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04/06/2026

Please help me clear some space! Reduced to clear samples and pre-personised backpacks

Get in quick before they’re gone

02/06/2026

You're the one who remembers which day needs the spare clothes and which one needs the sunscreen and which kid is going through a phase where they'll only eat the crackers if they're not touching the cheese. You pack the bags the night before because morning is already loud enough. You track the permission slips and the doctor appointments and the names on the waiting list and the fact that the zip on the old bag broke three weeks ago and you still haven't sorted it. You're doing all of this, and underneath it - quietly, persistently - you still just want them to feel like their childhood is being held with care.

That wanting isn't extra. That's not you overcomplicating a simple thing. The wanting is the whole point - it means you're paying attention to something that actually matters, and you've been paying attention even on the days you had nothing left.

Caring about the small stuff isn't a sign that you need to slow down and get some perspective. It's the thing that's going to make these years feel marked instead of blurred when you look back. The mum who deliberates between Blueberry and Strawberry at 9pm isn't sweating the small stuff - she's doing the tender work of knowing her kid.

And honestly, getting one thing properly sorted - bag: done, name on it, theirs - doesn't have to be one more thing on the list. It can actually be the thing that takes one corner of the noise away.

Save this for a night when you're packing tomorrow's bag and you need the reminder that you're doing it right. Want the lot sorted in one go? Comment ULTIMATE and I'll pop the link in your messages x

31/05/2026

every single time, without fail 😩

29/05/2026

Matching backpacks always get me a bit.

Not because they look cute — although yes. Obviously.

But because there’s something very small-kid about it.

The older one gets one, so the younger one wants one too.
The younger one finally gets their own, so the older one suddenly remembers theirs is very special.
Everyone wants the same thing.
Everyone also wants their own name on it.

Fair, honestly.

That’s the bit I love about personalised matching bags. They can match without being mixed up. Same little childhood era, same tiny team energy, but still very much this one is mine.

Their name.
Their colour.
Their bag for daycare, kinder, snack boxes, spare clothes, tiny rocks, random leaves and whatever else apparently needs to come with us today.

For siblings, twins, cousins, besties — or the little one who has been waiting for their turn.

28/05/2026

I said all of this out loud because I needed to know it wasn't just me.

It's not just me, right?

26/05/2026

I don't love making "small business owner" content for Instagram.

But I've built a system that makes it work anyway.

If you're a small business owner trying to figure out how to "show up online" without doing the cringe creator dance, these are the three systems that let me do this without losing my mind:

✏️ Voice memos > sitting down to write.
🎥 Document > create.
🤍 Authenticity > performance.

That's how I went from "I have nothing to say today" to running an actual business off this app, while still being the kind of mum who says "sorry, I just don't have it in me to post today" and means it.

If you needed permission to stop performing online, here it is. 🤍

Hey mums, let's be real for a minute. You know that version of me you see in slide 2 - the team, the warehouse, the mark...
26/05/2026

Hey mums, let's be real for a minute. You know that version of me you see in slide 2 - the team, the warehouse, the marketing manager you've been DM'ing? Yeah… that's not the whole story.

Because behind the scenes? It's just me at the kitchen table, 9pm, second cup of cold coffee, a 5-year-old asking why the thread keeps breaking, and a husband on the couch fixing whatever the website's throwing tonight. That's the whole company. The stuff no one talks about. The stuff that keeps the first version possible.

Here's the thing: it's messy, it's human, and honestly? That mess is exactly what makes the "polished" version even exist. Slide two without slide three? Not happening.

So if you've ever felt like you're comparing yourself to the version of someone you only see on the feed, remember: most of us are running on cold coffee and stubborn love for what we do. You're not behind. You're just seeing slide two.

✨ Your turn: which side are you living today? Clocked in or clocked out? Or maybe both, like the rest of us?

25/05/2026

My Season-Marking Rules (so I don't blink and miss it):

🤍 Rule 1: Print one photo from my phone every month. Not for the gram. Not for a frame. Just so future me has something to actually hold.

🤍 Rule 2: Keep ONE outgrown item per size in a box at the top of the wardrobe. Just one. (I've decided this is normal and I'm not entertaining further discussion.)

🤍 Rule 3: Before bed, write down one thing she said that day on a sticky note. Stick it in a jar in the kitchen. Don't reread for at least a year.

🤍 Rule 4: Take one photo of her doing something boring every week. Brushing her teeth. Putting her shoes on the wrong feet. The boring is the bit I'll forget first.

🤍 Rule 5: If I'm spending the money anyway, get the version with her name on it. Future me wants the proof she was four once.

🤍 Rule 6: Tell her dad / her grandma / her daycare educator the thing she did, out loud. Witnesses make it real.

🤍 Rule 7: Let myself feel emotional about a four-year-old's backpack. About the lunch bag. About the way she's carrying her own things now. The small stuff IS the stuff.

If you've got your own rule for catching this season, drop it in the comments. I want to read them all. 🤍

24/05/2026

Welcome to my "Building a Boat While Already Drowning" Museum of Failures 🫠

Exhibit 1: Embroidering my own thumbnail clean through. Pulled the needle tip out with a magnet. Kept working.

Exhibit 2: Learning to digitise designs from YouTube tutorials last updated when floppy disks were still a thing.

Exhibit 3: Not charging extra for the embroidery on my bags. My time isn't free - I just keep pricing it like it is.

Exhibit 4: Trying to digitise a font one-handed during a cluster feed because the baby refused to sleep and that was the only window I'd get.

Exhibit 5: Reheating the same cup of coffee three times in one morning. Forgetting it in the microwave every time. (Still do this. Bring a magnifying glass.)

Exhibit 6: My then-toddler "helping" me match thread colours by handing me whatever spool was closest to her hand.

Exhibit 7: Year-one me, in pyjamas, mum-bun at 11pm, thinking "who am I to be doing this?" Spoiler: that mum.

And honestly… I could keep going.

But every single one of these taught me something I actually needed in order to get to where I am now.

If you're trying to start or keep going with something while everything else feels loud and fast and messy, I hope this reminds you that you're not behind. You're just in the process.

If you want a kids bag stitched by someone who's still in the process too, the link's in bio. 🤍

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