This picture was taken a long time ago (2012!) and although the space has changed the system has remained the same! (We have moved mail and finances into the study) “Real organising is not just about sorting and storage. To keep things organised, you need to establish a SYSTEM.”...

Over the next few weeks, I hope to share with you how we manage our family finances. Our Family Finance Folder Our Family Finance System Doing your Fiancnial Homework and Using iCal to manage our bills. Being on one income over the last two years, it has been more...

As part of our “School Station” set up we not only try to contain the constant stream of school paraphenalia but paper too! As a teacher I was well aware about how much paper gets sent every day (and also aware of how many actually never make it into...

My search for a new planner was prompted by my need to better manage my time. For the last 3 years I had been using the week on 2 pages format of the Erin Condren Life Planner. It worked well to keep track of appointments, but I needed a...

So let’s start at the very beginning, because like Maria Von Trapp sung, it’s a very good place to start! To create an organised life, it’s not just about organising your house.  You need to start by organising yourself. You need to create a routine and manage your time...

Last night on Facebook I pleaded with the flock for HELP! I have had many plans for School Bag Storage but none of them have “felt” right. Problem is DONE is better than PERFECT! I need something, before I trip over another school bag! So here is where we...

I am a thinker.  A middle of the night list maker.  A mind full of chaos and that stops me from sleeping.  A goal setting, idea dreaming, busy bee. But I am afraid I am also a procrastinator. A starter but not a finisher. An over analyser, that is...

As any new Mum can atest there is nothing like a good nights sleep.  I can’t tell you how many nights I have spent counting how many hours or even minutes of sleep I plan to get, will get or didn’t get.  We have wrapped babies, played white noise,...

Their is a thief amongst us. Lately things have been going missing. Biscuits, chips, red frogs, chocolates. At first I blamed “Domesticated Dad” thinking he was overindulging on midnight snacks. But it was not…… It was “My Pigeon Pair” The constant crumbs appearing in the strangest corners of the...

I dread nightfall.  Experience has shown me, that the hours ahead hold, an obnoxious concoction of one part leg cramps, two parts Braxton Hicks and a massive dose of heartburn mixed with indigestion.  In preparation, for the nighttime pregnancy side affects, I create a pillow tower, in the hope that sleeping in a...