Mums: It’s Your Time To Shine
You have been doing such a great job at looking after your kids and there is absolutely nothing wrong with wanting to be with them. Now as your kids are getting older, it’s time to start thinking about you once again. The time has come where you need to stop making excuses and start figuring […]
Toothpaste On The Mirror: Memories Amongst The Mess
Motherhood is messy. Parenting young children is a blessing but the exhaustion is real. The chaos is real.
It can be hard to have perspective when you’re living in the thick of it.
The saying is true: the days are long and the years are short.
Reflections in Spring Part 2
October and November seemed to have disappeared in a flash. I’ve decided to combine these months together. I honestly can’t believe that it is December already. It has been a positive few months and I hope it has been good for you too. What has been hard? Sleep has still been difficult. We often have […]
Reflections in Spring Part 1
This month, I’ve decided to try something a little different. Teaching Brave posts monthly diary entries to her site which has inspired me to give it a go myself. Be sure to check out her wonderful pages for education, parenting and money matters content.
Like all months, September has been filled with ups and downs. There have been challenges and wins. I have been reflecting and learning. I am a work in progress, though I guess, aren’t we all?
How To Do Book Week On A Budget
Looking for a way to save money on Book Week costumes? You’ve come to the right place. The Children’s Book Council of Australia has been celebrating Book Week since 1945. It is a great way to showcase the importance of reading. It is a chance to shine a spotlight on authors and illustrators. It provides […]
Where To Start Decluttering When You’re Suffocating In Stuff
Before I had kids, I never got into decluttering. The stuff didn’t bother me. I had so much stuff. I had two DVD racks filled to the brim with alphabetised movies. I had 4 bookshelves full of novels, biographies and uni textbooks. I had a wardrobe stuffed full of clothes, including over 60 dresses. I […]
5 Reasons To Limit Extracurricular Activities
Being a good parent doesn’t mean we have to enrol our children in unlimited extracurricular activities. In fact, putting limits around how much we let them participate in can be prove to be a game changer for families. When we become parents, we want the best for our children. We want to provide them with […]
How My Laundry Routine Hack Keeps The Washing (And My Sanity) Under Control
Doing the laundry is one of those jobs that never feels done. We always wear clothes so there’s always something to wash, something to hang, something to bring in, something to iron, something to fold, something to put away. It’s never-ending. As an adult, it’s annoying. As a parent, especially as a new mum, it […]
How We Get 3 Children Into Bed Before 6:30 PM (And How You Can Too)
Getting children into bed at the end of a busy day is no easy feat. We are exhausted. They are exhausted. The final few hours can feel incredibly hard. I remember when we just had one child. I found that developing a routine and sticking to it was tricky. I wasn’t good at it. By […]
5 Gift Ideas For Children (That Aren’t Toys)
Need to buy a child’s gift and don’t know what to get? It feels like there is always someone to buy for, whether it is our child, nieces and nephews, grandchildren or friend’s parties. Sometimes it is hard to come up with an idea, especially when the child seems to have enough stuff already. When […]
How To Do It All As A Woman
As a woman, we can feel pressure to do it all. We have high expectations of ourselves. We feel the expectations of others too. The weight can be suffocating.
When you ask Google; how to do it all as a, this is what comes up.
Woman. Working mom. Single mom. Mom. These are the top four answers.
I didn’t see man or working dad or single dad or dad come up as an option. Why is that?
This is because we rarely refer to men as working fathers. Their success is boxed into different roles. As a successful CEO. As an entrepreneur. As an author. As a talented footballer. As an amazing father.
For Those On Mother’s Day
Melanie Wegener During the Mother’s Day service at church this year, I sat in the parent’s room feeding our third bub. He was only four months old and I was in the thick of sleep deprivation. I suddenly had a moment while looking down at my beautiful boy when I realised again how lucky I […]
How To Reduce The Overwhelm
Lately, I’ve been feeling so overwhelmed. I’m sure I’m not the only one.
After the events of 2020 and 2021, many of us are still recovering. There have been Covid updates and restrictions, lockdowns, constant bad news and debate over vaccines and mandates. Throw in parenting young children, making ends meet with the rising cost of living and the mental load, and it makes for real overwhelm. At times I’ve felt like I can’t breathe or cope.
