On the blog in May I am going to be running a series on family finances. A central source of information for these posts will come from the survey that so many of you kindly filled in for me – I received over 600 responses so have some fantastic data to work with! I have [...]

This is a question asked quite regularly of me.  And the answer is pretty simple – I don’t!  There are lots of things I don’t get around to doing that I would like to do or even should do.  I highlighted some of them in this post a little while ago. But with that said, I do [...]

This is an annual post I write here on Planning With Kids. While I write on the blog to share ideas of what we do in our family, to hopefully help other families, it also provides a fantastic record of what is happening in our life. As the kids grow older, I realise now how [...]

The winners were: Elissa I’m torn!! My fridge needs an overhaul so I desperately need the Ventsmart containers and you can never have too many Modular Mates, but the Cookie Cannisters are so damn cute… classic head vs heart dilemma. This is why I get anxious & excited when I see a new catalogue! I [...]

This is part of my monthly series on Parenting Teenagers. Over the last month I have tried really hard to think before I speak and act around the teenager. I will admit to not having a perfect hit rate at this, but in terms of things I mentioned in my last month’s post like being [...]

This balsamic roast beef recipe is one that gives you a great result for minimal effort. You do most of the work ahead of time, it tastes amazing, it makes a lot and it presents beautifully on the table. What more could you want! Slow Cooker Balsamic Roast Beef Ingredients: 1 boneless piece of beef [...]