The Boring Mum.

I'm the first to admit that since becoming a mum, I also became down right 'BORING'! When you fall pregnant and become a mother, everything changes. Your priorities, your idea of fun, your motivation to put a bra on and leave the house. Seriously, everything. I used to be fun, I was never a big drinker but I still enjoyed a drink socially when I went out. I got white girl wasted, I stayed out till 5am, I went to festivals and I got my fist pump on up in the club on a Friday night.

I also had my fair share of Saturdays walking in to work half drunk. #Jettsdays These days I literally could not think of anything worse.

My idea of fun now is sitting at home with my baby and my man, stuffing our faces with munchies, watching Shameless and getting to sleep before my child wakes up for the 10th time that night.

My son is 16 months old now, 2 months ago I went out properly for the first time since having my boy, well at least I tried haha. I was a Bridesmaid for my Step mum, and it was her Hens. It was supposed to be a whole weekend away up North about 2 hours away from my house. I backed out of the first night because hell nah was I leaving Walker for 2 nights, so I went up the Saturday morning. I talked a big game to everyone "Yassss this is my baby free night, shots of Vodka, dancing and back to the hotel at 4am for me'.

What happened was the total opposite. It was more like sitting with the same Smirnoff Double Black for an hour, watching the Footy on the big screen while everyone else is dancing their hearts out, and then me sneaking out of the club to catch an Uber home to be with Dylan and Walker at 9pm.

I did contemplate just going back to the hotel, because lets face it I probably would have managed to get more sleep there than I do at home haha. So many people told me I was crazy and silly for going home, I should of stayed out and enjoyed my night, I needed a break..

And that's totally true, every mother does need a break once in a while. But we all have different ideas of alone time, and taking a break from our kids. My ideal break is going to Kmart by myself for an hour, doing the grocery shopping alone, driving to pick dinner up while belting out my fave tunes that don't involve lyrics about a Big Red freakin Car. For me its the little things.

Sometimes I wish I was one of those parents who still enjoy going out and partying, and letting their hair down for the night but honestly, its not my idea of fun anymore.

I guess the fact that my child still has the sleep schedule of a newborn, if not worse and I still breastfeed doesn't really help with the switching off from Mummy Mode for a whole night, but honestly I don't even want to switch off from mummy or wifey mode.

I love being a mum, it's the best thing in this world. Of course sometimes I need an hour or 2 by myself to save me from going insane, but once I have had some alone time I'm so happy to be back in my chaotic house.

One day when my son is older I'm sure I will be able to go out for the whole night and actually enjoy myself, and maybe relive my younger days, but at this stage in my life, I'm happiest when I'm with my family.

Sure I still enjoy going out with friends, and don't get me wrong I can still have a good time when I'm out and sip on a few drinks, have a dance, but you wont see me at a club till the crack of dawn like I was when I was 18. Like lets go out for Brunch, or go to the movies, actually better yet lets go baby clothes or toy shopping. I am seriously such a Mum and I never thought I would be this way haha. But here I am, and more content than ever. I love it. I still know how to enjoy myself, its just in different ways than I did 4 years ago. Becoming a mum definitely made me somewhat antisocial. Maybe I'm not boring, maybe we just have different ideas of fun and how we want to spend our time. Instead of being the last to stumble out of an event drunk with my best friend, you will now find me sneaking out the back door and catching an Uber home to my boys by 10pm. And that's ok! The Boring Mumma, I mean.. The Tired Mumma xx