Today's episode moves directly on from ep 39 where I encouraged you to spend time thinking about exactly what you want from family life. Once you know what you want it is much easier to work out on what areas of family life you need to focus your attention the most to get some quick wins on the organisation front.

The routines can be different for each family because all families are unique, but if you are still struggling with where to start, these are the three routines I recommend you tackle in this specific order. (Click on the links below if you would like to read a post on the topic):

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this family life is back for another season! This season it is a slightly different format. I am hosting 10 short solo episodes on some key areas of family life to help you get organised at home.

In this first episode I start with the most important part of being organised at home which, is knowing what you want. There are many moving parts to family life and family life organisation will look different for each family. You need to spend some time thinking about what is you actually want for your family. I take you through some questions you can ask yourself and how to use this goal to increase family organisation.

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In this episode  I chat with Joyce. I am in absolute awe of how much Joyce fits into her days. She is a Melbourne based mum to two children, 6yo girl and 4yo boy and she has creating a number of online business which she works on from home:

All of this while her partner spends approximately 50% of his time away from home with interstate and overseas travel.

Joyce is practical in her advice and has great tips to share on:

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It was over 18 years ago since I had my first child, so it was such a joy to chat to Mandy who has recently become a mum for the first time. Her son is 10 months old and she talks so wonderfully about her transition from full time corporate world to that of a mum home on maternity leave.

Mandy embraced motherhood in both what she has gained and has had to give up for a time. We talk about:

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Today I am talking to Kyrstie who runs the small business A Fresh Legacy. Kyrstie and I have been friends since we were in preschool many, many years ago.

Kyrstie is the only reason that I have been able to start my own veggie patch! So if you have ever tried and failed and growing veggies or herbs, do check out her work, she is amazing.

Kyrstie is a Geelong based mum to two boys and we had a wonderful chat about:

Definitely head to Kyrstie's website A Fresh Legacy for gardening tips and great whole food family friendly recipes.

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In this episode of the podcast I chat to Karen Andrews. I have know Karen for many years and her blogs was one of the first I started to read. Karen lives in Melbourne with her husband and two kids and we have a wide ranging chat including the topics:

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I have had the opportunity to meet Ellen in person on a number of occasions and every time I do, I walk away feeling energised by our conversations and feeling that I have learnt something. In this week's episode I get to have an extended conversation with Ellen and she shares so much helpful info for parents that you will want to take notes!

Ellen is a Ballarat based mum to two boys and she is a self employed consultant psychologist (workplace psychology) and writer. Through out our chat we cover topics like:

I loved chatting to Ellen and having the opportunity to discuss with here amongst other things:

As I know you will want to, you can find out more about Ellen at her website Potential Psychology.

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Amanda was one of the wonderful mums that completed the first round of my Planned & Present e-course. Not only did she make some wonderful and sustainable changes to her life through out the course, but she was an encouraging, thoughtful and responsive member of the private facebook group.

I loved chatting to Amanda and having the opportunity to discuss with here amongst other things:

Amanda also runs retreats in the Karatha area which include mountain bike riding, yoga, meditation and wonderful food. You can find out more at The Lilac Lounge.

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If you have read and taken up my recommendations here on the blog, you most likely will be familiar with the very lovely Kelly Exeter. Kelly is a Perth based mum to two, who is a talented writer, podcaster and website designer (mine is included in her portfolio of work!

One of the things that I love about Kelly is her openness to share both her challenges and her successes. In our chat today Kelly shares:

You can find out more about Kelly and links to her wonderful blogs via her website kellyexeter.com.au.

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The podcast break was a little longer than I expected, but I am back with a new season of the this family life podcast! And I had so much fun putting the season together, I hope you enjoy it as much as I loved putting it together.

This episode of the podcast is something very special. After this conversation with Rebecca, I felt completely inspired. Rebecca's positivity, her determination to make the most of life and her love for her daughters shines and is infectious.

Rebecca is a mum to three girls, two of which are seriously ill and have had major organ transplants. Through out our conversation Rebecca shares openly about:

And you really need to listen to the podcast to her the reason why Rebecca chose The Faraway Tree series of books for her book choice that has had the biggest influence on her as a parent.

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