Thriving at Home

Since Halloween falls on a school day this year, help the kids get into the Halloween spirit with some of these spooky Halloween lunchbox snack ideas for kids.

Whether you’re new to it or have been doing it for years, I can only imagine how tricky co-parenting can be. If you or someone you know is struggling with co-parenting, I hope these real-life co-parenting tips can help!

Anxious feelings can impact on many areas of life and constant anxiety can lead to insomnia, digestive problems, meltdowns and panic attacks. I’ve been using essential oils to manage my anxiety, I’ve shared my favourite oils to help initiate a restful sleep environment, lessen tension, and reduce anxious feelings.

After sharing my love for positive affirmations recently, a friend reached out and told me about his outlook on life. He shares his story here to help you find your positive influencers to make 2018 your year!

I recently contacted some ladies in our community and asked them if they could share their story of how they have transformed their homes from chaos to calm to share with you, to help you know that your not alone in your chaos and that it is possible to get some routines and systems in place to gain back control in your home.

Recently a member of our community was seeking help, she is a stay at home mum and will be returning back to work soon and is eager for ideas on how she can maintain the home and work full time.  I asked the community for some tips to share.

A reader has offered this very valuable advice and I think it’s a piece of encouragement we can all take on board. We all have those days when we feel like we haven’t achieved enough but it’s important to remember – tomorrow is a new day!?

It’s 3 o’clock, you’re tossing and turning and itching to get a wink of sleep. You keep thinking about how little sleep you’ve had and it doesn’t help your cause… Trust me, I know the feeling.
The next time you’re struggling to catch some zzz’s, refer to my readers’ tips on how to get to sleep to help you out.

I like to have routines and ways that help keep me productive and increase my efficiency. Here are my 14 tips to help you have a productive day. I hope they work for you as well as they do for me!

Being a parent is really fun, rewarding, amazing, life changing and exhilarating. But it is also REALLY, REALLY hard work. Parentline is a confidential hotline that offers support, information and counselling for parents of any stage.

Here are some of my favourite responses from when I asked the community what their best tips are for getting the kids organised in the morning. These will help create an effortless and calm start to the day and will make school mornings easier.

Michelle Broadbent has shared her tips on how you can work and also spend time with the kids too. Learn how to manage the juggle without a struggle.

The shift into ‘single-hood’ certainly isn’t easy and times are bound to be tough and daunting. The adjustments can be even more challenging if you have little ones to care for as well. In order to support yourself as a single parent and find your feet, you may have to make some changes, I hope these ideas make the transition a little smoother.