These school holidays we headed away for a few days to spend some time by some stunning beaches. Everyone we met said to us “You live on Waiheke Island, why on earth would you leave and come here for your holiday?” It is true, we live on an island with…
This year is the first year I have had three children at school. On one hand this is wonderful and freeing for me but on the other hand the number of things I need to keep track of and juggle has increased. I have shared before some of the key ways I keep my family…
I am a mother. I am always busy. Doing. Doing. Doing. You are a mother. I bet you feel like you are always busy. Doing. Doing. Doing. I crave the ability to be still, stop doing so much and yet when an opportunity to do just that I suddenly discover deep discomfort surfacing. Even a…
We flew to Vancouver last Friday and as I was packing I took the time to record a video for you. I have written a few blogs sharing some of my tips on packing light for family travel but I think watching how I pack really shows just how simple it can be! …
I had a coaching session this week with a Mum who is expecting her second child. She had a lot of questions about how to juggle a whole lot of things in life with a toddler and a newborn. Yep … I remember those days like it was yesterday! One of her questions was “How…
I was honoured to be invited to be the first guest in a new podcast series called “Magnetic Mamas” which has been created by Leonie Percy. Leonie is an expert contributor for my ecourse – 5 Minutes 4 Mum – and our work always has such a a wonderful synergy. I would love you…
I love to cook. I love to cook when I have time to plan, potter in the kitchen and enjoy the experience. Being the mother of three young children I very rarely have this time and therefore rarely enjoy the process of cooking. It tends to be a functional activity, we all have to eat!…
“Me Time” is a really important part of keeping me happy and sane in the madness of motherhood. Being Mum to three very dynamic young girls is wonderful but exhausting – physically and emotionally. When I don’t get time for myself I become more short tempered at home, I feel emotionally flat and just generally…
With my move to NZ just 10 days away I have started to de-clutter my online world. After de-cluttering our home before we sold it feels great to now de-clutter my online world. Step 1: Clean up what comes to my inbox. I am unsubscribing to all the emails I usually just delete without…