2 days ago 3 min Back to routine Last week was the final week of my 3 weeks of annual leave , and it was a transition week from full holiday mode (with family and friends...
6 days ago 4 min 2025 Goals - Family/Relationships and Work This is my third and final instalment in my series on 2025 goals - this first focused on word of the year and personal goals, the second...
Jan 8 4 min 2025 Goals - Health/Fitness and Home This is the second instalment (out of three) summarising my 2025 goals. The first focused on my word of the year and personal goals....
Apr 9, 20242 min readSickI’ve had another blog post sitting in my drafts for a few days about all the fun stuff I did last week (couples night away! Saturday...
Apr 4, 20243 min readHello Q2!When I do my seasonal planning, I divide my years into Quintiles (5 seasons), inspired by SHU. In Australia, the school year runs January...
Mar 31, 20242 min readHappy EasterToday is Easter Sunday, which in our house means the day starts off with an Easter Egg hunt. So much fun, for the kids but also for me- I...
Mar 25, 20242 min readThe week that wasWell, what a week. It ended up being a really good trip, but as I predicted very intense, in fact even more busy than I thought. There...
Mar 18, 20242 min readManifesto for a busy weekThe weekend just gone was busy and parenting heavy- multiple play dates, lots of solo parenting, lots of home chores and errands. It was...
Mar 16, 20242 min readFive on a FridayI started this post on Friday, though it is Saturday now because apparently it takes me at least two days to write one post! Proud mum...
Mar 14, 20244 min readA week in the life - weekdaysMy day always involves multiple cups of coffee I originally started to write a post about how I organise my life and time right now, but...
Mar 11, 20243 min readWeekend recapSo, how did I go implementing my strategy for a improved weekend discussed in the last post? Well, it was a mixed bag but overall pretty...
Mar 9, 20243 min readWeekend challenges (and solutions!)Now that the kids are older, weekends are definitely more restorative and less exhausting than they used to be. 6.5 and 3 is easier on a...
Mar 8, 20244 min readWhat I'm readingI've been in a real non-fiction trend lately. My favourite genres for non-fiction tend to be self-improvement, time...
Mar 6, 20244 min readMarch GoalsFebruary was a very busy month with two work trips, high workload and some challenging financial stuff Al and I had to navigate. So by...
Mar 3, 20245 min readCamping adventuresWe just arrived back from two nights camping at a local campsite with another family. This was our first camping trip as a family (now...
Mar 1, 20242 min readWhy start a blog? Its early morning here and I'm drinking my second cup of coffee (yes, I may have a problem!), and can hear my kids playing in the other...