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Moving to a new country | with kids

Moving to a new country can be exciting but nerve wracking add in children and it can feel overwhelming to say the least, today I want to share all the advice and tips I have to move overseas after having just made an overseas move for myself with my two young daughters. Mid January I moved from New Zealand back to Australia, some of you may know that I was actually born in Australia and lived over here until 2011 so for me this was about returning home but for my kids it was moving countries for the first time and while my youngest had no idea what was going on as she was only 3 months old my eldest had a range of emotions and it was honestly quite tough on her at times. My first bit of advice is to just talk about the move, explain why you’re moving and what to expect in an age-appropriate way so that they can better understand what is going on, talk about all the positives with the move that would interest them from new experiences to making new friend...

Typical day in the life as a single mum of 2

Being a single mum of two has really changed my perspective on a lot of things. I had been a single mother with my eldest for years before my 2nd was born and honestly I found that so much easier at times compared to two kids but I wouldn’t change it for the world. I thought I would jump on here and walk you through a typical day in the life with two kids on my own, this does vary day by day but I just wanted to do a general day. I typically wake up before both girls to get myself a coffee and put some of the boiled water to the side to start cooling for my youngest infant gaviscon because she has pretty bad reflux and since the doctor put her on it she has gotten so much better. By the time I have had my coffee my eldest is awake so I make her breakfast and get her to take off her nappy so she can use the potty through the day. I fill up her water bottle and get started on making up the gaviscon as my youngest is starting to wake up, she has it and a nap...

How I track everything I do & how I plan to do better

How I keep track of everything Keeping track of everything I need to do for social media can be difficult and thankfully in 2024 I was getting really good at pre-filming and keeping ahead of all my work. When ever my daughter was away with her dads family I would pre-film my YouTube videos and TikTok’s in advance, I would try to always be a month ahead of my schedule to make it easier. To keep track of what needed to be done I would write out a plan with each date a video or podcast needed to go up and what it was so that I knew what I needed to film and the date it needed to be done and posted by. How I plan to do better I know I struggled to keep on top of everything all the time the last few years with just one child who I did get breaks from at times to be able to pre-film etc. and now with a second child here and in a new country with less time; I know it is going to be harder even though I was just starting to get in a routine so I have spent a while ...

How I hid my pregnancy

It is no secret now that I spent most of 2024 pregnant and I managed to hide it for basically my whole pregnancy without anyone finding out minus who I personally decided to tell. I decided to share my tips on how I hid my pregnancy to help others for whatever reason they decide to not share the big news these can help no matter how long you decide you want to hide it for. Clothing and appearance I opted for loose, flowing clothing like oversized tops and jumpers and towards the end whenever I had people coming over to my house (I rarely left home other than appointments or shopping anyway) I would wear my oodie. Behaviour I made sure I had plausible reasons ready for changes in my diet, avoiding alcohol, or even when I was feeling sick with morning sickness (e.g., diet change, medication, or a temporary health issue). Situational adjustments I tried to avoid situations where my body might be closely scrutinized. I also reduced social engagements where people mi...

How I did with my 2024 goals | 2025 years goal and upload schedule

Recap on what my goals were for 2024: Save 2000 dollars Go through 3rd bedroom and sell stuff I no longer need Write 80k words Finish writing 3 books Edit 1 book Get better at Spanish I managed to save over $2000, I also managed to go through my third bedroom and sell/ give away everything I no longer needed. I only got about 60k words written and I only finished writing one book this year but I did manage to rewrite one of my old books. one book's first round of edits was achieved. I did however get a lot better at Spanish My 2025 goals Save up for a house of my own Spend less money Write 100k words Write three books Edit two books Publish two books My 2025 upload schedule Schedule wise I am planning to keep my author and main channel posting schedule the same (every Wednesday for beautyqueen and the 1st,15th, and 28th of every month for Phoebe M.C.) My podcasts will also stay the same every fortnight on a Monday for my author podcast and every fortnight on a Thursday...

my cleaning routine

Everyday I do my dishes and I do two loads of washing a week, once on Tuesday and once on Friday. I also want to note i tidy the living room each day but do a proper clean on it’s scheduled day and I will vacuum each room on its day. Monday- YouTube studio/ office Babies room Kitchen Tuesday- My room Laundry Hallway Wednesday- Bathrooms Mopping Thursday- Playroom Rubbish out Friday- Living room I then take my weekend off and just do my dishes

How I manage to run three blogs

Although in 2024 I am only updating two of my three blogs I still thought I would write this blog post as is. It’s no easy task running three blogs on totally different subjects while maintaining an upload schedule you can stick to but this is how I manage. I spend one week a year working on my blogs; that’s right only a week. Here is a breakdown so you can better understand how I do this. Day one: I will look all over the internet and my own brain coming up with ideas for my blog posts Day two: I chose twelve ideas for each blog and write down what I want to include in my post Day three: I will make blog graphics up for each post Day four: I will write and edit my writing blog Day five: write and edit main blog Day six: write and edit endometriosis blog Day seven: finish up any posts I didn’t get too. I spend maybe a total of ten hours in that week period working on my blog; I preschedule them so that I don’t have to even th...