With today’s fast-paced and hectic lifestyles, it is little wonder homes become cluttered with too many things. Clutter can impact the way you feel in general, which is why it is advisable you de-clutter when you can. Here are some quick tips to help you cut your clutter so you can enjoy a relaxing home environment.

Incoming!
If you feel overwhelmed by all the paper messages that enter your house each day, set up an inbox for everything you need to keep. Place all your post, messages from school, general reminders and any documents that require your attention in the inbox. If you need...

When you initially leave your job to set up your business at home, there will be some things you’ll inevitably miss. Your previous place of work may have had super-fast broadband, instant coffee machines and an onsite deli but none of that will bring you the new-found flexibility you’ll be realising from self-employment. So what great things will be created from your small beginnings?

You will be surprised by how much your productivity will increase when you work from home. Without typical office distractions, you’ll be able to get on with ease and finish your tasks far...

If you’re sharing a house with 2.4 children, a cat, dog and budgerigar, it is likely you’re a bit strapped for space. Here are some great ways to maximise your living area and enjoy a relaxed, organised home.

Cut The Clutter
It makes logical sense that if you’re struggling with space it is likely you have too many things. If your family has grown but your home hasn’t, it is inevitable you won’t have space for all the things you acquire. Give some real thought about the items you use regularly and what you could do without. Be ruthless and daring – get rid...

There are many reasons why mumpreneurs choose to set up their own businesses. Self-employment offers a way to achieve flexible hours, which helps mums to achieve a better life balance, respond to their children’s needs and fulfil their own job satisfaction. Whatever your motivation, setting your own goals to measure your success is key to what makes being a mumpreneur so appealing. At the beginning of a new year, establishing goals is a great way of measuring the success of your business. It also defines what you get out of being a mumpreneur.

Motivation Always remember why you...

At the beginning of a New Year, it is worthwhile establishing in your own mind what you would like to achieve over the next twelve months. Defining and planning your goals will give you mental clarity and focus so you are ready to take on the year ahead with enthusiasm! Mapping out each step of your goals will keep them at the forefront of your mind and help you focus on your future success.

Start At The Beginning The New Year offers the ideal time to de-clutter all aspects of your life, from your surroundings at home to your mind. This new sense of clarity will enable you to define your...

The best way to make any changes to your lifestyle is by taking small steps. Be it getting more exercise, changing your diet or altering the amount of time your family spends together, it’s always going to be easier to do it in stages. Choose simple goals that can be introduced into your routine reasonably quickly to help you form lasting habits that have a positive impact on your life.

Everyone copes with change differently. You may need to alter your routine gradually, mixing it up to achieve the final outcome. Alternatively, you may adopt a more regimented approach, with a defined...

Your business plan lays the groundwork for the future development of your company but it is up to you to build on these foundations to ensure your enterprise prospers. As your business grows, there may be the need for expansion and this in turn will require further planning and thought from you. Your business plan ought to demonstrate how you hope to see the changing shape of your business. Following start-up, you may have a clear and defined path that you see your company taking. It is important to define the objectives by which you gauge the measure of your success.

Cracking the work/life...

Happy New Year to fabulous mums throughout the world!

I hope 2015 is the year that brings you happiness and prosperity. Make this the year you re-discover your inner sparkle so you can enjoy every aspect of life!

Wishing you confidence, balance and joy for 2015 and beyo

Tracey x

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The New Year marks an exciting opportunity for a fresh start. What will the year hold for you? Will it be the year you realise your lifelong goals, change your outlook or start living life on your terms?

If you choose not to set goals or begin visualising how you want to live in 2015, you will continue to experience the same challenges as today, whilst feeling the same emotions about yourself and others. Essentially, you will drift through each day without any real direction or motivation.

Thinking about the things you want to do in 2015 will provide the inspiration to help you move on with...

Are you ready to face 2015 with enthusiasm and gusto? Have you updated your business plan and outlined your latest objectives for the year ahead? Okay, I know these are pretty serious questions to ask when you’re getting to grips with Subbuteo and watching Frozen on constant replay, but you can’t simply “Let It Go” when it comes to running your own business! Bookmark this blog because here are some quick tips to help you get into the swing of things once Big Ben has boomed and the last firework has fizzed! 

Focus! Write down exactly what you want your...