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As anew mum, I need to work hard to create time for myself. Along the way, I’ve learnt that self-care isn’t about being selfish … it’s about self-preservation. But it’s difficult to remember “me” when there’s a little one to cuddle, mouths to feed, washing to do and words to write. Lately, with the help of Organic Merchant and their beautiful products, I’ve found pockets of time for self-care but I’ve had to be creative. I’ve been playing around with the concept of “habit stacking”, which is identifying a regular habit and building a new habit on top of that existing habit. Developed by selfhelp author SJ Scott and popularised by author and speaker James Clear in 2018, habit stacking can be an effective technique for engaging in new actions and making them stick.