Lessons in life (& Business Analysis) from my daughter
Yep, that’s right, folks – I did it again (admittedly, with a lot of help from Mrs N). It’s my pleasure to introduce you all to Lady Nelson, who in every way is tiny but perfect. I’m amazed and bewildered by it all, but just like her brother, she makes life a whirlwind of chaos and joy – more the latter than the former, fortunately. Being parents to one child is a steep learning curve but learning how to love, care for and support two very small children is something else. For all the tiredness, stress and the seemingly endless stream of formula bottles and dirty nappies, I’m deliriously happy – although that might be due in small part to the sleep deprivation – and I am learning and growing every day.
Here’s some things I relearned (and some new things I was taught too).
- Tiredness can affect your physical AND mental health more than you realise.
I’ve learned the hard way that the soul-crushing lack of sleep that comes with having a new baby affects me in many unanticipated, and often adverse, ways. For example, I had no idea that extreme tiredness can cause me to suffer from writer’s block – which is one of the reasons that articles have been few and far between recently.
I took some time off from work to help out at home with looking after our children, but it feels like…
