This time of year can be wonderful, but very often it can spiral into busy and stressful in the space of a few bad decisions. We want to avoid burning out, but struggle to find the middle ground between burn-out and rust-out. How do we prioritise our time? What criteria can we use?
Year after year most of us are guilty of making New Year Resolutions, only to give up after a few weeks. We attempt to tackle everything from weight loss to reducing debt, and despite good intentions we lose momentum and then make the same resolutions next year. I want to show you a better way of achieving the life changes you really want in 2016. No empty new year resolutions, but a real plan of action to help you kick start to new year. Let's do this, the S.M.A.R.T way!
What do you do when the family pet dies and your child has so many questions that you feel unable to answer? It's a tough one. But how we handle this kind of situation will likely have a lasting impact on our children. Dealing with loss and grief is a difficult but unavoidable part of…
I LOVE Christmas! Having children makes it so exciting for the whole family. But having children does make it more expensive than it used to be! It's not even December yet, but perhaps you feel over-stretched and extra stressed already! Here's a few tips that have helped us to keep Christmas as frugal (and…
Having a baby is an exciting time in your life, but it's also quite a challenging one as well. Here's a few tips that I have based on my own experiences. Buy a good quality travel mug. For using at home. Once you've had a baby for a few days, you'll understand why. If…
Do you ever look at other mums and think................... 'How can she do all that and look so great at the same time?' 'How can she balance work and children and all that extra stuff!?' 'What is the secret creating those perfectly behaved children?' 'How did she lose all that weight?' 'How can they afford…
Do some mornings feel like a losing battle? Trying to get kids ready for school or childcare, maybe getting yourself ready for work, organising everyones belongings in the right place etc there are always plenty of things to do no matter what age your children are. In our house, morning times go one of two…
In a total fluster I rushed out the car, and started driving. Having left Andrew to finish putting the children to bed, I was finally alone for the first time that day. Heading to church to attend the weekly outreach work, I could feel that my hastily eaten dinner was giving me heartburn. Somehow it…
