Attes aficionado: JULIA HUGHES
Attes moment: WALKIES
Late nights, early mornings, deadlines,
homework, toddler tantrums; life for
Julia might be verging on crazy but this
working mum has a daily Attes moment
in her arsenal to keep things ticking on
sunshine.
Pre-kids, Julia’s mantra was pretty much
work hard, play hard. By day it was all
about climbing the career ladder and
come cocktail ‘o clock she’d be scaling
the heady heights of a bar stool. Oh, how
times have changed.
Fast forward six years and the only thing
that she’s close to climbing is the wall.
Rocking the mum bun and blood-shot
eye look, Julia can wipe away whatever
comes out of her children’s bodies
without a mere flinch. Just to keep things
interesting, there’s also a demanding
job in the mix. But would she change it?
Never - not even for another hour in bed
on a Sunday morning!
So, what stops Julia wanting to swap
places with her younger self? What is it
that keeps her sane, when all around her,
a miniature army is declaring war on her
one-time immaculate home?
As much as Julia loves her girls, it’s
time away from them that fuels her
contentment.
“No matter what chaos the day brings -
and believe me, there’s always chaos - the
one thing that never gets overlooked is
the dog walk. There’s zero guilt involved
when I press pause and step out outdoors
with Luna. It’s a necessity for both of us.
Hell, I’d go as far to say that it’s a necessity
for the whole family,” explains Julia.
“It’s when I mentally switch off, put
the to-do list aside and breathe in my
surroundings. I can recharge, rebalance
and put things into perspective so that
I can appreciate all the small, never-
to-be-had-again moments that are so
easily overlooked when engulfed in daily
stresses.”
Attes amkan: appreciate what you’ve
got not what you used to have, or
what you wish you had!