🚼💌A parent-friendly note from Amy, amidst the 'New Year, New You' noise: No special offers (yet) or life advice...just a good old-fashioned parenthood x business update

Happy New Year ✨️

Or as many parents will think of it...

First non sick month

Holiday-themed free schedule

Children in care/school weeks of 2026

Where I have I been since December!?

Enjoying the thrill of taking stock of and then wiping clean my 2025 whiteboard calendar, filing papers, unsubscribing from loads of things, eating food I didn't always prepare, packing away the tinsel and documenting the realities of mixing babies and business.

Now the second shift continues again. 🚼📊

All three of our kids have been back to school (for now).

It's looked like hockey practices, a month full of birthdays, health and life admin appointments, a project kick off, future plans for the podcast, events, newsletter, digital offerings, potentially even more carpark livestreams.

How has your January looked?

I'll keep this short for now but when staring at a screen gets old, it's always good to remember:

📝You are not your LinkedIn headline, bio or CV

🎨 You contain layers, quirks, hobbies, unique experiences + memories

🤯 People may remember you more easily based on the things you share

💚 These help connect you to your community, strangers + friends

🌌 You most likely won't regret looking at your surroundings, the horizon, the sky or the stars more often

🥞 Make or fix something offline (your brain + body will thank you)

🫖 You can't outsource lived experiences + human connection to AI

💐 Small moments + being fully present during conversations can yield brilliant results over time

🎡 Not everything needs to be related to productivity, scaling or biz growth

Things I've chatted about over the years on virtual connection calls and in person coffee meetings which had nothing to do with my bio, building a funnel or pitching a sale:

- natal charts, astrology + people's rising signs

- growing up on a holstein dairy cow farm + the other animals we had (mini horses, cats, a dog)

- seasonal living, differences between places we've lived + packing accordingly

- growing a wildflower garden test plot + creating bouquets for fun

- my partner's upbringing on a sheep + cattle farm, growing their own veg (seeing an agriculture / farmers almanac theme here)

- what is turf and how people in the west of Ireland use it to heat their homes + hot water (I've made pancakes on the aga range, baked shortbread in the oven side...now I know how to "shake the fire")

- how to ask strangers on public transit to help you with your stroller/pram

- moon cycles, planning + living by them (we can go deep on this one if you know your birth time)

- human design, profiles + types, your tendencies + what might be easier for you

- how + why I use my intuition, tarot + oracle cards for reflection, planning + decision making

- books we've read, interviews we've heard, kind of like passing notes in class at school

- doing things by hand + the mindfulness connection (making ceramics, painting, upcycling, drawing, play doh)

- nervous system regulation tools, practices + their transferable skills

Here's to seeking out more of what you're wishing for, being open to receiving and making space for JOMO (Joy Of Missing Out) as and when you like,

– Amy Lynch (+ Family)

Founder + Podcast Host

Mixing Babies And Business™

P.S. Keep showing up (as and when you can). It all matters.

P.P.S. I'm focused on producing and sharing things to meet you where you are to prepare for the future of work. As part of my goals to reach a larger number of parents and primary caregivers, you can find free resources here.

P.P.P.S. If you're a corporate leader and key decision maker who would like to learn more about this programming and other training opportunities for your team or clients in 2026, please book a call here.

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