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How To Have The Ultimate Girls Night

Kathleen2024-09-02T16:00:46+10:00

I started organising a monthly Girl's Night with my friends as a way to improve my relationships, a major focus for me in 2018. We all get busy with work, family, and other commitments. We often don’t make time to catch up with those that have been there for us. Life just gets away from you sometimes. So I decided I wanted to do something about it. In the last two years, most of my friends have had children. None of us has had much time for ourselves let alone time to catch up or have a night off. What is [...]

How To Have The Ultimate Girls NightKathleen2024-09-02T16:00:46+10:00

10 Ways to Workout With Kids

Kathleen2026-05-11T11:31:55+10:00

It's not easy to work out with kids around. So much time is taken up by housework, employment, and spending time together as a family. But here are ten ways to work out with kids, you'll be sure to find one that works for you. 10 ways to workout with kids 1. First thing in the morning I know not everyone wants to wake up early in the morning so that they can work out. But it is a great way to fit a few more things into your day. I like to get up, get dressed and get out [...]

10 Ways to Workout With KidsKathleen2026-05-11T11:31:55+10:00

6 Tips to Help you Build Willpower and Make it Lasts

Kathleen2026-05-11T11:33:10+10:00

Usually, when we hear the word willpower, we relate it to losing weight or quitting smoking. Willpower is extremely helpful when trying to break those bad habits, but it can also be beneficial in other areas of your life as well. I'm sure that you've heard that your willpower is a muscle. The more you use it, the better it gets. And like a muscle, some experts believe that it can get fatigued from overuse. What is willpower? Before we can start building our willpower muscle, we need to know what it is. Willpower is a tricky concept. We all want to [...]

6 Tips to Help you Build Willpower and Make it LastsKathleen2026-05-11T11:33:10+10:00

When it’s a good idea to share your goals (and when it’s not)

Kathleen2023-09-18T15:04:04+10:00

You’re probably familiar with the idea of sharing your goals publicly. You announce to the world that you’re going to eat less meat, save $5,000 for a holiday, learn how to knit, or donate blood. But before you share your goals with anyone, you need to know if it's advantageous or damaging. Is it a good idea to share your goals? The simple answer is yes and no. Just like almost anything in life, there are pros and cons to sharing your goals with friends and family members. Sharing your goals has several advantages It can make you more accountable [...]

When it’s a good idea to share your goals (and when it’s not)Kathleen2023-09-18T15:04:04+10:00

10 Goal Setting Frameworks to Help You Succeed

Kathleen2026-05-11T11:35:58+10:00

Creating a goal-setting framework that works for you. But you need to know a few more things about goal setting before you get started with a framework. During the process of setting goals, you want to find the sweet spot between your ambitious objectives and managing your to-do list with measurable goals. Is goal setting effective? In short, yes. Setting clear goals is an effective way to get your desired results. The increased motivation from achieving small goals builds momentum to help you achieve complex goals. But the goal-setting approach can be the most important thing when it comes to [...]

10 Goal Setting Frameworks to Help You SucceedKathleen2026-05-11T11:35:58+10:00

18 Habits That Make You More Productive

Kathleen2026-05-13T10:20:57+10:00

You all know that there are only so many hours in a day. But you can learn to use your time more effectively. And if you already think that you are working as hard as you can, it's time to learn how to work smarter. Try these 18 habits that will make you more productive. Invest in yourself It can be all too easy to forget about your health and well-being during a stressful phase of life. But taking care of yourself gives you more energy to do the things you enjoy most. Ways you can invest in yourself Eat [...]

18 Habits That Make You More ProductiveKathleen2026-05-13T10:20:57+10:00

20+ Best Manifestation Books You Will Actually Learn From

Kathleen2026-05-13T10:48:43+10:00

Have you ever wondered about what is manifestation and how to manifest things? I know I have. And the truth is that you can manifest just about anything and in every aspect of your life. It all comes down to learning about the powerful tool that is your mind. Narrow it down with a few actionable steps by harnessing the power of your thoughts. And next thing you know you are practising the art of manifesting and living out your wildest dreams. What is manifestation? In short, manifestation is the law of attraction. It’s the practice of thinking certain positive [...]

