Having it all..

There is no other way to put the fact that studying full time and having a two year toddler is exhausting and extremely challenging mentally as well as  physically. Surely there must be some time for yourself amongst all this madness. Here are a few tips as to how to have it all:

1. Include some exercise and do it in the morning while all is asleep
So exercise is basically all you need to get a good start to your day. The reason I say do it in the morning is this is when all is calm and you actually have a moment to yourself. This will impact your entire day!

2. Do not be afraid to ask for what you want
Do not forget that you also have needs. You also need to be taken care of. This will make things a lot better as this will show your partner that you are also human and also need a break.

3. Do not check your work/varsity e-mails immediately as you wake up
This will just give your day a chaos start. First do your morning routine and as you are about to leave the house - take a look at it.

4. Prioritize
This is probably the most important point, prioritize!If it is not important and won't kill you - it can wait. It is as simple as that.

FUNKY FROGS

Looking for a place to take your kids?

Funky Frogs is an indoor play centre and party venue with branches all over South Africa. Cape Towns branch is situated in Tygervalley mall in Durbanville.

Myself and Kiara both love this venue as she gets to enjoy her self with all the activities they have for kids while I get some work done. Two birds gets killed with one stone:)

This place really has it all from indoor tracks, jumping castles, lots and lots of toys, holiday programmes, and even a menu that kids will love!
 

This place is also ideal as this is the one place that the kids will NOT want to be around you mothers and fathers all the time. To me, this sounds amazing!

There is an entry fee but this varies depending on how long you plan top stay.

For more information you can visit their website which is very informative: http://www.funkyfrogs.co.za/

About me.

So here you are, on my blog while having no idea of who I am.

Well, my name is Zaylin Smith and I am 22 year old mother to a two year old toddler named Kiara. I am currently in my fourth year studying Public Relations Management.

In 2012 while being second year, I found out I was expecting and I decided that I would not give up my studies but make a success of both raising a baby and my studies.

I am currently in a long distance relationship with my boyfriend who is working in Pretoria.

So continue to check out my blog to see how I balance getting my degree and raising my little princess.

HI!

Getting home at 18:15 on a Monday evening after a long day and immediately getting into the shower and falling on my bed which is covered with new sheets - oh would this not be lovely? It surely would, but I have a two year old toddler waiting for me at my bedrooms door with Lego blocks in her hand.

So of course, I accumulate my last bit of energy and together we 'Lego away!'

Being a young study mum is surely one of the hardest challenges any women can go through but the rewards at the end and seeing the happiness on her face makes everything worth it.

The blog posts I will put up will elaborate more on how to balance studying and having a toddler while neglecting none!

Welcome :)