by emmavallin | Apr 25, 2023 | career, leadership, parent, parenting, personal development, productivity, self leadership
Last month I celebrated my 3rd anniversary as a fulltime entrepreneur. Happy birthday to me! In some ways you can compare starting a business to parenting a child. It’s an exciting idea to bring a child into the world but few of us were prepared for the toddle...
by emmavallin | Feb 19, 2021 | CBT, happiness, parent, self leadership
“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with this hour, and that one, is what we are doing. A schedule defends from chaos and whim. It is a net for catching days.” — Annie Dillard I had to read that quote a couple of times before I...
by emmavallin | Sep 28, 2017 | parent, parenting, self leadership
There are things that beat all other things in life. Events that make other thoughts and worry clouds disappear. When these trump cards are played, your priorities suddenly become crystal clear and the problems that previously occupied your mind feel small. These days...
by emmavallin | Feb 6, 2017 | baby, delivery, parent, planning, pregnant
I am planning person, to say the least. When I tell people about my rolling 5-year personal plan in Excel they usually look like they’ve seen a green giraffe fly over the rooftops. Every January, as part of my annual planning process, I update my 5-year plan,...
by emmavallin | Dec 6, 2016 | Okategoriserade, parent
1. The Mariana Trench of Love I expected I’d sit and watch the baby for hours but I was not prepared for the bottomless love I feel for Otto. (The Mariana Trench is the world’s deepest oceanic area). He still feels part of my body in a way. Even more...
by emmavallin | Oct 19, 2016 | parent, pregnant, Uncategorized
Will that be with or without an episiotomy? I saw a questionably appealing offer on the midwife centre notice board today to join a scientific study. ‘In the event that your birth would have to end with vacuum extraction, you would enter a random draw for either a...
