The term Speed Cleaning was coined a few years ago in a book of the same name by Shannon Lush and Jennifer Fleming . Page 5 reads “The approach can be summed up in one word – systems. Having systems in place will mean your house will run more smoothly and efficiently. The best news is Read More
Tag: Time management
7 Strategies to Start a Revolution and Make Cooking Fun! – Dr. Mark Hyman
Super busy lives mean many of us shy away from cooking. Juggling to-do lists, demanding jobs, children’s busy schedules, and perhaps less-than-stellar skills in the kitchen, cooking seems to slide way down on our list of priorities. My lofty goal involves shifting people’s perception about working with food and creating a meal. We have raised a Read More
10 ways to make meal preparation easier, fun and more enjoyable!
I conducted a “pop quiz” last week on my personal facebook page to ask “the two things you have most trouble keeping organised at home?” I had lots of great responses from busy Mums (and Dads) One big challenge for busy families is meal preparation. So let’s have a look at ways to make this household chore easier, Read More
How to: Create a morning and afternoon routine
They key to a successful day is a well thought out morning routine. For busy families a morning routine clearly outlines who is responsible for each task, at what time and, most importantly, the time you are expected to head out the door each day. Follow this link for an Example Morning & Afternoon Routine. Need a hand Read More
The early riser gets more out of life
As the last blog in my series of setting up healthy habits, I’d like to share thoughts from a blog post written by my friend and copywriting extraordinaire, Kate Merryweather (dotcomwords.com.au). In her blog, Kate explains the concept behind Hal Elrod’s “The Morning Miracle” Hal describes the ideal morning routine, where you complete the S.A.V.E.R.S: Silence Read More
Planning meals in advance saves time, brainspace and money
The last two weeks we have looked at how to set up healthy habits. This week we continue along those lines by planning what we eat by using a meal planner. There are 3 main benefits of planning meals in advance: Save time in the supermarket by creating a detailed shopping list from the meal plan Read More
Changing habits: how to make good ones and break the bad ones
My post today continues on the theme of setting up healthy habits to keep your momentum going for a successful year. In the article I’ve just read by, Ellen Jackson, Psychologist, Professional Coach and writer for flyingsolo.com.au, she explains what habits are and how to break habits and how create new ones. (Read whole article: Changing Read More
Making Healthy Habits Stick
Over the next couple of weeks I’m going to share some thoughts on how to keep the momentum going for a successful year. Setting up healthy habits goes a long way towards being organised and towards making a concerted effort to move your life in a particular direction. Gretchen Rubin, in her book Better Than Read More
School Morning and Afternoon Routine
Tonight we are going to try to get back into some sort of normal bedtime routine in preparation for school on Tuesday. I have been chatting to my boys (7 & almost 11) to remind them how our morning routine works on school days and most importantly the time we are expected to head out the Read More