Living a fearless life
By simplifying your life you free up energy that you can use to manage your fears – a simple life can lead to a fearless life!
Lifestyle
Starting birthday traditions with the kids
As a single mama I found it very freeing to start my own, new traditions with my kids around special days such as their birthdays. It made the changes that were happening easier, and the kids felt safe and loved. Here are a few ideas for you to use.
Simplify your life now
My top tips for making your life easier, simpler and more manageable in the new year. Take it from me, we can all do with a bit of simplification! Especially us single mamas
4 gift rule
A quick and simple idea to help you keep Christmas minimal, so that you can focus on the real reason for celebrating. The 4 gift rule – 4 presents of value instead of a mountain of nonsense.
The importance of meal planning if you need to survive on a single income
Why meal planning is a crucial part of how I survive on a single income, being a single mom of 2
Capsule wardrobe: Minimise your wardrobe without minimising your style
In essence, it is a paired down closet that consists, in its entirety, of 30 to 50 pieces of clothing. The clothing items have been chosen to fit and pair with all of the other items, allowing you to create outfits from any top and bottom that you choose. Sounds awesome right? Right – it is. But I will also agree that the whole concept can seem a bit confining.
Single mom hack: Change to a capsule wardrobe
About three years ago I started playing with the idea of starting a capsule wardrobe. Just never got around to it. Until one day when I realised that simplifying my wardrobe would help a lot towards decreasing my anxiety, my planning time, and ultimately my brain function.
Dear single mama
While I know, these words will not win your internal battle, I sincerely hope it will at least strengthen the winning side: right now, in this season of life, under these weird and abnormal circumstances, you, brave single mom, are doing a stellar job.
Easy challah bread
Nothing beats the smell of freshly baked bread, right? Right. At least, not in my books. A close second is the smell of onions and garlic frying, but bread – still takes the first spot. I would say it takes the cake, but cake is another story altogether, so let’s not mix our metaphors today.
