F is for ........ Finding My Feet!

This post is part of A-Z all about me {weekly blog challange} over at 'Love Kate'!

My last post reflects a little with how I am feeling right now. I am in the process of making changes in our lives and home to make things work better for us.  I have been feeling so anxious and stressed with my growing to-do-list that I had to take the time to work out what was and wasn't working for our family.

I am a naturally creative and organised person and we all know how much extra pressure this can add to our days with 3 million new ideas floating around our heads at any given moment.  And with being organised can come added pressure and anxious feelings when the house isn't exactly the way we want it to be ..... with a busy family, this sometimes isn't possible.

I have taken the time to have long chats with my good friends and asked about how their lives are structured to see if there were any ideas that I could implement to make it easier for us.  Let me just say, I have some very wise friends and I feel better after a good chat!

The changes I have made so far are working for us and I'd thought I would share a few here along with some things we have already been doing:

• Cooking dinner in the morning.  This has helped me immensely.  I no longer have that crazy time at 5 pm trying to think of something to cook for dinner.  During the evening kitchen clean up I have been cutting up everything I need to cook dinner the next morning.  That way when in the morning I am really only cooking it as I have already taken the time to prepare everything I need.
• Making school/kindy lunches the night before.  During the evening kitchen clean up I make the lunches.  If I need to I will pop some eggs on the stove too or any other items I need to cook for lunches the next day.
• Packing the school/kindy bags each night.  I make sure the kids have everything they need just sitting ready on the bench for them to grab in the morning.  This involves school banking, library books, any payments that need to made to the school for excursions and homework.
• Sunday session.  Most Sundays we usually do something as a family.  But by doing anything extra I can on a Sunday afternoon/evening I have found my Mondays just work out that much better.  This includes anything from a throwing on a load of washing and hanging it out at night, making a list for the next week, or spending even one hour doing a quick tidy up around the house. Monday mornings now seem to start off much better and I feel more energised to begin the week.
• Having set work days.  Now this one has taken me a while to get my head around.  And it is still a work in progress.  But I have had to make set work days for my business and set days I have just for the kids, housework, playdates, appointments and any errands I need run.  Not having set days just threw me into a constant state of guilt.  When I was spending time with the kids or doing housework I was feeling guilty and anxious about not working on my business orders and the same thing was happening when I was was working on my business, I felt like I wasn't doing what I needed to do. And that is first and foremost a Mum.

As I go through more changes {no not the change of life},I will try to share them here.  I would love to hear any more tips you may have that work for your family too.

Now excuse me while I go find my feet!

These cute ones are Mia's not mine ;)





A Little Lost ....

Apologies for my lack of blogging lately.  Things have just been so crazy busy and something just had to give.  Unfortunately it was my sweet little blog.  I have missed spending time writting and going through photos but it has been hectic and I had to find a few things to cross of my list that would give me just a little more time each day.

However, since I last popped by here we have had family travel down to see us, my business .... Dreamy Creations has been really busy, Mia has finished step to prep and started swimming lessons again, Nikolas is now limping after almost breaking his toe and visiting the hospital, David has been working very hard on getting things done around the outside of the house and there is partridge in a pear tree. {Just kidding on the last one!}.

I have been thinking alot about how I can make changes to our life to make things run alot smoother around here.  Because at the moment things just aren't working too well.  I am making plans on a little re-structuring.  I have asked my friends and other work from home mummas for their advice and tried to take all of their ideas on board.  And because every family works differently, it's taking a little time to work out what works best for us.

Already I can see a change and I like the way it's headed. 



Wish us luck!!!!



D is for .................... Dreamy Creations

This post is part of A-Z all about me {weekly blog challange} over at 'Love Kate'!

Dreamy Creations is my own little business.  

I create little sweet treat cupcakes out of baby clothing and other baby items, which make the perfect gift for a baby shower or the arrival of a new baby.

They are all beautifully packaged and come with a little handmade giftcard for the customers to pass on with their gift.

I really love creating items for such a special occasion.  And have been lucky enough to receive orders all the way from Taipa, Ilhas, Macau and have also sent orders over to New Zealand and Perth.

 

After taking a little break from creating these little sweet treats recently I have actually been busy behind the scenes.  I have been designing and working on a new line of products that I hope to have released very soon.

But in the meantime ..... I am still taking custom orders for baby cupcakes and you can find my business page on Facebook - at http://www.facebook.com/DreamyCreationsBoutique

I would love it if you would stop by my business page and click 'like' so that you can keep up to date with all of my new products.

Dreamy Creations has only been up and running for a few months so I am still finding my feet and direction and feel very positive about which way I am heading from here.  I usually work on my orders late into the night when the kids are asleep and the house if finally quiet.  I really do wish that I was able to put alot more time into my little business, but for now, the kids and our family life come first and I am okay with that.