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Tips for a Calm Christmas, plus Free Printable Christmas Planners

Posted on November 7, 2019 Leave a Comment

When do you start planning for Christmas? Every year I promise myself that I will get organised for Christmas nice and early, and plan a Christmas that is calm, not crazy. I don’t always succeed with the early part, but I do have lots of ideas and tips for a calm Christmas, and some great […]

Six Tips to Make Housework Easier.

Posted on November 21, 2018 5 Comments

Done is better than perfect

This post is sponsored by the Deebot Ozmo 900 from Ecovacs -it was given to me for this review I am not a good housekeeper. On a good day my house looks like a bomb has gone off, on a bad day it looks like 29 feral possums have run through my house wearing muddy […]

Simple Home Organisation Printables

Posted on August 3, 2015 12 Comments

Free home organisation printables - simple ways to manage your household

If you need some free printables to help you get on top home organisation, then you are in luck – You can find all my simple home organisation printables here! Throughout the ‘Keep it Simple’ series I’ve been creating free printables to go along with each are of household management and organisation. From meal planning […]

Simple Lunch Box Ideas

Posted on July 28, 2015 Leave a Comment

Simple Lunch Box ideas - Simple tips and tricks for taking the stress out of school lunches

Thanks to one of my long time readers for suggesting this week’s ‘Keep it Simple’ topic – lunch boxes! I’ve been managing school lunches for the past seven years and I don’t love it. Trying to come up with new ideas, dealing with kids who don’t eat sandwiches, and the relentlessness of the task, it […]

Simple Tips for Birthdays and Celebrations

Posted on July 20, 2015 4 Comments

Simple tips and ideas for making birthdays and celebrations easy! PLus a free printable party planner.

Just when I thought I’d come to the end of the ‘Keep it Simple’ series, a few people have asked if I’d share some ideas for keeping birthdays and celebrations simple… so here goes! It’s so easy to go a bit overboard when it comes to celebrations. Pinterest is brimming with awesomely cool ideas that […]

Simple Parenting Tips

Posted on July 13, 2015 Leave a Comment

This week’s simple tips are going to help us with the hardest job we’ve ever had – parenting. Being a parent is the most amazing thing I have ever done, it is magical, wonderful, and it has made me a better person all round. Being a parent also breaks my heart, it makes me question […]

Simple Tips for Getting Organised and Staying Organised!

Posted on June 29, 2015 7 Comments

So far in our ‘Keep it Simple’ series I’ve looked at cleaning, laundry, meals, meal planning, and sticking to a budget, and the more I try and simplify things the more I see the common thread that runs through all of these things – being organised. So today I am looking at simple tips for […]

Simple Tips for Sticking to a Budget

Posted on June 22, 2015 3 Comments

Simple tips for sticking to a budget.

The previous post in the ‘Keep it Simple’ Series was all about meal planning (pop over and get our new free printable meal plans and shopping list!) and the reason I started meal planning way back when was to save money, but it’s not the only way to save money, so this post is all […]

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