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I’ve been reviewing the littlemummy archives, I re-read an article that I wrote in the first month after reading a book called Authentic.

The Happy Formula
Almost eighteen months on I still believe that the formula has some substance, but to get the best from it you need to be re-evaluating about once every three months.
So much changes as a parent, everyday the factors involved in true happiness change, our childrens dependancy on us, our need as people -not just as parents- to pursue something other than parenting, and financial …

My habit this week from Zen Habits 52 Tips for Happiness and Productivity was to work on accepting what I have.
This is a good habit for me to form because i’m always focusing on the next goal and miss out on enjoying and celebrating the every day pleasures and successes. I dealt with a lot of house stuff last week so my focus was still firmly on the future and the goal of moving, this week I hope I can focus on spending time with Erin and my husband …

I looked into this one a bit more and the suggestions included de-cluttering, simplifying my wardrobe and simplifying my commitments. As I’m moving home soon I’m going to focus on de-cluttering and simplifying our belongings, taking only the essentials and most treasured posessions to the new house.

I have a three step plan in place to ensure this process is completed by move-in day.
First Sweep: Throw, Return and Give Away
The first sweep of the house will involve all areas starting with the biggest challenges, the attic and …

My challenge this week was to think positively. My first test was the maths assessment on Tuesday, I tried not to worry, which I’m usually quite bad for and instead tried to focus on the fact that I’d done ample preparation. On the day I stayed relaxed and tried my best to believe that I would pass. When the paper was being marked I started to think negative thoughts, but luckily it was all fine and I passed.
This week there will be another opportunity to put …

My habit this week, or more accurately the past two weeks has been to get organised. When I looked a little further into what this habit might entail I found that many of the suggestions were tailored around making ‘to-do’ lists. Now, as you well know, I am the master of list making, this skill (obsession?) seems to be rife amongst my fellow parent bloggers…but that’s another post altogether!
So with me already making more lists than is eco-friendly (I know they do recycled paper, what about …

To be honest, when I saw this was the next one on the list, I wasn’t sure whether to do it or not. I’ve never really meditated before and wouldn’t really know what to do, so I decided to simply take some time out to relax, with a view of ‘taking it from there’.
You may have noticed that I have blogged less this week, I stole some blog time to relax and read a book. I spent a few hours over the course of the week laying down …

To say that this weeks habit was a disaster is…well….an understatement. Why do you think I haven’t released any details of my actual food intake (hee hee). I have the minor excuse of suffering a little with the old crohns, which always knocks my regular eating habit, but I can’t lay all the blame there…
I’ve decided that trying to overhaul my whole eating pattern is just too much to ask, after all, I am a busy parent. I have decided to break this habit down into stages, …

This weeks challenge was to lose weight, or more accurately try and eat more healthily and do more exercise which would result in weight loss. I have kept a diary of my meals, calorie intake and exercise to see exactly where I can improve.
Monday
Breakfast: 1 slice wholemeal toast & butter, coffee
Lunch: 5 cocktail sausage rolls, carrot sticks, cucumber sticks, 3 strawberries, 5 walnuts, glass of OJ
Snack: 1 donut, 2 cocktail sausage rolls, coffee
Dinner: Pork escalope wrapped in parma ham (baked), low fat creamy veg (baby corn, sugar …

This weeks’ habit was patience, in particular being a patient parent. Erin is on the verge of starting to push the boundaries, which I’m sure in turn will start to ‘test’ my patience, at the moment though I don’t find myself losing my patience very often.
My plan for dealing with the pushing the boundary phase is to be firm but fair, pick my battles, and treat tantrums with the move the furniture place them in the middle of the room stand back and wait for it to finish rule. …

Inspiration for this group of articles (listed below) comes from Jack Canfield’s bestseller – How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be. I am taking the principles from the book and applying them to life as a parent.
The inspiration for this particular post was based on the book’s take on how to ask for things in general, as I’m focussing on the principles from a parent’s perspective it was easy to come up with what we need to ask for most – help.
When …