This post is part of a series on Preparing For School. The aim of this series is to provide tips on how you can get organised and support a smooth transition into …
Perfectly Imperfect – Some Weeks I Drop The Balls
This is the second year that Kate at Picklebums has had her Perfectly Imperfect Celebration. Last year I showed you my windows complete with the thousands of fingers marks. This year it …
How To Manage Curly Hair
This post is part of a series where I answer questions from my readers. If you have a question that you would like me to answer, please feel free to leave it …
Monthly Review, August 2010
Review Of Key Tasks For August The last month of winter has seen lots of illness at our house. All seven of us had time where we were unwell, thankfully nothing serious, …
Doing The Washing, The Folding, The Ironing……..
Today’s post was inspired by questions sent in by Fleur who was specifically interested in: Laundry routines, how do you get washing dry in the middle of winter, how do you keep …
Monthly Review, July 2010
As I did a half year review last month, I didn’t post my goals for July, so I will review my stated goals for June. Review Of Key Tasks For June My …
How To Cope When Dad Travels For Work (A Lot!!!)
This is the second guest post from my dear friend Annie. If you missed her first post, it was fantastic and received great feedback, you can read it here Discipline Strategies – …
Some More Christmas In July
Tip Junkie is having a fabulous Christmas In July special. You can find all the posts here. It covers everything from decorations and cards, to budgeting and organisation (one of my Christmas …
Children’s Routines
Today’s post was inspired by a couple of lovely readers Gin and Sarah. They were interested in routines that I have for kids and any charts that I might use. Children’s School …
Spending Individual Time With The Kids
Today’s post was inspired by Polly at I was just thinking who asked how I managed to spend individual time with my children. When I was halfway through my pregnancy with my …
Tips For Flying With Kids On Budget Airlines
When we went to Sydney a couple of weeks ago, we flew with Tiger Airways. We flew with them because quite simply they were the cheapest! Flying a large family is an …
Christmas Themes Ideas For 2010
Last year I wrote about how for the first time I chose a theme for Christmas. It was very simple and based on colours- red, green and silver. I really liked having …
What Did I Learn From My Time Off Line?
Well as you may have noticed I have been back online this week. I had a fantastic time on my holiday from the online world. During my time off I learned a …
Tips For Organising and Decluttering Your Home
This month’s round up of posts from the blogosphere focuses on tips to help you organise and declutter your home. I had started decluttering at my house in May, but we have …
2010 Half Yearly Review
In late December I set 10 Family Goals For 2010, so as the end of June is almost here, I thought it the perfect time to review how I am tracking towards …
Moving With Kids
Today we welcome another lovely friend of mine, Catherine Sangster to Planning With Kids. Catherine has three beautiful girls, two at school and the youngest who has just turned one. I have …
Tips For Visiting The Art Gallery With Kids
Art galleries provide a wonderful opportunity for little minds! Through art, it can inspire their own creativity, make them think about what they are seeing and encourage an appreciation of beauty. And …
Preparing and Planning For School Holidays
I love school holidays! I love not having to work to set times. I love the reduced running around and I love spending more time with the kids. But to make sure …