One of the biggest indicators of how your day will turn out is the way it begins. If the morning begins badly, chances are things will stay that way. You know how it goes, you press the snooze button a…
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Book Review: The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey
I have been doing a lot of reading lately and there are a few books which have really made an impact upon the things we do as a family. One of the books I highly recommend is The Total Money Makeover:…
Timesaving Tuesday- Breakfast juice
My darling husband bought me a snazzy new juicer for my birthday and I have been having a fantastic time getting creative with juicing recipes for breakfast. I’ve tried green juice, orange juice, apple juice and ‘throw in everything you…
Time Saving Tuesday- Clothes
I saw a little girl in the shopping centre car park today wearing cute little rubber gum boots. I couldn’t help thinking that she was perfectly prepared for jumping in puddles. As luck would have it, there was a nice…
Stop dreaming of success: Make it happen instead
Everyone has something they dream of achieving. Some people want to get out of a dead end job, some would like an overseas vacation, others dream of getting fit and healthy. Everyone’s dreams are different but some people get what they…
The ultimate cheat sheet on ironing
Housework has never been my favourite pastime but by far the thing I hate the most is ironing. My mother didn’t seem to have the same dislike. Her ironing routine was in fact a multi step process that started long…
The power of setting a deadline
In ‘The Magical Power of 15 Minutes‘ we discussed how to stop procrastinating and actually begin working on a task. Once a task is started however, the next hurdle is to work out how to keep the momentum going so…