I don’t really make strict resolutions as such, more thoughts and hopes for the new year and reflections on the year gone by.

2007
2007 was a good year for us, we settled into parenting and have enjoyed seeing Erin turn into a happy and lively toddler. After a fairly drastic change in career direction Alex [...]

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Being a younger mum (24), I still have many personal ambitions, especially on the academic and career side. Over the past few months, I’ve found myself in the sometimes difficult position of trying to balance family and parental needs with my own personal needs. I love being a stay at home mum, but [...]

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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. [...]

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Scribbit’s holding another of her famed write-away contests. I always have good intentions of entering, not for the prize or the flashy button, but because I like Michelle and her blog, in fact, her blog is one of the only to survive many a feed cull over the past eighteen months!
This months [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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One major thing I’ve done in the last year to simplify my finances is to get a flexible mortgage. This type of mortgage allows you to overpay and take payment breaks. All excess funds go into a savings pot which is offset against the mortgage lowering the interest to be paid, and, in [...]

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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 [...]

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It’s been a while since I’ve done an update on my progress. On Tuesday, I sat the first assessment for the core maths 3 course I’m doing in preparation for the access course next year. It went fine, I got one wrong but hey a pass is a pass.
Whilst I was [...]

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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, [...]

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