If you haven’t heard, my crowdfunding campaign on Pozible for Adapt Relax successfully hit its target! I am so ecstatic and cannot wait to get Adapt Relax into the hands of all …
6 tips to save you time online
Most of us spend plenty of time online both out of necessity and choice. These tips will help you to save time online. Spending some time upfront to implement these processes and …
Using planning to reduce stress in family life – kid stuff part 2
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. With so many readers nominating …
2020 half yearly review
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 …