In a little over 24 hours, my crowdfunding campaign on Pozible will close. If you haven’t seen my campaign, With the amazing support of readers of this blog, friends and family I …
Why being organised is much more than a tidy house
When I started my journey of getting organised at home, part of my motivation was to have the house looking half decent, but it was never my main reason. I loved my …
Looking for the ultimate life hack to get organised at home?
It is human nature to look for the ultimate life hack or short cut that will some how find us a spare hour or two in our day or magically organise family life for …
inchargebox giveaway
This giveaway has now closed. Congratulations to Michele who was the lucky winner, check you inbox for more details! This week we are giving away an inchargebox – a lockable 10 port …
Dealing with household paperwork
I answered a question about dealing with household paperwork in the Planned & Present facebook group today from a member who was finding it a challenge and I know have emails I …
The tension between being organised and being present with the family
Today’s post answers a reader question. You can read previous answers to readers’ questions here. Struggling with constant tension between getting things done or feeling on top of everything around the home …
Where to start getting organised at home?
By far the most common question I am asked is where to start getting organised at home? And my most common reply for women who want to start on something straight away …
How can I best prioritise my time?
This post is answering a reader question from last year’s survey. You can see more of my answers to reader questions here. How can I best prioritise my time? I love this …
5 ways Evernote can help you stay organised
Around a similar time last year I wrote a post on How to use Evernote to reduce paper clutter in the home. I really do love Evernote* and it is such a …
Creating an effective to do list
This year I have made a change to the way I create my to do list. In this post from a couple of years ago – 5 simple family organisation tools I …
7 organising ideas for the long weekend
Monday is a public holiday in Victoria, giving us a long weekend! We aren’t going away this weekend, but have a few fun activities lined up and I intend to read a …
Tips for menu planning for a month
I have just put together a weekly menu plans for the family for the month of March. Menu planning is a corner stone of my planning for the family: If I have a …
How to stay organised at home
How do you stay organised? This question in various forms is frequently asked of me. In this post Personal Motivation In Motherhood a few years ago, I answered the question from a …
Managing homework materials
In our home we have three formal desks and five kids at school. This means that not everyone has a place they can use as their own and have their homework materials …
5 simple family organisation tools
There are an incredible array of family organisation tools out there. I have spent many hours searching for the perfect app, perfect paper organisers, perfect filing systems and the like. In reality …
5 simple ways to get organised with hooks
I wish I could take credit for these handy organising solutions in our household, but these are all the work of my lovely husband Mr I. He has a super knack of …
Tips For Decluttering Your Wardrobe
Back in my monthly review I wrote in August, I noted the following tasks I wanted to complete before October: Kids’ toy cull – completed. Declutter my wardrobe – completed. Reogranise the crockery …
Small Changes
In my last email newsletter, I shared a number of small changes I had made recently which were really helping progress towards my goals for the year. (If you don’t receive the …