Bottomless Coffee Days

Hey fellow parents,

I'm writing this with bleary eyes and a strong coffee in hand.

I'm two nights into broken sleep and I can barely function. I’m irritable, clumsy and CRANKY.

But it got me thinking about the years I spent surviving on no sleep and bottomless coffee.

How did I do it?

How did any of us do it?

To all the parents out there in the trenches of sleepless nights, I want to say: you are incredible. You deserve a trophy, a parade, and a spa day. And more importantly - a nap filled child free retreat where ‘netflix and chill’ really does mean what I thought it meant…. binge netflix and mindlessly scroll on our phones.

It's easy to beat ourselves up when we're feeling exhausted and drained, but let's remember to be kind to ourselves. We're doing the best we can, and that's all we can ask of ourselves. Or anyone else can ask of us!

So let's take a deep breath, have another cup of coffee, and keep on keeping on. We may be tired, but we're also pretty darn incredible. We're raising tiny wild beautiful intelligent and energetic humans, and that's no small feat.

So here's to all the parents out there who are surviving on no sleep, bottomless brews and lots of love.

You're doing an amazing job, and don't let your cranky mean tired brain tell you otherwise.

Cheers to us, the sleepless but resilient parents!

If you need 30 minutes to take some deep breaths and eat chips in the pantry this morning - plonk your children in front of ME - I’ll be live on YouTube at 9.30am for a singalong.
Can I promise I will remember any lyrics or chords in my sleep deprived state? No. But can I promise to show up and do my best? Absolutely!

See you soon

Yours truly,

An irritable mess of a Michal

Sing with me LIVE!