Our beautiful fourth child will start 3 year old preschool this time next week. As he has three older siblings, he is actually quite used to getting up and out the door …
Visiting The Zoo
On Monday I took the almost 1 y.o, 3 y.o and 6y.o to visit the zoo. It had been a couple of years since I had visited the Melbourne Zoo. We had …
Yearly Review – Family Goals For 2009
Today is the last day of 2009. As I said when I posted my family goals for 2010, this year has been a busy but fantastic year for us. As you will …
Those Last Minute Things and Merry Christmas!
Today the kids and I will make some more Marshmallow Christmas Trees as the last task of our Christmas Preparation Plan. The last week has seen me finally complete some Christmas Preparations …
10 Family Goals For 2010
2009 has been a truly fabulous year for us as a family and as such I will farewell with it with fondness. It was an incredibly busy year (probably a little too …
Enjoying The Spirit Of Christmas
If you are trying to get organised for Christmas, check out my 10 Week Christmas Plan. Only 1 week left until Christmas! On my to do list from my Christmas preparation plan …
Monthly Review – November 2009
November was a blur for me. I am looking forward to a slower paced December! Review of Key Tasks For November Attract Advertisers For Planning With Kids You may have noticed that …
Giving At Christmas
If you are trying to get organised for Christmas, check out my 10 Week Christmas Plan. Only 4 weeks left until Christmas! On my Christmas Planning Checklist, this week’s activity was: Toys …
Christmas 2009 – Gift Ideas For Children
As you may have noticed I do so love a plan! To me one of the greatest things about planning is the flexibility it actually gives you, whilst still helping you stay …
Monthly Review October 2009
I love November and December, for me they are month’s full of birthdays, celebrations and lots of fun. Let’s see if I can find some time to achieve some work I need …
Christmas Budget 2009
Image by Skpy Item 2 on my Christmas Planning Checklist is to update and review the Christmas Budget. As I have been buying materials for the home made gifts, I have been …
Christmas Theme Ideas
As well as the themes listed below, you will also find more themes on my post for 2010 on Christmas Themes. *** Choosing a theme for this Christmas was my first task …
2009 10 Week Christmas Preparation Plan
Image by HBuzacott Seriously as corny as this will sound, when I looked at my post plan and saw that I was to start the 10 week countdown to Christmas, I could …
Preparing For International Travel With A Baby
Image by Kent Paraiso I am heading to Singapore on the 22nd Oct for the Nuffnang Asia Pacific Blog Awards. This is the first time that I have travelled internationally with a …
Monthly Review September 2009
When I looked at my post plan to see what I should be writing I was quite shocked to see it was end of the month again! I also realised that my …
Baby Routine 6 – 9 Months (What Routine???)
Many baby books will have suggested routines for what a baby aged 6 – 9 months of age should be doing. They tend to have the routine look a little something like …
10 Reasons Why Planning Works For Me
(Image by Dilbert – one year for Christmas my lovely husband gave me a beautifully framed version of this comic strip. It makes me laugh, but I still love planning!) As a …
Balancing Family Life And Online Activities
(Image by Rae Whitlock) On a recent post, Tam from TamaraMarwood.com asked about how I manage my online life around the family. As noted in my monthly review last week, I actually …