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 …
Using planning to reduce stress in family life – kid stuff part 1
This post is part of a series on how we can manage the stress of family life. You can find other posts in the series by clicking here. 90% of the over 650 …
Home learning and working from home – readers share a snapshot of their lives
I love this post. I can say that because I have simply curated the wonderful content from what readers have sent through to me! The key reason I have been doing this …
Using planning to help keep family harmony as you stay at home for COVID-19
In my last week’s newsletter, I asked readers if there were certain areas they would like me to write on via the frame of COVID-19 and staying at home. I had a …
Tips for working from home with the kids at home
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is very likely that schools will close and we will have our kids home for some time. Some of us are lucky enough to …
Tips for smooth(er) school mornings
This post is part of a series on how we can manage the stress of family life. You can find other posts in the series by clicking here. I am currently making …
Creating a single goal for 2020
Following on from my last post which reviewed 2019, today I am going to share with you the process I use to set a single goal for the forthcoming year. I first …
A basic Christmas plan to get you on track
It is hard to believe that Christmas is only a month away and this is the first Christmas planning post I have written on the blog for 2019. Pretty much every year …
Susan’s daily cleaning routine
Back in September I shared the typical day of Susan. It had a terrific response and also some further questions from readers around Susan’s cleaning schedule which involves the family. Susan kindly …
Why being organised is much more than a tidy house
When I started my journey of getting organised at home, part of my motivation was to have the house looking half decent, but it was never my main reason. I loved my …
Looking for the ultimate life hack to get organised at home?
It is human nature to look for the ultimate life hack or short cut that will some how find us a spare hour or two in our day or magically organise family life for …
What I have learnt about how I use my time
It would be over five years ago since I did my first time audit. For a week I tracked exactly how I spent my days in 15 minute time blocks. For someone …
Monthly review: choosing where to spend my time
I do think this is one my favourite quotes of all time. And like most people I have been guilty of saying “I don’t have time” for something. The reality is we …
My typical day – Diana
This post is part of the “typical day” series from other mums for 2019! We of course know that there really is no such thing as a typical day in family life, …
My typical day – Susan
Today I am super excited to kick off the first in a series of “typical day” posts from other mums for 2019! We of course know that there really is no such …
My Typical Day 2019
In my first year of blogging when I had four kids under nine, I wrote a post sharing what my typical day looked like. (As an aside, I remark in this post …
Monthly review: loving learning
When I set my habit of dedicating two hours a week to learn something new to support my goal for this year, I wondered whether it might make learning feel like a …
Half yearly review – new routines + growth
My goal for 2019 is to: Nurture new routines to re-energise, re-invigorate and create personal growth. This goal came out of feeling that I had been a little stagnant. It came from …