Navigating Life Transitions in July

How did you spend this month? I feel like I have blinked and it's over! I have been navigating endings and slowly preparing for new beginnings this month. July has been a combination of calm and quiet on social media for me, but things ramping up or coming to an end in my non-social media shenanigans, with farewells and hellos, trying new things, revisiting old things and getting deeper into established things.

Firstly, I almost had a wardrobe emergency. I ordered a dress that was incorrectly labelled online, so when it was delivered on the evening of my work event, I had to make it work! I think my outfit worked well, all things considered. At least for one evening this month I did not feel like a mama, but was all glammed up. It definitely requires a shift in attitude. I hope to do more of this moving forward. This requires intentionality, so will plan for this.

Then there was my hair! I have always experimented with my hair, but found in recent years, especially since the little one's birth (he is almost 5-years-old now) I was stuck in a rut, so I literally let it out and down for a spell. However, I soon came to the conclusion, after a hair emergency, that as a busy working mum, it works best for me to do what I have been doing since the little one was born- wear protective styles. Though I will let my hair down more often.

I even stepped out of my comfort zone, using my organisational skills to co-ordinate my first ever sustainable preloved/vintage fashion show (as part of a bigger fund raising drive for my day-job) and empowered a group of young people to create and deliver a presentation on sustainable fashion, and some to personally style my colleagues for the runway.

The thread that connects the above is I turned 44 this month, celebrated 12 years of marriage and my son graduated from Forest School and nursery. Although I am yet to shed a tear for my little boy leaving nursery, I'm sure I will be bawling on his first day of Reception. In the meantime, I am focusing on the summer holidays and times we can spend together as a family and embracing the power of endings and new beginnings.