Four Thousand Weeks – Time and How to Use It by Oliver Burkeman is not your typical time management book. There are no quick hacks, no schedules to follow, and no secrets …
The post COVID-19 re-adjustment
The last two weekends have been the busiest we have had in over a year and it has thrown me a bit. While I would never wish to be in lockdown again, …
Handmade Christmas gift idea – framed poetry
Framed poetry can be the perfect handmade Christmas gift for those wonderful people in your life that you want to make something truly personal and individualised. Our youngest child finishes primary school …
Garage Sale Trail – make money, save money by putting secondhand first!
Have you heard of Garage Sale Trail? It is a multi-award-winning community and sustainability event that takes place nationally in November. Garage Sale Trail sees over 400,000 Australians taking part in one …
Getting organised for Christmas – a checklist
It is eight weeks until Christmas and now is the time to start thinking, planning and getting organised for Christmas! Yes there is still plenty of time, but if you start and …
Does it really get harder? – 2020 edition
Each year I write a post reflecting on the state of family life. The first post in this series was back in 2009 when our youngest son was still a baby. At …
My typical day – Bernadette
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, …
Ideas for your 100 dreams list
A few weeks ago I shared the idea of creating a list of 100 dreams. These are items you would like to achieve in your lifetime. The list isn’t meant to be …
Weekly food prep and menu plan ideas for November 2018
Hello November! I love this time of year. The weather is getting warmer, signs of Christmas start appearing and the school year starts to wind down towards the end of the month. …
Top 18 Spring Festivals in Melbourne for Families
How fabulous is spring? Today I am super excited to have a spring focused post on the blog thanks to Joyce from TOT: HOT OR NOT. Joyce’s site is always my go to when …
10 amazing adventure stories for girls 10+
I have lots of fab book lists on the blog – you can check the full list out here. Some of them, like this one are written with a particular gender in …
Do you have a story to share?
You may have seen that the first season of the this family life podcast for 2018 has now started. The first season is a solo season with just me but the second …
Reduce your food waste – Sunbeam FoodSaver® Fresh giveaway
This giveaway has now closed. Congratulations to Anna who was the lucky winner, check you inbox for more details! Food waste drives me crazy. One of the reasons I am so …
Tips for taking Christmas card photos
This post is part of my 10 week Christmas planning series, you find the more posts in the series here. I am one of those people that still sends out Christmas Cards. …
Goals other mums are setting
Late last year in my newsletter I asked for others to share with me their goals for 2016, so I could share them on the blog. I love hearing how others set …
5 podcasts to listen to at home or running or in the car!
This year I have started listening to lots of podcasts and audiobooks. There is just so much amazing content out there you can listen to. Today I am sharing 5 podcasts I …
How to change a habit
This year on the blog I have been writing quite a bit about change. Results from the annual PWK reader survey 2013 showed that many of you wanted to make changes to your …
Changing my plate – eating well at home
This post is part of a regular series focusing on making small changes to improve our health. I shared my journey with changing my diet and moving to a clean eating approach …