After years of goal setting and trying different styles, I have now used a single goal for the last two years and have loved how it works so much, that I am …
Yearly review 2016 – contentment in the calm
I am going to look back fondly on 2016. It wasn’t a perfect year, I don’t think there will ever be such a thing, but it was a year where I felt …
What have you learnt this year?
A couple of weeks ago in the Planning With Kids’ newsletter I shared three things I have learnt this year. I have listed them below and underneath that I have shared the …
Monthly review – focusing on being present
I do love this time of the year! We have birthdays on top of the usual end of school fun and Christmas festivities. It does mean the pace of family life speeds …
Monthly review – productive meditation
Meditation is part of my everyday routine now and something I truly love and look forward to. Most days I do it more than once a day but in different forms: In …
Monthly review – what to do when decluttering has stalled
The first half of the year I was working really well each month with my habit of decluttering 33 items a week. Now I am struggling to do about 33 items a …
Monthly review – tips for establishing a creativity habit
Last month in my review, I shared how I was struggling to establish my creativity habit. Thanks so much to those who left comments on this post or emailed me with tips. …
Monthly review – how do you establish a creativity habit?
July was by far the best month for me in terms of trying to establish my creativity habit. I would have reached my target of three hours creativity per week, three out …
Where are you at?
I have mixed feeling about the month of June. In Australia it is the first month of winter which is my least favourite season, but it also contains the winter solstice which …
Monthly review – planning and persevering
As a long-term goal setter I have learnt many lessons from working towards a goal and some of the biggest lessons have been from when I have failed to meet a goal. …
Monthly review – building a meditation habit
This is my monthly review of my goal for 2016 – to create space in my life for creativity and calm. Each month I will update my progress in detail on one …
How to simplify your wardrobe
This is my first monthly review of my goal for 2016 – to create space in my life for creativity and calm. Each month I will update my progress in detail on …
Setting one personal goal for 2016
One month into the new year already! Exciting isn’t it. I find the start of the year a time of fresh beginnings and potential. Of course setting goals can happen any time …
2016 – creating space
Happy New Year! I hope 2016 has started of with love, happiness and contentment for you and your families. In this post I will share with you my goal for 2016, why …
2015 – year in review
I am going to start my 2015 review, by reflecting on my 2014 review. At the end of last year, I was as close to burnout as I have come. And while …
Feedback from the kids
This year as I mentioned each month my goal has been to be a planned, patient and present mother to our five beautiful kids. I will detail more how I feel I …
Monthly review – allowing space for growth
Having a single goal focused on parenting, has meant I have learnt much about myself as a parent this year. In the middle of this year, I wrote a newsletter titled Under …
The possibility of change
In last week’s newsletter I wrote about how I love lists, but no longer let them rule my life. I receive a lovely short email from reader Alice in response which said: …