It can be challenging to set new habits. It takes time and often a lot more time than the usual “21 days” you hear about to set a habit. In fact, the …
Monthly review: the highs and the lows
January really was a month of wonderful highs and some fairly crappy lows for me. Getting a start up off the ground is challenging. I love working on Adapt Drinks, but it …
Monthly finds – back to school
Happy New Year! I know there already has been some crazy stuff happening in 2021 so I hope you are happy, healthy and safe in your part of the world. For those …
Yearly review 2020 – Simplify daily life to spend more time with family and friends
My goal for 2020 was to Simplify daily life to spend more time with family and friends. The impact of COVID-19 made this easier when it came to our family unit and …
Monthly review: keeping busy at bay
As a resident of Melbourne, my life has been run at a very different pace for most of this year. Being under COVID-19 restrictions for such a long time and being confined …
Monthly finds – amazing Australian people you should know
If you haven’t heard, my crowdfunding campaign on Pozible for Adapt Relax successfully hit its target! I am so ecstatic and cannot wait to get Adapt Relax into the hands of all …
Monthly review: looking forward and planning ahead
Goodbye September and hello to the last quarter of 2020! September was a full month spent in Stage 4 restrictions, but when I reflect back over the month while there was not …
Monthly review: making it through Melbourne lockdown
In my July review – Monthly review: family and friends and sunshine – I shared some photos and reflections of my wonderful time away during the school holidays. We managed to get …
Monthly review: family and friends and sunshine
How quickly things change! At the end of my May monthly review I had the following question for readers: What did you enjoy about the stay at home restrictions and want to …
2020 half yearly review
My goal for 2020 is to simplify daily life to spend more time with family and friends. In many ways, the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic has allowed me to make great …
Monthly finds – health and wellness
The last few months have been challenging and stressful for many, so my finds this month focus on improving the health and wellbeing of mum and families. Product finds ECO. Diffuser Blends …
Monthly review: knowing the changes I want to keep
When I sit down to write my monthly reviews, I head first to the table below and complete it. It is really a honest self-assessment of my month and many times, like …
April finds – the COVID-19 edition
Stage 2 restrictions for the COVID-19 pandemic commenced in Victoria on 25th March 2020. We moved to Stage 3 on 31st March, so we have been doing this stay at home thing …
Monthly review: creating variety amongst the sameness
This was first published in my weekly newsletter. If you are not signed up to it (you are missing out!), you can do so here. It took a couple of weeks into …
25 online Mother’s Day gift ideas
With Mother’s Day coming up in May and with delays in delivery times due to COVID-19, I decided to replace my monthly finds post with a post with gift ideas for Mother’s …
Monthly review: decluttering clothes for the change of season
Some years I can make it until May until I change over my clothes for the seasons, but this year autumn has felt much cooler, so I needed to make the change …
February finds – for the kids
A belated February finds post for you! Below I have included some fun kid related products, posts and podcasts that I think you might like! If you have any finds you would …
Monthly review: focusing on what I can control
February didn’t go as planned for me in a number of ways, but I think this is going to be one of those years, where I need to have my plan and …