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 …
Increasing patience through breathing – monthly review
For November my experiment was to practice a breathing exercise every day for at least 5 minutes and focus on breathing through my nose as much as possible at all times other …
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 …
10 Non Fiction Books For Christmas Presents 2023
This collection of 10 non fiction books for Christmas presents in 2023 was super easy for me to collate as I just went through my wishlist of books and chose ones I …
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 …
Slow Cooker Beef Vindaloo
I saw a meme a few weeks ago that had Melbourne firmly placed in the season of “The spring of deception”. We had just had an amazing week of warm weather and …
Crunchy broccoli salad
This crunchy broccoli salad of mine was originally published on Essential Kids a number of years ago and I have linked to it a number of times because while it is definitely …
Expanding my bubble – monthly review
The end of July always brings a smile to my face as I know I only have one more month of winter left! In July amongst other tasks I worked on to …
Snickerdoodle inspired slice – gluten free
Snickerdoodles are a pretty famous cookie. This snickerdoodle inspired slice tips its hat to the snickerdoodle flavour, but it is gluten free and free from refined sugars. A traditional snickerdoodle cookie is …
Failing fast – monthly review
For June my daily challenge was to do a 10 minute Non-Sleep Deep Rest session each day and to put it bluntly, it was an epic fail! The month didn’t get off …
FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023
The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 kicks off on 20 July and runs until August 20, 2023. The hosts for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 are Australia and New Zealand and …
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 …
Parenting teenagers podcasts list
A few weeks ago I shared a podcast about teenagers in my newsletter and I had many readers reply to say they found it super helpful and really enjoyed it. And a …
Weekly prep and menu plan ideas for May 2023
Planning really does set you up for a better chance of success. Taking the time each week or month to plan what the family will eat can save you time, money, and …