"The greatest battles were won through logistics"
TWO MINUTES.
Two minutes doesn’t sound like a long time but a lot can happen in just two minutes.
Two minutes is an eternity when your baby is crying and you’re making up a bottle.
Two minutes is a workout series.
Two minutes is extreme stress when kids are screaming in the back of the car.
Two minutes is all you need to read an email and find out if you got the job.
Two minutes is all your twins need to untidy the entire house.
Two minutes is what you wish you had to drink your coffee warm.
Two minutes is the time you need to see the result of a pregnancy test.
And two minutes is the time there was between my twin 1 and twin 2.
At 12.21 and 12.23 on a Tuesday afternoon, they were here and they were real, and life was about to get a whole lot busier.
Just like that, 2 minutes changed absolutely everything.
The twin mama behind these words.
My name is Irene and I’m a twin mum. I have boy & girl - they were 3 and a half year when I started writing this.
It’s funny – I started writing all this as a way to remind myself that I can do other things outside of being a "mum of twins", yet that is the very first thing I say to introduce myself. Motherhood really does become your entirely personality, doesn't it?
Around the time my little hurricanes turned 3, I realized that it'd been pretty much 3 years and 9 months since I had done anything for myself. Pregnancy was so intense that all I was focused on was making it to the end safely (for us all).
Once they were born, everything I did revolved around them (their feed & nap times controlled my whole life every single day).
At some point I did feel I had forgotten about the things I liked to do for myself or the things that I was good at. I'm also self employed, and when they were born I ran my own childcare company, so I was always so extremely busy that I physically could not turn my mind off at the end of the day. I'd be constantly thinking about what had to be done next, or tomorrow, or the week after.
I wanted to find a hobby, something to help me unwind but easy to plan. I couldn't go from zero to 100 so it had to be something with minimal planning involved, no childcare required and that I didn't rely on anyone else to do it.
I’ve always liked writing, since I was very young, so it felt like the perfect hobby choice since I could do it from the comfort of my couch or bed at the end of a long day surviving twins, without having to worry about scheduling or organising. I had to at least give it a go, and it has been the most effective way to switch off and give my mind a break.Aside from being a twin mum, I am also a qualified Primary Teacher and Early Years Educator. When the twins turned 5 I sold my childcare business to focus on them & other projects I feel very passionate about. One of those projects was writing a children's book, which I did, and fulfilling that life-long dream brought me a lovely sense of fulfilment and joy. You can find the links to these at the start of this page, and if you're already this far down reading my story, I am pretty sure the books will not disappoint.
Thank you for stopping by! I hope my blog helps you unwind at the end of the day while also giving you a few laughs. I’m not claiming to be an expert or to have all the answers - there’s no magic formula here. My goal is simple: to entertain mums & dads who adore their kids but also know that parenthood is, well… chaotic. Chaotically beautiful, or beautifully chaotic, whichever way you like to put it!
I love my twins and try my hardest to care for them every single day, hoping they grow up happy and healthy - just like any parent does. However, when all the planning and “doing your best” moments go sideways, we better make sure there’s a little wine waiting in the fridge at the end of the day, & a partner or friend who we can safely vent to!