Mothers Space Lounge

10/03/2024

A mum creates balance
Today I celebrate every mum out there.

Thank you for all you do in making sure we have a sane world to some extent.

Happy Mother’s Day.

09/03/2024

Today I went for another Zumba dance. It was refreshing as usual and because it was international women’s day yesterday, the coach played lots of women inspiring songs like “who runs the world ..girls and I am unstoppable.

Dancing besides me was this very fit woman, with lean muscles and oh she can move her body. I just couldn’t help admiring her from the corner of my eyes 👀.

When it was time to do lounges and squats oh she was all the way down while I hung in the air like agama lizard because my knees felt like I was 100 years old 😭.

Me I like good things so after the class I walked up to her to make acquaintance with her and oh her sociable spirit was as bright as her moves.

“How old are you” I asked

“54” she responded.

At that point I just felt sorry for myself.

We talked about raising children and how as mothers we loose ourselves in raising our kids.

She said to me “Now is your time, you can have your life back”

That felt very reassuring, knowing that motherhood is in stages and we don’t always get stuck with caring for the family. There will be a time for you and I am at that stage now. I feel more alive and happy to be trying out new things that I have never experienced.

I am also happy that i don’t have to bother about child birth anymore and I have a partner who is supporting me to get my life back on track.

Dear mom, if you are feeling swamped with caring for your kids now, don’t worry, your time will soon come and when it does come, please take it wholeheartedly, explore, reinvent yourself and be reborn into the Wonder Woman you will love yourself to be.

Love ❤️
Chioma Gregory
Founder Mothers Space Lounge

08/03/2024

Oh I haven’t had time to come online today.

Where are my beautiful ladies that makes this world beautiful, bright and colourful?

Happy International women’s day to you all.

Keep spreading love and peace. Stand up and stand tall.
Never walk alone, hold another woman’s hands.

I love you all now and always🫂

Chioma Gregory
Founder Mothers Space Lounge

06/03/2024

As the afternoon tea trolley arrived, I stood up to assist with handing the tea to the residents.

When I got to this particular slander beautiful and very polite woman, my colleague mentioned to me that she was 98 years old.

Good heavens!! I exclaimed as I was so pleased seeing a resident at that age not bed bound.

She used to be a helicopter pilot 🧑‍✈️ my colleague added, she used to fly rig workers to the rig.

Now my jaw dropped 😦

How in the world did she manage to achieve that in those days when women were treated as second class citizens?

How did she manage to thrive in a career that was heavily dominated by men and even till date is still dominated by men?

My respect and admiration for for her grew to a new level as I kept imagining her flying men to the rig and wondering about all the hurdles and challenges that she had to face as a woman to keep her place.

I also kept wondering at the kind of parents she had and the kind of man she married that inspired her to be all that she chose to be.

On this week of International Women’s Week, I want to use this story to celebrate every woman who is breaking frontiers and rising above every stereotype and limitations.

If this resident could achieve such a great feat at a time where it was almost impossible, you can achieve anything that you set your mind to do.

I celebrate you😍

Chioma Gregory
Founder
Mothers Space Lounge

22/01/2024

Learning to manage your time is one of the most critical skills you need to learn as a mom.

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11/01/2024

Add these amazing points to your goals for this year and you will be so glad you did.

10/01/2024

Happy New Year from all of us at Mothers Space Lounge.

As we begin the New Year, most of us have made plans and written goals of what we want to achieve. This is very commendable because if you don’t have a vision of what you want and if you haven’t written it down, you will not know what to ask of the Universe. The Law of the Universe requires you to ask and you’ll receive.

So ensure you have your unique goals written down and work towards them both in faith and action.

If you are still very unsure of what your top personal goals for this year should be, here are some common goals you might want to consider in 2024.

MAKE TIME FOR YOUR WELL-BEING AND MENTAL HEALTH.

I am a preacher of self-love. No man can ever truly give what you don’t have. If you give from a place of abundance, you will not need to feel like you are making a lot of sacrifices towards others. You feel you are sacrificing a lot for others because you are serving others from a place of lack.

Take time to take care of your physical, mental, emotional, social and spiritual health for it is only when you are full that you can overflow to others.

FOSTER STRONG FAMILY CONNECTIONS: SPEND QUALITY TIME WITH YOUR CHILDREN AND PARTNER.

I recently realised that we have been provided with the most beautiful antidote to any sickness in the world and that is the gift of family. Your children and partner are there for you to play with, laugh with, make mistakes with and enjoy the little pleasures of the world. Laughter is always the best medicine. Don’t waste opportunities for great bonding by doing irrelevant things like quarrelling, shouting and trying to prove you are right.

