Each month I review my progress (or lack of!) towards my personal goals for 2014. You can see my full goal list in this post here – Goal Setting For 2014 And …
February monthly review – 3 tips for greater family harmony
Each month I review my progress (or lack of!) towards my personal goals for 2014. You can see my full goal list in this post here – Goal Setting For 2014 And …
January Monthly Review – Family focus
Hello! I am officially back from my online holiday today Monday 17th February. Thanks so much for supporting me over the break by reading the blog. You may have noticed a few …
Acknowledge Your Failures
Even though this review is a little late, I love the accountability of writing this post each month. In some ways writing it isn’t something I necessarily relish, as I may have …
Saving Time For Family
Two months left of 2013! November and December are two of my favourite months of the year. They are traditionally busier months as we have birthdays, end of school year activities, Christmas …
Do or do not… there is no try
In my newsletter last week I actually quoted Yoda – yes a Star Wars character! Hilarious for me really as someone who really feels no affinity to the Star Wars series. But …
Chipping Away At Your Goals + Have You Been To Japan?
As we enter the last few months of 2013 and I look over my goals and progress, it can be a little overwhelming. I have some big goals on the list I …
On Dying, Living and The Passing Of Time
In the space of two weeks recently, myself and my husband both had an uncle die. My husband’s uncle had cancer and had outlived the doctor’s prognosis, but the cancer eventually took …
Pacing and Planning
Ensuring I meet my goals over the next couple of months is critical for me. I find that once term four starts in October, we are on the downhill run to Christmas …
April Monthly Review – Pruning
Last week on the blog I shared some tools to help you analyse how you are spending your time. When I sat down to write my review for April, I decided to …
Parenting Tips For Teenagers Vol 3 – Consequences and Conversations
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 …
Monthly Goal Review – It’s The Decisions We Make
In the Planning With Kids 2012 survey I asked a number of questions around goal setting and time management. I found the answers very interesting and it made me reflect on some …
Monthly Goal Review – Set Your Weekly Plan
So one month in, how are you now traveling with your goals? Data from the Planning With Kids survey (more on this to come in another post) found that 41% of readers …
Family Menu Planning FAQ and Monthly Menu Plan
Over the last few months I have had a number of questions from readers about different aspects of my menu planning. So instead of just emailing individual answers, I have collated the …