I started writing on Planning With Kids all the way back on January 2, 2008. At that time we only had four kids aged 10, 7, 5, and 2. Our youngest was …
Christmas menu planning 2023
With only a month or so until Christmas now is a great time to start thinking about your Christmas menu plan for 2023. Why start planning so early I hear you ask? …
12 Christmas gift ideas for older teenagers 2023
Older teenagers can be the hardest age bracket to buy for. I know many who like to give some form of gift vouchers for older teens which I have done plenty of …
Where to spend my time- monthly review
You may or may not have noticed that I didn’t publish a monthly review for August or September. Sometimes with the juggle of multiple online businesses, family and marathon training, some things …
Create a Christmas wrapping station
Our Christmas wrapping station is all ready to go for Christmas 2023. I found this Christmas paper you can see in the photo above and it helped me choose a Scandinavian Christmas …
Free 2023 Christmas expenditure tracker
For 2023 I have created a new and simpler Christmas expenditure tracker. While there isn’t a line for a budget in the spreadsheet, I am assuming you have set yourself a budget …
Your 2023 simple Christmas plan and Christmas themes
It is now just less than 10 weeks away until Christmas which is super exciting. The 10 week mark is when I like to start very slowly making plans and taking action …
Upskilling yourself – monthly review
This month my monthly challenge was to create a new design in Canva every day. If you are not familiar with Canva it is an online graphic design tool that allows you …
Gifts for Mum
With Mother’s Day approaching I have put together a list of gorgeous gifts for Mum! I realise that is mums that mainly read this blog but figure that most mums get asked …
10 things you can do to get ready for upcoming school holidays
School holidays are less than two weeks away for those of us here in Victoria. Last weekend I spent some time planning and getting ready for them. We aren’t going away this …
Tips for maintaining harmony in a large family
Thanks to all those who shared and commented on my post about feeding teenagers. I had a number of readers email me asking questions on how we make all five kids still …
Tips to help keep teenagers well fed
A very common question I get is how do you keep teenagers well fed? And I understand why this question is asked! With five kids now aged 24, 21, 19, 16 and …
My goal for 2023
As 2022 comes to a close it is time to look forward to what I would like to focus on in 2023. I have shared my goal setting process many times on …
Annual review questions to ask
2022 still has a week or so to go but I find now is the perfect time to review the year that has been. Not much of note will happen over the …
Monthly review – the other side of disappointment
After two months of running late with my monthly reviews, I am actually early with my review for December! I needed to complete this review so I could then undertake my annual …
20 Christmas gift ideas for kids (5 – 12 years old)
I love Christmas gift idea posts! I love scrolling through with a particular person in mind and sizing up if the gift ideas in the post work for them. And when it …
Monthly review – accepting defeat and moving on
A very late monthly review from me but while it is late, I never question the importance of doing the review. In October, as it has been for the last few months …
Christmas theme ideas 2022
This post is part of my Christmas planning series. You can find the rest of the series here. Here are my Christmas theme ideas collection for 2022. Christmas themes can be a great …