Recap on 2025 Holidays, Kids back to school for second term, and Advice on Gifting Nose-Hair Trim...

It's cold and dark, and it is post the holidays... and on this first podcast of 2026 by the Edinburgh Society of Unapologetically Imperfect Mothers, Anke, Rebecca, Lissy and Heather get back together to chat about New Years Eve, back to school for kids, and other January goings on before moving on to provide some excellent advice to a letter you won't want to miss.



Before the Mums dive in the Mums chat about the new Edinburgh Society of Unapologetically Imperfect Mothers website: The Edinburgh Society of Unapologetically Imperfect Mothers Podcast (https://www.edinburghsocietyofunapolo...) where the mums will share info about the Mums, eventually some fabulous merchandise, and a contact form where people can request Advice from the Mums!



Sadly Lissy and Rebecca are a bit under the weather after all of the Christmas and New Years activities having had a whirl of a time over the 2025 holidays.  The Mums chat international travel, parties of 30, and friends and families gatherings of the departed year.  What are the tricks of making the parties as stress free as possible, ensuring the kids have a great time.. and what the Mums are doing to help one another.  Listen in as the Mums chat about the best bits of the NYE celebrations.



The wrapping paper is tidied, the houses are blissfully quiet, and there so no longer the ringing of "Maa..." all day, and Mums around the UK are breathing a sigh of relief at having a solid 6 hours to get things done before activities kick in at full blast.  Who else is ready for a Twilight Marathon?  Who is getting all of the chores done?  The ladies talk about being on deck for the kids during the holidays - what are the tactics to prevent Mums from going crazy?  The Mums chat everything from rules about being left alone in the kitchen, to asking the kids to talk quietly to wearing noise-cancelling headphones.  



Dry January?  Vegenuary?  So far the Mums aren't batting a thousand.  The Mums chat about the additional pressure in January some of these new ideas and goals represent.  Moving on, the Mums chat fitness in 2026, and Heather attempts to recruit Lissy to F45 without Tammy pitching 45 minutes of chat with friends to accompany the workout. 



Finally the Mums discuss an advice letter sent in to Slate... what would you do if your partner gave you a nose-hair trimmer as a gift?  The Mums' opinions on this topic inevitably vary - and you won't want to miss them!



Join the Mums for the first podcast of 2026!  Cheers to a New Year!



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