20+ Best Manifestation Books You Will Actually Learn FromKathleen2026-05-13T10:48:43+10:00

Practical Tips to Set Effective Daily Goals

Kathleen2024-03-14T14:35:50+11:00

If you're anything like me, you're excited to set new and exciting goals. But you lose track somewhere along the day. As much as you want to cut back on your screen time or spend more time outside, nothing ever seems to change. But I'm here to tell you that setting daily goals might just be the key to your goal getting success. You can hang on to those long-term goals but use short-term goals to help you get to your destination. Keep reading to find out the benefits of daily goals and how to use them. Goals can be [...]

Practical Tips to Set Effective Daily GoalsKathleen2024-03-14T14:35:50+11:00

9 Ways To Help You Stay Motivated and Positive

Kathleen2023-02-09T13:53:48+11:00

With everything happening in the world at the moment, it's important to stay motivated and positive, despite everything you might be facing. And that includes the good and the bad. How many times have you read a self-help book, watch a TED Talk, or tried to start a new habit but given up only a few days later? Why? Why do we get inspired and motivated with all of these grand ideas, but nothing happens? When I'm feeling a lack of motivation and energy, I ask myself these three questions: What do I want from today? What have I done [...]

9 Ways To Help You Stay Motivated and PositiveKathleen2023-02-09T13:53:48+11:00

19 Ways to Boost Your Mood

Kathleen2024-01-31T10:24:06+11:00

Lately I've been noticing the small things that can make a difference to my mood. And I'm hoping you can use some (or all) of these to boost your mood too! Change your phone wallpaper A couple of weeks ago I change the lock screen wallpaper on my phone. And I cannot believe how much of a difference this has made to my mood. I'm still not used to it, so every time I pick up my phone I smile. And the strange thing is that it isn't a special photo. It's just a coloured wallpaper that I found on [...]

19 Ways to Boost Your MoodKathleen2024-01-31T10:24:06+11:00

My Regrets and What I’ve Done About Them

Kathleen2026-05-11T15:08:05+10:00

Regrets happen. Sometimes they are big. Like not reconciling with a family member before their death. Sometimes they are small. Like not buying that jacket when it was on sale. And sometimes they are really small. Like not ordering a McFlurry with your drive through order. And they come in many forms. Regret for doing something. Regret for not doing something. And the wondering of what if. Either way, I think it's impossible to live a life without regrets. When you look up regret on Google you get a wide variety of results ranging from tattoos, break ups and children [...]

My Regrets and What I’ve Done About ThemKathleen2026-05-11T15:08:05+10:00

15+ Reasons Why Having an Only Child is the Best Decision You Will Make

Kathleen2024-09-02T14:09:27+10:00

There are a few stigmas when it comes to being or having an only child. They are/will be lonely. They are/will be spoilt. They are/will be selfish. But these negative stereotypes aren't reserved just for an only child. Any child can be lonely, spoilt and selfish or even have imaginary friends. I know a lot of it comes down to parenting, and we all do that differently. And while there are great reasons to have any number of children, there are also some disadvantages. So here are 15+ reasons why having an only child is a good idea and the [...]

15+ Reasons Why Having an Only Child is the Best Decision You Will MakeKathleen2024-09-02T14:09:27+10:00

10+ Ways of Simplifying Your Life

Kathleen2026-05-11T11:36:33+10:00

Sometimes simplifying your life comes out of necessity and other times it's just an evolution. To me, simplifying your life is more along the lines of work smarter, not harder. And these are some of the changes I've made to work smarter. And while some of these steps are quite small, when combined they can make quite an impact on your day to day life. Robot Vacuum I really didn't think I needed a robot vacuum. It would only take me about half an hour to vacuum the whole house. And its not like I needed to find more time [...]

10+ Ways of Simplifying Your LifeKathleen2026-05-11T11:36:33+10:00

Coping with anxiety during fertility treatments

Kathleen2026-05-11T11:40:30+10:00

Infertility can bring up a number of mental health concerns. And anxiety is probably the most common. Due to the nature of the treatments involved, you might already be very attuned with your bodies. Noticing subtle changes and become conscious of every possible ache, twinge or sensation in your body. Your thoughts are racing and you are worried about all sorts of things you should or shouldn’t be doing. Which makes it very difficult to relax and not think about it. You wonder how you can possibly switch off and not think about something that is so important to you. [...]

Coping with anxiety during fertility treatmentsKathleen2026-05-11T11:40:30+10:00

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