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 …
Monthly review: knowing the changes I want to keep
When I sit down to write my monthly reviews, I head first to the table below and complete it. It is really a honest self-assessment of my month and many times, like …
25 online Mother’s Day gift ideas
With Mother’s Day coming up in May and with delays in delivery times due to COVID-19, I decided to replace my monthly finds post with a post with gift ideas for Mother’s …
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 …
Monthly review: simple ways to improve your mood
The first month of the year for tends to see slow progress towards my goal. January is almost a full month of school holidays and I take the opportunity to take time …
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 …
Yearly review 2019 – nurturing new routines to re-energise, re-invigorate and create personal growth
At the end of 2018 I felt that 2019 needed to be a year where I shook things up a little. I wanted to put time and energy into changing my routines …
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 …
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: 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 …
this family life episode 54: on stepping outside your comfort zone
I loved chatting with Amanda! She has a fabulous story with many adventures and changes. Amanda is a now Adelaide based mum to three, but did spend a decade in Hong Kong …
I know what to do, but where do I start?
When it comes to getting organised at home, most of us know what we need to do, but we get stuck at knowing where to start. I was reminded of this issue …
Monthly review: exercise routines
This year one of my habits was to establish a new morning routine. In January I didn’t do anything about this as it was school holidays and I was off work, so …
Engaging and Encouraging Reluctant Readers
I feel super lucky to be able to publish this guest post today from Megan Daley. Megan is the amazing lady behind the excellent website Children’s Books Daily. Megan is a highly …
March finds – products, posts and podcasts
Time for the March instalment of my finds post. It is a monthly wrap up of fantastic finds I have found in terms of online products, post to read and podcasts to …
Creating inspiration boards with kids
When it comes to goal setting I take a very practical approach. My goal for 2019 is to Nurture new routines to re-energise, re-invigorate and create personal growth. Underneath that I have …