It is the time of year where it can be difficult to find a spare slot in your calendar and your to do list is continually growing. I spoke recently at a …
5 Tips To Help You Find Time For You
This post is sponsored by Nuffnang. To celebrate the launch of Dettol Touch Of Foam Hand Wash I joined another four fabulous women in Sydney for a special day, where the focus …
Writing Down Your Week
This post is part of the “What Other Mums Do series” which lets us take a sneak peak into how other mums go about their daily family life. I love blogging, love …
A Typical Day In The Life Of A Mum With Kids With Special Needs
Image: Rwangsa This post is part of the “What Other Mums Do series” and also to respond to a couple of requests I have had from readers of the blog to include …
Our Big Family Evening Routine
Today’s post is from Katie and she is sharing what the evening routine looks like in her family. Katie has previously shared moments of her family’s life on the blog: Our Big …
The Importance of Planning Self-care + Give Away
Congratulations to Deanna – check you inbox! deanna September 07, 2012 at 11:44 am As a mum of 8 i do not get a lot of sparetime just for me that does …
Do You Ever Have Off Days?
This was the question posed from a long term reader, Katie, asked me last month. With Katie’s permission I share this extract from her email: I am just wondering, do you ever …
5 Healthy Snack Ideas For Mum
In line with one of my goals for 2012 (improve my diet), I have been experimenting with a few healthy snack ideas. A focus for me has been to increase protein as well, so …
Rhythm Of The Evening
Today’s guest post is part of the “What Other Mums Do” series. Naomi from Under The Yardarm is sharing the evening routine for her family. Naomi’s children are both in school and …
11 New Australian Blogs
Blogging in Australia is growing at an amazing rate. Every day so many more people start their own blogs, create their own space online where they can share their story and knowledge. …
Stop, Look, Listen and Reflect – Mid Year Review
Personal goals, new year’s resolutions, bucket lists, what ever you may have called it, there is a pretty big chance like most of us, you would have set yourself some type of …
How To Clear Your Mind
Earlier this year I ran a series of posts on decluttering. Finding homes for things, sorting items, moving stuff out of the house always make me feel more in control and less …
Finding Time For Your Exercise Routine
As you may have read, I just recently completed my first half marathon – 21.1km. If you had said to me last year or even the start of this year I would …
Acceptance – May 2012 Goal Review
Some of my expectations for this year have just not turned out at all the way I imagined. The biggest on being I imagined I would have more time to blog, now …
5 Lessons Learned From Taking Care Of Your Kids When You’re Sick
Today’s guest post is from Laney at Crash Test Mummy. This year with the guest posts on the blog I have sought to compliment the posts I write, with posts from others …
Great Ocean Road Half Marathon
This morning (Sunday) I left Lorne on a bus at 6.00am to head to the starting line for the Great Ocean Road Half Marathon – my first half marathon. It was cold …
Family Life – New Challenges
Over the last couple of years I have written a post on how I am finding family life, now that our family is complete. The previous posts have been: Late 2009 – …