Hi and welcome to Feel Good School Mom – the feel good place for moms and mums of school kids and school runs - also known as school moms. 

Whether you spell m'o'm or m'u'm, or whether you have schoolkids aged 4 or 17, everyone is welcome here. 

I'm Jacqui and as a school mom and life coach, I share real-life tips and experiences about what it really takes to pull off the everyday school routine to help make your life is easier.

I started Feel Good School Mom after searching for 'How to feel good as a mom on the school run' and found nothing that did that! I was feeling over-whelmed, over-scheduled and over-exhausted, and not sure if I wanted to laugh or cry - so I did both!

And so, year after year, I started to figure out that there was a better and easier way to be a school mom, and I wished that I had had this information - and so Feel Good School Mom was born.

Being a mom is 24/7 and with school kids it takes amazing effort to pull off the everyday school routine life - every day - and Feel Good School Mom is here to give a big shout out with recognition, appreciation and thanks for every mum of school kids. 

Feel Good School Mom is the place to feel good about yourself and for every school mum to know that you are an amazing and valuable person - an individual awesome woman - and to enjoy a feel good lifestyle that is filled with more thanks, more fun, less stress, more feel good, more time, more energy, more value and more appreciation every.day.for.14.years - yes that's how long the school run lasts - and to help make the everyday school routine life more enjoyable.

WANT TO KNOW WHERE TO START?

FEEL GOOD YOU is the place to go easy on yourself, lighten your load and enjoy your life as an individual woman who is school mom. This includes BODY BOOST and SELF CARE to feel energised with extra glow in easy can-do ways and MORE MONEY HONEY.

SCHOOL RUN TIPS & BLIPS so you can get to school on time and manage after school in the easiest low-stress ways possible and read my blips that can only make you feel good!

REAL LIFE KNOW HOW so that you know what can really happen with the everyday school routine.

TIPS FOR SCHOOL DADS because it is time they officially became part of the picture and share in the fun.

INSPIRATION because some days you really need it.

SHOP for ebooks & printables.

CONNECT & JOIN so you know you are never alone.

And knowing that there are millions of us - 40million plus school moms and mums - across the world from USA, Canada, UK to Australia (which is why I spell mom and mum) all getting one billion children to school on time and all experiencing some version of this everyday school run life every.day.for.14.years, made me realise that we are in this, both as incredible individuals and together, so no more alone and on our own.

I figured that we all want the same thing - which is the best for our kids (and more good hair days!) - and realize that we are all on the same side, and that wherever we are in the world, we can know what a powerful connected force we are as school moms, and can share our 'school mom strength' and enjoy making this world what we want and enjoy more and stress less with our school kids, school runs, school dad and everyday life.

But I didn't use to think like this! I thought that you got ready for school, did drop off, did your day, then pick-up and that was it!

I had no idea about being a school mum – starting with the mornings and how to get out of the front door, with lunchboxes and water bottles that ‘all the other kids have’ and don’t leak, how do you even manage the time in the morning to make lunch and then make a lunchbox that is delicious, while eating and getting dressed – with shoes on, hair done – for all of you – and before 8am.

And when do you make the beds, clean the kitchen, wash the clothes and plan an evening meal. OMG it’s Book Day costume in two days’ time for school mums in junior school, and the school camp in high school!

And then there are the library books which are due back every second week, but who knows which week it is as you don’t know what day it is, and don’t know where the library books are! And you need to bring in 26 cupcakes in three weeks to celebrate your child’s birthday, with a birthday party you need to organise, which reminds you that you need to buy a birthday present for the party you have been invited to in two weeks’ time.

And you need to remember to buy special hair clips for your daughter’s ‘neat hair bun’ required on top of her head for the dress rehearsal of the school play this Friday, which reminds you that you need to youtube how to do that, and remember the money for the class fundraising project to help disadvantaged kids, which reminds you that that includes a pyjama day which means your child needs new pyjamas because her real pyjamas are for sleeping in so they are not suitable for leaving the house, and the school athletics day is towards the end of the term, not sure when exactly, but reminds you that you need to tell your husband to book that morning off from work so that he can come and watch, which reminds you that you need to fill in the form that was sent home about whether your child needs a lift home in the school bus or if you are collecting them. 

And then there are the actual school runs. What do you even wear? Where do you park? The changing good-bye stages from your kids – from the early days of figuring out how to console your kids and yourself with crying at drop off, to your kids wanting you to be mildly or very invisible at drive-through.

And then there are the other school mums – navigating your way through school gates, cliques and who to smile at, packed with differences that divide us, and yet still wanting to have some sort of connection. And then there are the teachers, where I was amazed at how often I felt like I was a school kid in front of the teacher. I seemed to be tripping over so many unwritten rules of being a school mum.

And then it is time to do your day – and before you know it it’s time for afternoon pick-ups – different times for different days, with snacks, and then the combination of doing homework, late pick-up, planning dinner, cooking dinner, play time, screen time, dog walking – all crammed into the hours of 4pm-6pm, and then teeth cleaned, bed and bath, doing dishes, laundry and cleaning.

And then there is school dad, usually your husband, who stands watching from the sidelines, who tends to leave early and return home later, unsure about all of it, oblivious to the marathon effort of the seemingly simple task of going to school and back every day. 

And then there is me, you, as school mum. Being a school mom is 24/7 all year round because even in school holidays you still need to organise activities, as well as school uniforms, school shoes, haircuts, dental appointment and socks that don’t itch.

Feel Good School Mom is here to help make a positive difference so whether you are new to the school run or are a seasoned school mom; wherever you live in the world; and however you spell mom or mum - I spell it both ways here, (that's why I made the logo with the letter 'o' split into two - the bottom half is for the m'u'ms and the top half is for the m'o'ms so we are connected!), please know that everyday life just got easier with Feel Good School Mom - here to help you as a school mom so that you can enjoy more of everything...

More Life right now. More time. More love. More you. More of what you want. More joy. More glow. More sure. More balance. More fun. More rest. More clarity. More time to think. More energy. More laughs. More healthy. More happiness. More calm. More trust. More celebration. More magic. More money. More in the moment. More body love. More shiny hair days. More skin glow. More stylish. More richness. More relax. More together. More fit. More flow. More shimmer. More daring. More sleep. More thanks. More recognition. More fulfilment. More passion. More hope. More boost. More choice. More spontaneous. More connection. More awake. More acceptance. More motivation. More respect. More help. More free. More fresh. More simple. More belief. More truth.  More value. More noticed. More appreciated.

My hope is that you travel a school-run road knowing that:
You are so valuable; 
You are never alone - there are millions of us living a version of this everyday life; 
Expect the unexpected and know that life is full of good surprises;
Trust yourself and listen to every hunch you have because it is always right; 
Laugh at yourself (even if you are too tired!); 
Know that you are always doing your best which is the best thing you can do for your kids; and 
regardless of what is going on with lunchboxes, homework and socks that don’t feel right, know that you are AWESOME AND AMAZING RIGHT NOW.