This month my monthly challenge was to participate in Yoga With Kassandra’s – Flexible Body, Flexible Mind – 30 Day Challenge. It involved a 10 minute yoga exercise for the body and …
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 …
Homemade Nutty Granola Recipe
After a recent trip to Sydney where I consumed quite a bit of delicious nutty granola, I was inspired to make a new version at home. This version goes well eaten with …
Book review: The Nordic Theory of Everything
The Nordic Theory of Everything – In Search of a Better Life by Anu Partanen is a non-fiction work that delves into the social, economic, and political systems of the Nordic countries, …
Repetition and contemplation – monthly review
Three months into the year and I have now successfully completed three monthly challenges: All of the challenges have had repetition in common. I think repetition is seriously undervalued. If I had …
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 …
Fun Easter recipe – mini Easter egg nests
This is a super fun and easy recipe to make with the kids this Easter. Using only a few ingredients and simple steps, you can make these in advance, store them in …
Book review: Grace Notes by Karen Comer
Grace Notes by Karen Comer is beautifully and tenderly written and I would have happily read the book in one session if I hadn’t had other tasks like feeding the family to …
How small improvements can provide motivation – monthly review
I am now two months into my goal this year of embracing life with curiosity and experimentation to gain greater connection. In some ways, this is a more abstract goal than other …
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 …
The joy and benefits of play – monthly review
My goal this year is to embrace life with curiosity and experimentation to gain greater connection. One of the key habits I am endeavouring to establish is to undertake a monthly experiment …
How to help your kids set good habits for school
Helping your kids to set good habits for school can be a challenging task but it is one of the greatest gifts you can give your kids – and you! Habits are …
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 …
Resources to learn more about our First Nations Peoples
My goal for 2022 was to Cultivate routines to expand my knowledge and experiences and one of the habits I chose to support working towards my goal was to invest one hour a week …
32 books I read in 2022
My goal for 2022 was to Cultivate routines to expand my knowledge and experiences. I believe that there is so much to learn from both fiction and non-fiction books. As part of …
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 …