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{YOUR STORY} Chelsea & Grayson

“As much as we didn’t want him to have to go through surgery, we knew it was the right thing to do…”

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While @kayoss_za was making me look less mom bun more top knot yesterday we were chatting in and around the “your vibe attracts your tribe” topic. . We’re both in a bubble of sorts, over the past few years we’ve both surrounded ourselves with the kind of women whose default setting is to build up rather than break down. You know, rowing with us, not drilling holes while we’re not looking. . Point is, on the rare occasion either of us encounter a snippet of dialogue that wouldn’t be out of place in a scene from a Mean Girls spin-off we react just as we would to the idea of wearing crocs with socks and a jean pant: It’s never okay. . @msrachelhollis put it rather well... “Judging is still one of the most hurtful, spiteful impulses we own, and our judgements keep us from building a stronger tribe . . . or from having a tribe in the first place. Our judgement prohibits us from beautiful, life-affirming friendships. Our judgement keeps us from connecting in deeper, richer ways because we’re too stuck on the surface-level assumptions we’ve made. Ladies, our judging has to stop. So does our compulsion to compete with everyone around us.” #whatshesaid . What does any of the above have to do with this series of selfies? A lot actually. The #glamsquad tagged in these pics are the definition of #collaborationovercompetition and each of them, in their own uniquely unapologetic way, keeps me well aware of the fact that incredible things happen when women support women! . Lashes: @refreshbrowsandlashes Makeup: @kayoss_za #thekayosseffect Hair & Earrings: @hellohairfourways . #helloangelique #fiercefearlessfree #qotd #ittakesavillage #ididnotwakeuplikethis #careerlovingparent #redlips #ponytail #reverseplait #countouring #forthewin #lashes #fordays #happy #glam

Currently supporting its 13th Fix Scholar, the @fixscholarship is a competitive scholarship programme for social entrepreneurs who pursue entrepreneurial solutions for urgent social developmental challenges. . Yesterday I attended the What Women Want Convention (the program’s annual fundraiser) and besides getting to hang out with founder and all-round legend of a human being @fixmoeti (always tonic for the soul) I had the privilege of being inspired and challenged by speakers @thatninahastie @letshego.zulu @zoyaspeaksza and @shukritoefy ... give them a follow if you don’t already. . And... . If you’d like to DONATE to the @fixscholarship I’ve popped the link in my bio. . . . #whatwomenwant5fm #womensupportingwomen #empoweredwomenempowerwomen #careerlovingparent #entrepreneurship #socialentrepreneurship #collaborationovercompetition #instagood

Disclaimer: I have written and deleted and rewritten this caption several times in an effort for it to be, well, I don’t know what I was going for but essentially it’s as simple as “Please take a moment for this dress and these shoes and my cute offspring who enjoy a shameless self-timer selfie sesh as much as their mother. Clearly.” . . . #ootd #bibirouge #bibirougeclothing #momsdayout #alldressedup #ittakesavillage @bibirouge @hellohairfourways @kayoss_za and @goldcoasttansa Body Blur . . . #shamelessselfie #girlmom #boymom

Wanna hear a joke? Sleep. Yeah, I don’t get it either. . Well, at least not the 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep I took for granted pre-motherhood. Chronic caffeine dependency aside, I’m a sucker for a great pair of PJs because if one must be answering to “Mom, Mom, Mom-eeeeee!” in the hours between midnight and #stupidoclock one may as well feel more #momgoals than #mombie . . . These @bibirouge Landon Silk PJs are available to PRE-ORDER and there might still be some of the short ones (navy with white trim) in the @benmorecentre Bibi Rouge store 🖤 . . . 📷 @rust2roses_sa //💄 @kayoss_za . . . #bibirouge #brandambassador #supportlocal #womensupportingwomen #southafricanfashion #ethicalfashion #affordablefashion #silkpajamas #aintnohoodlikemotherhood #butfirstcoffee #happy #instagood

Oh would you look at that, it’s #transformationtuesday and just so happens to also be just six years since these pics were taken. It occurred to me when these popped up as a memory that most of my @one_fitness_sa journey, or at least what I’ve shared of it, has been centered around #postpartumweightloss after two c-sections. Which is actually only half the story. . You see, these pics were taken a month before my back op and 5 months before I found out Aeryn was under construction, so I can’t blame the extra kgs I was carrying or the (dis)ordered eating I was doing on pregnancy. . I was 30-years old in these images and hadn’t felt comfortable or strong or confident in my own skin since my mid-teens. I had however gotten very good at pretending I was. . At 15 I was schmodel skinny, at 17 I was “a well-padded girl” according to a family member, at 19 I was the almost 80kg product of restaurant staff meals and London pub food, at 22 I was my skinniest courtesy of my first gym membership and an art student’s daylight diet of roll-up cigarettes, black coffee and a two quid tub of hummus with a 30p bagel that, if carefully rationed, would last ‘til dinner. . At 24 I wasn’t exactly shredding for the wedding but I did embark on what I called “the chicken salad” diet, only ordering a chicken salad whenever I was out, which was often. It worked. I got into the wedding dress I’d ordered one size too small on purpose. . My mid-to-late 20s were inconsistent, there was a stint with a personal trainer at a franchise gym, a stint of doing not much, a few over-trained-for half marathons and a year of gaining back every kg I’d ever lost because... back drama. . The point is, the girl in these pics didn’t know what wellness looked like or what her healthy weight felt like. But now, six years later, the woman writing this very long caption does. . She knows about nourishment and consistency, about focusing on what her body can do not what it looks like, about rest days and discipline, about seeing exercise as a privilege not a chore and, as cheesy as it sounds, truly, totally agrees that it’s not a diet or a 12-week transformation, it’s a lifestyle. Hey @danemsmith101 ?

