy and a flagging self esteem. Not being a drinker who can relieve my stress with wine I&#8217;ve been thinking about what had\u00a0made me feel better in past exhausted mum phases.<\/strong>\n\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.livingwithkids.co.uk\/whats-your-mum-pick-me-up\/mum-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6148\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6148\" title=\"mum\" src=\"http:\/\/www.livingwithkids.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/mum.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a>\n\nIn previous years exercise has worked wonderfully making me feel fitter and happier and just more able to cope. Though that&#8217;s off the cards right now due to new working patterns and a husband who works late most weeks. Online shopping for new season items has also helped though budget wise that&#8217;s also not really an option.\n\nSo my current make-myself-feel-good \u00a0treat is to get a gel manicure every three weeks (a bargain at \u00a315 &#8211; so \u00a35 a week). Aside from making my nails look wonderful it fools me into thinking I am a much more groomed than I actually am!\n\nAsking about one mother tells me she buys a new lipstick every week, another a packet of giant buttons at 7.30 pm gets her through her day and another tells me a weekly blow dry at the hairdressers is her mum-treat. I say whatever gets you through the day whether it be watching half an hour of Eastenders, lunching out or having a crush on someone inappropriate (three mothers tell me they go down this path).\n\nSo I am interested &#8211; when you&#8217;re feeling tired, fed up and exhausted what do you use as your \u00a0mum (or dad) pick-me-up? Let me know.\n\n&nbsp;","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What makes you feel good when you&#8217;re down? Currently I am going through a very tired, I-wish-my-kids-would-sleep-through phase of motherhood, which as many mums and dads know equals zero energy and a flagging self esteem. 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