Join Ellen, from Ellen.Plans, as she explains what's involved in having your very own Cash Envelope System. Ellen has a YouTube Channel dedicated to planning, minimalism, budgeting and cooking.
A family generally consists of more than one person. I never understood why planners, even those targeted to families, only had space for my schedule. It just never made sense to me.
The key is finding balance! It took me along time to figure this out. A lot of heartache and to be frank, overplanning ruined my life. This post goes deeper into the how it did and the why I overplanned.
I know you also probably think I am a knob for saying that planning can save lives. Iclearlydo not mean in the literal, your heart has stopped so use a planner to resuscitate, sense. I am talking in a meaningfulway, metaphorically if you will.
I want to give you4reasons why PLANNING HELPS SAVE LIVES.
I want to help my kid as best I can, to get through to the other side of this COVID disaster. And I don't just mean physically healthy! I want them to make it out with their mental health too.
Periods are such a taboo topic, and talking about them with kids is even more taboo. There are so many different opinions about when you should, or if you should talk to your children about it. I feel very strongly about being open and honest - my kids have known from the moment they learnt how to walk in on me in the toilet.
Being a Mum is one thing but being a working Mum or a stay at home Mum is another. Often we are pitted against each other and one is made to feel less than the other. I am admitting it here and now... I am not built to be a stay at home Mum!
the term Practising Meal PLanning brought up a lot of questions. In this post, I answer the most frequently asked questions around how we meal plan as well as anything you have been interested to know about our eating habits.
Practising Meal Planning can be difficult and in this post I talk about a few things that can help you along the way. Theme nights, recipes, what you have ... check it on for more ways to help simply your meal planning.
Meal planning isn't as simple as just writing your list and you're done. Initially, you need to put a bit of thought into the process to help you set yourself up for success. In the second post of the series, we cover the When to Plan and What to Plan, to help you Practice Meal Planning.
Deciding whether or not our children were ready to go back to school after COVID-19 lock-down has been a very hard decision. Are they ready? Is it safe? Will there be a second wave?
