by Jessie Parker | Apr 5, 2022 | FIFO, Mum Life, Mums In Business
The phrase I get the most as a FIFO wife is ‘I couldn’t do that’ or ‘I don’t know how you do it’ I felt called to talk about this some more because I don’t get a sense of people feeling like they want to understand how I ‘do it’ but usually feel mostly pity when...
by Jessie Parker | Jan 31, 2022 | Mum Life, Mums In Business
What is an affirmation? An affirmation, by definition – is the process of affirming something (obvs). For this reason, affirmations are often referred to as positive affirmations, because affirmation = affirmative = positive. The way the human brain works has...
by Jessie Parker | Oct 19, 2021 | FIFO, Mum Life
Feeling lonely in motherhood is something we all experience from time to time so it’s completely understandable, expected even, to also have feelings of loneliness in FIFO. As a mum, our lives undergo a huge transformation. Our bodies change through pregnancy,...
by Jessie Parker | Oct 8, 2021 | FIFO
I wanted to compile some of the most frequently asked questions that I receive in regards to our FIFO life. I’ll be sure to keep adding to this page as more questions come to mind. What does FIFO mean? FIFO is an acronym for fly-in-fly-out. This means workers...
by Jessie Parker | Sep 16, 2021 | FIFO
Long distance relationships are challenging. Being apart from the ones we love sometimes can feel like too much to bear. Being a FIFO wife for 10+ years, I understand how hard it can be to be separated from your loved one. My husband spends half of the year away...