Learn to relax your expectations a bit enjoy the blessings that you have been so generously given by the Universe and watch yourself glowing in health all through this year.

BALANCE WORK AND FAMILY: STRIVE FOR A HEALTHY WORK-LIFE BALANCE.

Ensure you learn how to set priorities. I understand that the cost of living has gone up and there is the pressure to work long hours and even pick up extra jobs but we must learn balance.

There must always be a place of balance in your life because if you tip the law of balance, you will pay for it one way or the other.

STAY ORGANIZED: MANAGE SCHEDULES, APPOINTMENT AND HOUSEHOLD TASKS EFFECTIVELY.

Nothing upsets your peace than missed appointments turning up late or even having an untidy and cluttered home.

In 2024, you need to make sure you have positive energy all around you all the time by avoiding the things that cause you stress.

For me, every time I am running late to submit a project, I stress eat and when I stress eat, my blood sugar goes up which makes me feel unwell and in turn leads to a low quality of work. It’s a chain of cycles that comes from a lack of proper planning. So I like to get ahead of myself, way ahead of any deadline.

CELEBRATE SMALL AND BIG WINS

Acknowledge your achievements, no matter how minor. Also, set yourself up for big wins and plan how you are going to celebrate that goal when you achieve it. This will make you push yourself further this year.

STAY CONSISTENT.

Life may go up and down this year, and that’s fine, that is the circle of life, one thing I encourage you to do this year is to stay consistent and make sure you are seen and heard. Become your own personal publicist. Champion your own brand and business and make people fall in love with who you are.

I hope these goals will help you to put 2024 into perspective.

These goals can evolve over time and may vary based on individual circumstances and values. Pick the ones that align more with you and develop your 2024 actionable strategies from them.

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Written by
Chioma Gregory

10/01/2024

I went back to read Chapter one of my book the Living Mom behind the invisible bar, and I just cried.

The pain I went through a couple of days ago is just another reminder to me that even though we go through pains as Christians, God is still very much mindful of us.

If He, God has ever come through for you in the past, he will come through again for you and this was the message for me in Chapter one of my book.

Even though I am dealing with pains from Childbirth, yet the same God that gave me 3 Kids when I had less than 12% of conceiving due to PCOS is able to heal whatever wounds I am going through because the gift of God addeth no sorrows.

I don’t know whatever you are going through now, all I know is that the same God that came through for you at a time in your life, will come through again through your pain and bring you peace in the midst of the storm.

Have Faith not Fear.

Get a copy of my book with the link in the comment section.

10/01/2024

The loving mom
BEHIND THE INVISIBLE BAR.

Breathe! You are doing okay.

People know me as a good writer when I create posts on social media, yet for years, I have battled with being able to write a book. Several times, I have wondered what I should write about. One day, I feel it will be great to write a fictional book; the next day, I think of writing motivational books. I had never really been able to get myself around writing anything because I kept second-guessing myself. I never really felt I had a deep knowledge of anything.

One day, on my way to work, a poster reminded me of my past, and I asked myself, what is your dream now? Sincerely, I was blank. Even though I am pursuing a career path that I love, that question reminded me that I have let the dream I had as a younger person die because I have negatively criticised myself gradually.

As a younger woman, I have always dreamt of writing scripts and books. I wrote a couple of scripts for dramas and theatre performances.

When I got married, it seemed I let this part of me die as I began to care deeply for other things, like having kids and raising my young family. Days turned into months and years, and before I could lift my head, years had gone by.
My dream of writing has been shoved deep down in my subconscious mind. But one thing I cherish from the whole experience of parenting and being a wife are the lessons I keep learning and who I have become through joy, sadness, challenges, promotions and love.

Many mothers today have dreams buried deep within their hearts because those dreams may conflict with their present roles. The challenges that we go through in raising our kids and the changes in our bodies further put a lot of mental pressure on us, and we tend to lose ourselves a bit at a time each day.

This is why I decided to write this book on the living mom beyond the invisible bar, to show you that you are not alone and that those struggles which are so real to you can also be a stepping stone for you to live genuinely.

Each chapter of this book is very relatable and will capture your attention, comfort you and give you hope.

Get a copy for yourself, because I know it will bless you.

Every time I read something from this book, I cry because the Holyspirit speaks back to me from the words in that book.

There is something in that book for you, it will take you about an hour to finish but it will be the best one hours of your time well spent this January.

Check the comment section on how to get an e-copy for yourself and you can buy it anywhere in the world.

20/11/2023

Q&A session

Why do we feel embarrassed when our kids throw tantrums in public?