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How to Find Time for Creativity as a Busy Parent
It's hard to find any time for yourself as a parent, let alone make time for creativity. How can you find time to paint a picture or write a book when you can't even go to the loo on your own? Well, I'm going to share what has worked (and not worked) for me, so hopefully you can find time for creativity as a busy parent.
Marley Betts
Aug 134 min read


Rediscovering the Joy of Reading (in a Season of Busyness)
Can you relate to wondering how reading can be a source of joy when there is so much to do and so many better ways that you could spend...
Marley Betts
Jul 284 min read


10 Easy Things to Do With Kids on School Holidays (Sane-Mum Cheats/Ideas)
Didn't we just have school holidays? I'm sure we did! If you're like me and starting to think about easy things to do on the school...
Marley Betts
Apr 47 min read


How do you celebrate the little wins?
I’ve read it time and time again in the many self-development books I've devoured: ' Celebrate the little wins '. The question is... HOW?...
Marley Betts
Dec 16, 20243 min read


Seeking Validation
I recently received some happy work-related news that made me feel excited and proud. You'd think that would have been enough for me,...
Marley Betts
Nov 28, 20244 min read


How Waiting is a Thief of Joy
If I think about it, I am always waiting. Like right now, I’m sitting on the end of my son’s bed waiting for him to go to sleep. Earlier in the day, I was waiting until the kids got home from school, or waiting until the kettle boiled, or waiting until something else. Parents in particular, we always seem to be waiting for something related to the kids, right?
It’s all too much waiting!
Marley Betts
Aug 5, 20244 min read


More Mum Feelz - Poetry and Comics About Parenthood and Life
Creativity is a baring of the soul. A safe space to expose the scariest, ugliest, and most hopeful and beautiful parts of us all. So, let me share with you some poetry and comics about parenthood and life.
Marley Betts
Apr 15, 20241 min read


42 Cheap or Free Creative Ideas
Feel like being creative but not sure what to do? Or maybe you don't feel creative at all but you'd like to try anyway. Here are 42 cheap or free creative ideas for you to try.
Marley Betts
Mar 25, 20245 min read


The Reality of Parenting Twin Preschoolers
Parenting twin preschoolers is NEXT LEVEL! How? Let me tell you (and maybe whinge just a little bit).
Marley Betts
Mar 8, 20245 min read


5 Tips for Surviving Parenthood
Here are 5 tips for surviving the rewarding yet soul-sucking chore cough ahem, role and blessing, that is parenthood.
Marley Betts
Feb 28, 20245 min read


The Man With No Hair: A Conversation Between Twin 3-Year-Olds at Bedtime
A snippet of conversation between 3-year-old twin boys at bedtime. I sit in a rocking chair in the corner of their room every night until they fall asleep. This is quality writing time for me. On this night, I wrote down what they said.
Marley Betts
Oct 29, 20232 min read


Mum Feelz - A Comic About Parenthood (Laughing Instead of Crying in the Midst of Hard Parenting)
Drawing comics and finding humour in the hard stuff has helped to remind me that I am not alone. So, I created Mum Feelz, a comic about parenting
Marley Betts
Jun 5, 20232 min read
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