Julie Jay: Being a parent is to be in a constant state of flux

As much as we know change is a good thing, we can’t help but somehow want things to stay the same

"For the last few weeks now, JJ has been walking. His walk isn’t exactly at the standard of Rob Heffernan just yet, but I feel we need to cut him slack, as we are all shuffling a little bit more than usual, having eaten our weight in Celebrations."

Facing a new year as a mum to a relatively newish baby, I am once again relieved to be liberated from the shackles of the societal pressure to make sweeping changes to my diet or commit to updating my disused gym membership. 

I feel the world doesn’t expect me to commit to a new year overhaul in the same way I once felt under pressure to do so as a 36-year-old ‘teenager’ about town.