“I believe that you have to walk through vulnerability to get to courage, therefore . . . embrace the suck. I try to be grateful every day and my motto right now is “Courage over comfort.” I do NOT believe that cussing and praying are mutually exclusive. And, I absolutely believe that the passing lane is for passing only. I’ve been married to Steve for almost 25 years and we have two amazing kids, Ellen and Charlie, and a weird Bichon named Lucy.” - @brenebrown . Is it weird to already have a girl crush on the “researcher, storyteller, Texan” who wrote the book @bargainbookssa sent me to review? We clearly have a lot in common, I mean, we both have a weird dog named Lucy. . Seriously though, my first @brenebrown read won’t be my last, I’m only a couple of chapters in and I’ve already put “Rising Strong” and “Daring Greatly” on my #bargainbookssa wishlist. . Objective, honest, sales pitch-free review of “Dare to Lead” (with only a hint of fangirling) coming soon. . (I apologise in advance for the fact that I’ll most probably be using her quotes as captions for the foreseeable future) . . . #bargainbookssa #bookreview #daretolead #brenebrown #embracethesuck #careerlovingparent #collaborationovercompetition #womensupportingwomen #glassceilingsnotglassslippers #butfirstcoffee and a rusk because @rust2roses_sa are really good at taking #oneforthegram . . . #sponsored #review #southafrican #wifemomboss #mrswinderley

Just two Little Poppets playing with bubbles in their @positive__pants and making their mothers’ ovaries ache because too much of the cuteness. . I mean, they’re not just kids’ leggings in the same fabric as the grown up ones, they’re exactly the same, right down to the pattern placement, quality and fit. Aeryn LIVED in these leggings for a week after this shoot and she requests her “fancy pants” at least once a week because they’re “so beautiful and comfortable, hey mom?” . And they fit perfectly. And they don’t shrink in the wash. And they go with her glasses. And they don’t itch or scratch or give her any excuse to suddenly take them off in the middle of a shopping mall without giving me any warning. . . . GET 5% OFF if you get you and your mini me some Positive Pants on their website using my discount code... sherinnewinderley . . . Aeryn: 🍭“Candy Crush” 🍭 Gabi: ✨“Little Miss Sparkles” ✨ . . . #girlmom #girlmomlife #littlelenses #leggings #fashion #kids #kidsfashion #fitnessfun #likemotherlikedaughter #candycrush #littlemisssparkles #happy #healthy #cute #cutekids

Week 5 of our @one_fitness_sa journey with our #stupidoclock giveaway winner @bronwyn_quin done n dusted and @danemsmith101 is well and truly not playing. Thursday’s session was a dig deep, push through, “I think I might throw up” kinda vibe but there’s definitely method to his madness ‘cos both Bron and I made some progress on the scale and she’s getting exponentially stronger with every session 👊 . Oh, and I’m REALLY going to try just step off the wagon a little this weekend rather than somersaulting off of it. Because no point undoing a week’s work in two days. . So yeah, less 🍔🍕🍟🌭🥪🍩🧁🍦🍸🍺 and more 🥗🍳🥓🥦🥑🍓🥒🍠🍗 with a bit of 🥂 because #nopainnochampagne and there was/is definitely pain 😅 . #happy #healthy #fitnessmotivation #momlife #fitmom #strongertogether #progressnotperfection #strongnotskinny #collaborationovercompetition #postpartumfitness #babyweightblitz #onefitness #fightlikeagirl #womensupportingwomen #empoweredwomenempowerwomen #teamworkmakesthedreamwork #butfirstcoffee ... still STUPID early 🙈

“The first things that she took from me were selfishness and sleep. She broke a thousand heirlooms I was never meant to keep. She filled my life with color, canceled plans, and trashed my car. But none of that was ever who we are...” @brandicarlile . Yes, we’re wearing the EXACT same outfits. Our matching @positive__pants made us do it. Not that we put up a fight, I mean, too much of the cuteness and #twinningiswinning . Mine are the standard issue grown up ones, hers are from the Little Poppets range. You can GET 5% OFF if you go to www.positivepantsboutique.com and use my Discount Code: sherinnewinderley . . 💋 @carmen_crous_mua . 💁🏼‍♀️ @rachellejonkerhair . . . #twinning #leggings #leggingsarepants #fashion #fitness #mommyandme #girlmom #samesame #photoshoot #bubbles #happy #healthy #instagood #sidehustle #mrswinderley #southafrican #careerlovingparent #wifemomboss #positivepants #littlepoppets

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