I am Sophie a Digital Mum and the creative visionary of I am Minka. I am your typical ‘Millennial Mother of three next door’, Military Wife, Disability Ambassador and Mental Health Warrior!  Openly sharing my personal struggles with depression and anxiety within the is blog and on my YouTube Channel.

 

I spend 90 percent of my time in running leggings with a messy bun trying to pretend I have everything sussed and my shit together- I also swear a lot, I am working on that but like my life it’s also a work in progress.

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I think about things in my life as stages of happiness. For example if my house is looking nice and I have all these things in it- I will be happy, or if I just spend this much time with my children then I will be happy or if I just get this job that will give me the happiness I am searching for. I am constantly looking to achieve a level of happiness that completely unobtainable (for someone with my no real qualifications and skill set of pasta pictures and making animals out of sandwiches) when I should be feeling content with what I have and living in the moment. I put these unreachable standards on myself and if actually stops me from doing things I love and new experiences, because I am scared.

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With social media consumption at an all-time high, where we would rather scroll down instead of going for a walk or writing a letter, or just sitting down and immersing oneself in a book- is it any reason why we are all #HappyHungry and striving for more to make us happy?

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I am worried about things that five years ago I was oblivious too. Like a huge arse- do I need that now or marking my face with lines to look radiant and youthful? Is it just me or is this not just a massive information overload? 

I think being a disabled parent also impacts my thoughts as we aren’t the most presented within mainstream media. But also I worry about how much time I spend with my children, whether I am a bad parent for working, or not working, whether they have had 15 portions of fruit and veg- and that’s just the list for my children! So it’s no surprise that I am exhausted and just trying to make it till bedtime!

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So I decided to take my life back and create ‘I am Minka’. It translates to I am Strong and while I don’t always feel I am strong having a positive mental attitude is a start. I don’t have all the answers and they may not all work for you, but this is my journey of self-discovery or #MumLifeCrisis if you like!