How to Meal Prep for 2020

Meal prepping is something I swear by. It helps me save money, feel organised and eat more healthily   - when I meal prep I feel like I’m already winning the week and if you haven't started doing this, do it now!

Managing A House Successfully

When you have a family, life at home can be hectic. Not only are you managing your own time schedule and routines, but you're also managing the routines and schedules of the children in the house, you're keeping the house clean, and if you have a job outside the home, you've got your work cut out for you. Sometimes, managing the money, the Monday night sports clubs and the mess can be hugely overwhelming, and without the right system in place, you can find that your entire family life is in chaos. What you need is management, order and organization to be successful.

Getting More for Christmas this Year

Christmas is the time of the year for spending and most of us start worrying about it as soon as September comes around. Instead of using all that energy worrying, this year you should put it into forward planning and smart spending so that you’ll make your advisors at Credit Fix proud!

Declutter Baby Items | Minimalism

Henry turns three in a matter of weeks. He has outgrown the baby stage, the toddler stage and is now firmly a pre-schooler. We say goodbye to those phases of parenthood and it feels somewhat bittersweet. I'm not afraid to say that we are "done" with two. Two is the perfect number in our family and whilst in some ways it's sad we won't experience those magical newborn days, it's time to embrace the new chapter in our lives as our children continue to grow.

Over the six years, we've been parents we have collected a lot of stuff. Stuff that we told ourselves we needed in order to make our lives easier. Sleep aids, bouncers, monitors, food blenders and mountains upon mountains for clothes and shoes. When I see it all sat there it literally makes my eyes water at the thought of how much money we've spent over the years.

So on my journey to a more positive and mindful way of living, having stuff around me that no longer serves me, like said baby items, need to go.

6 Simple Ways of Improving Your Family's Finances

We would all like to have more money. But money doesn’t grow on trees! However, by making just a few relatively minor adjustments, it is possible to make the money you do have go even further.

Reclaim Your Home

It’s hard to remember those days when you’re home wasn’t full of trip hazards and garish primary coloured toys disjoining the décor, but when you have little ones the mess monsters soon appear, and what was your beautifully decorated, organised home, can become a jungle of clutter that leaves you feeling stressed and ever so slightly anxious. 

Our home environment has a dramatic impact on our mood and overall wellbeing, making us feel overwhelmed and stressed as soon as we walk through the door is no way to be greeted when you get home after a long day at work. 

When you’re a parent it’s hard to let go of those neat freak tendencies, but you can reclaim your home without making sacrifices on the children’s fun. 

With just a few of these tips and tricks you can have your home back to the haven that it once was. 

The Remote Mummy Survival Guide

(image) Blake Bronstad

Finding sticky fingered dummies in your handbag is a common occurrence as a mummy, and try as we might to make our handbags our own they soon become taken over by the plethora of stuff that these mini human beings seem to collate. 

But to save yourself from getting a little ‘What’s in my Bag’ envy from the many lifestyle bloggers who only have to carry around the latest YSL Lipstick and a Contouring Kit, you can get back a little bit more of your own space – even if it is in handbag form- with a few of these handy hints to keep venturing out as a mum as glamorous as possible. 

Could your family benefit from a clothing clearout?

Is your clothes storage technique more floordrobe than carefully closeted? Today we're talking space saving, clear outs and ultimate storage spaces, is it time you took control of your family's clothing collection? Read on for some top tips!

Six Blogging Hacks

Do you ever feel that blogging can become slightly overwhelming at times? With constant pressures to create fresh new content, engage with readers, reach a wider audience, manage social media accounts, respond to comments and emails it's only natural that sometimes we can feel a little bogged down in the blogging world.