Posts Tagged ‘mum’
3 Steps To Your Best Summer Yet!
Long summer breaks can be a bag of mixed emotions. On the one hand there’s sweet freedom from early morning starts, rushing and routines. Eating breakfast in your PJs, lunch and dinner whenever anyone’s hungry. No homework hassles or chauffeuring to after-school clubs and activities. On the flip-side, you’re on full-time mama duty. Your normal daily schedule’s thrown totally…
Read MoreFright Night Or Fun Fest – How Do Your Kids Cope With Halloween?
Guest post by parenting coach Melissa Hood of The Parent Practice. Do your kids love the trick-or-treating, pumpkin carving, dressing up of Halloween? Or is it just a nightmare of of scary ghoulish faces? Some children under the age of six find it difficult to know the difference between reality and fantasy, so for them…
Read MoreAre Your Kids Over Scheduled?
Ballet, football, gymnastics, swimming, music lessons… Do you feel like you might have over scheduled kids? Are you shuffling them around from various clubs and activities to the point you’re exhausted and not even sure if they’re enjoying it anymore? I recently read an article in the Huffington Post by Dr. Samantha Rodman, a clinical psychologist and mother…
Read MoreFinding Work That Fits Around Family: First Steps to Get Started
I hear from many mothers who’ve been out of the workforce since starting a family and now feel confused and apprehensive about if or when they want to get back in. Many make the choice to be a stay-at-home mother when the kids are little, but later wish they hadn’t let their skills and contacts…
Read MoreThe Pros of Making a Pros and Cons List
Do you ever get bogged down with little daily decisions? Deliberating back and forth about two options takes up a lot of valuable head space that you can’t always spare. Forget about pondering over things in your already bogged-down mind. For easy(‘ish) decisions, nothing quite beats a good old Pros and Cons list. Don’t write it…
Read MorePhotos out of control? 6 steps to take control of your family photos forever!
Do you feel overwhelmed by the amount of family photos you have sitting on your hard drive, unorganised and unloved? Do you worry that one day you’ll lose them all and your children will have no photos of their childhood? Do you love the thought of having family albums but don’t know where to start?…
Read MoreCreate Your Project ME In 3 Easy Steps
Anyone else go all weak at the knees about stationery? Highlighter pens, Post-It notes, paper clips and notebooks – I’m a kid in a candy store in a shop that sells funky, colourful supplies. Combine that with my love fill-in-the-blank worksheets and I’m in my own kind of bliss. The concept of this very website came out of…
Read More4 Ways To Form Meaningful Friendships
Are you lacking meaningful friendships? Do you miss having friends you can confide in? Or ones you can let your hair down with and just have a good laugh? Maybe you’ve moved somewhere new and are starting all over again with making new local friends? Did great friendships feel easier to come by when you were younger? Back…
Read MoreThe Key to Finding a Better Balance
It’s easy to let the demands of life tip you in one direction, leaving other parts of your life sitting on the back burner. You don’t realise you’re neglecting your self care – even when you become overwhelmed and short fused. You don’t see that your partner needs attention, until you start drifting apart. Without…
Read MoreFallen Out With Your Man? Why Email Is The Answer
You’ve had a major argument with your husband. You both think you’re right. You can cut the tension with a chainsaw. All attempts at communication are blocked by defensive egos – neither of you are prepared to back down. In our 16 years together, my husband and I have had some ridiculously drawn out arguments. We’re…
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