25/06/2026
The last few weeks have been brutal. 🫠😅
Sick kids. Hospital admissions. Teething. Temperatures. No sleep. More doctor’s appointments than I can count. I’m telling you, the universe looked down on us and went “cute- what else can we throw at them?”
My training? Two sessions. My nutrition? Maybe 50%. My recovery? Non-existent.
Last Friday, the LAST thing I wanted to do was check in with my coach.
I haven’t been proud of my efforts. I feel like I’ve been letting myself down.
But I checked in anyway. Why?
Because I’m actively choosing not to let the chaos make my decisions for me.
As mums, the first thing we sacrifice when life gets hard is ourselves.
The gym, the walk, the water bottle, the coach. And we convince ourselves we’ll “start again” when life settles down.
But we all know that season rarely comes, and that’s exactly why you don’t cancel your coach.
Not because you’re expected to be perfect, but because you need someone reminding you that your goals still matter, and showing you how to navigate it all when life is messy.
Today I didn’t get my workout in, instead, I drank my water. If the kids nap later, I’ll get my steps in. If they don’t, I’ll walk the hallway carrying one of them. Because showing up in whatever capacity you can will always beat giving up completely.
As coaches we don’t expect perfection, but we do expect honesty, effort and consistency over time.
So if life feels heavy right now, don’t sacrifice yourself. Fight for yourself, even if it feels like you can barely take a breath, and even if it looks different to what it did a month ago.
Because six months from now, you won’t be grateful that you quit because life got hard.
You’ll be grateful you kept showing up through the chaos.