Planning

Tips On Taking Photos For Christmas Cards

October 27, 2011

This post is part of my 10 week Christmas Preparation Plan for 2011. Each year since we have had a couple of kids, we (me really!) have made a photo based Christmas Card. Over the years I have improved on the card and for the last three years, I have had the talented Kate from [...]

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Donating at Christmas

October 23, 2011

Each year before Christmas comes, I like to go through the house with the kids and sort out what we no longer need, but still works and would be useful to others. Today I wanted to share with you a couple local places in Melbourne that could use your help, if like me you have [...]

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Simplify Your Life

October 17, 2011

{Image by TheAlieness GiselaGiardino²³} Today’s post is from Debra Dane. After 8 years as a stay at home mother Deb is now combining her previous office based skills with those gained as a parent and moderator on a parenting forum. At Home Life Simplified, Deb writes “about strategies and resources that help you figure out [...]

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Christmas Planning – 2011 Christmas 10 Week Plan

October 13, 2011

It is now less than 10 weeks until Christmas. I do love Christmas and the festive season in the lead up. I have found through experience the easiest way to make sure that I enjoy this time is to plan for it. Over the last few years on the blog I have shared my 10 [...]

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Looking After Mum – and some gifts to do it with!

October 7, 2011

This give away has now closed and the winner was Kim! Thanks for visiting Planning With Kids! This is the last post in the Motherhood series and it is from Christie Nicholas, a mother of 2, author of The Mum Who Roared and head of Kids Business, a specialist communications agency connecting companies with mums. [...]

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Monthly Review, September 2011

October 6, 2011

Heading towards the warmer months now in the southern hemisphere – love it! Review of key tasks for September Work on saying “no”. Better than before, but still requiring work. I had some great feedback on my review last month where I spoke about this and it gave me some great perspective. Rachael left a [...]

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Gorgeous Leather Portfolio Give Away From Simply Stated

September 30, 2011

This give away has now closed. The winner was Niki, “Love the italian leather portfolio, the master plan diaries and think the family rules posters are cute.” Thanks for visiting Planning With Kids. When I took my gorgeous new leather portfolio to my first meeting, I did feel very organised and professional! And no my [...]

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Our Big Family Story

September 28, 2011

Now this is not my big family story, but the big family story from a wonderful family I know. Katie is kindly sharing her journey as a mother as part of the motherhood theme for this month. (Katie also contributed many fab tips in the Planning With Kids book.) The first time I read this [...]

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Parties With Kids E-book

September 27, 2011

If you have been reading this blog for a little while, then you will now that I do love kids parties, especially kids parties at home. I have written about our kids birthday parties and how they take shape a number of times on the blog. Having an at home party is fun and easier [...]

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12 Summer Wardrobe Essentials for One Hot Mama

September 22, 2011

You may have guessed from the title, that this is a guest post. Andrea from the completely fab blog Fox In Flats has compiled a list of 12 summer fashion essentials for mums in 2011. I have known Andrea has been putting this piece together for awhile so have held off from updating my wardrobe [...]

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Working and Mumming

September 19, 2011

I love this guest post from Maxabella. You often read tips on how to manage working outside of the home and family, but not often do you see what this actually looks like in reality. Maxabella has kindly shared what her typical week looks like – thank you for letting us take a peek! Maxabella [...]

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What To Do Next?

September 18, 2011

Back in late 2007 I had four children, had been out of the paid workforce for almost eight years and had just started reading blogs. We were not yet certain if we would or could have another baby and I felt I needed to do something to update my skill set. Also at this time [...]