11/12/2025
Being a mum is hard — and being a mum at Christmas is next level!
This time of year the mental load is decorated with tinsel but it is intense!
Do you agree? What else would you add to the list?
Buy (or make!) the nativity outfit
Remember Christmas jumper day
Provide treats for the school Christmas fair
Volunteer at the school Christmas fair
Keep the house tidy and guest-ready while Christmas explodes in glitter, pine needles and wrapping paper
Be a good friend/wife/daughter AND keep up with family expectations and traditions
Buy presents for everyone
Hide presents for everyone
Remember where you hid the presents
Wrap presents for everyone
Do your job well while suddenly everything needs doing before the Christmas break
Read all 34,827 messages from school
Get enough sleep
Not shout at the kids – it’s Christmas after all!
Not shout at your partner
Eat healthily whilst surrounded by chocolate
Take the kids to see Santa
MOVE. THE. ELF!
And do it all with a happy festive smile!!
Don’t worry mums, we’ve got this.
Christmas is magical - but it’s also a lot - and it’s okay to find it hard.
Making time for yourself should be at the top of that list, because looking after you means you are better able to look after everyone else.
TAG a mum friend who’s doing an incredible job this Christmas.