Here is a simple idea to avoid ironing the school dresses (uniforms) and shirts. Hang them directly onto coat hangers. The sun and wind irons out the creases for you while they flap around on the clothes line. No ironing required; providing someone takes them off the line neatly and hangs them straight…
Getting back into a routine after the end of year school break requires some motivation and organisation skills. Having chore charts, schedules and a simple system can help the children to become organised, have everything in order and be ready for the following weeks and school terms ahead. With every school year, new challenges arise for…
Recycling and making something out of items lying around the home is something I love doing (see the other things I have made here). Today I have come up with a very simple and recycling idea using empty ice cream containers. The No Excuses household only ever buy the 4 litre sized ice cream (due to the size of our…
Here is an easy way to store important documents. When you have a large family (seven children in my case), there are many Birth Certificates, Baptism Certificates, Holy Communion Certificates, Awards, School Photos, Bank Passports, etc. So what I do, is store my husbands my own important documents and certificates in the one display folder….
When children are old enough to attend school, life becomes busier, more chaotic and time consuming. Life before school (as a parent) was bliss, carefree and quite frankly easy. Before children attended school, time was not an issue. If you were are stay-at-home-mum the clock was never watched; school drop off and pick up times…
How many times has the above phrase been applied to children as they leave the house and getting into the car before the school trip? Of course the usual “I can’t find it” reply is spoken and the next 10 minutes are spent either searching the child’s bedroom, the entire house and finally inside the school bag (of…
Being late is something people either hate and try to avoid or have made it a habit and are never on time. Whether you are one or the other once you have children being LATE is a constant struggle in life. When one is organised, being late should never happen. If you prepare ahead (the evening…
Have any of your been dubbed a ‘super mum’ (mom for my US viewers). Over the years my friends and family (and even recently, my husband), have called me this or have even bragged to others; “You’re a super mum”. What is a supermum exactly? This is what the online dictionary defines as a SUPERMOM?
Previously, the little boys room was given a good clean up, tidy and reorganised their ‘stuff’. The 3 boys had been in a room together for 4½ years; however over the last month I was finding it very hard to keep on top of the clutter and mess. My 4yr old was still in a small…
Homework areas are great for those with large families and if you have the room for an extra table rather than using the dinning one then I highly recommend it. Picture this; 6 kids all sprawled round a kitchen bench top or the dinning table, writing, asking for help, while the 4 yr old tugs on the…
Last year organising the children’s items for the new school year was a challenge but we got there in the end! Perhaps your household is the same; at the end of the school day, the front door area can be a dumping ground for school bags, blazers and even shoes. Last years area although worked for a short while, ended…
Purchasing supplies, text books and stationery for the upcoming school year can be very daunting. Whether purchasing for a small of large family; the whole process can be a long and stressful one. Not only does it hit the pocket HARD, it also takes up a great deal of time and lots of running around. This…
{re-published from January 2012} There are so many mummy bloggers out there today and the main topic being talked about all over the place (at the moment in AUS) is “getting back to school” and organisation tips. So many have great ideas, others with quaint and pretty areas in their homes eg front door school bag nooks,…
Either at the end of the term or final school year the children’s lunch boxes can become very dirty and worn. Those that wont last another use get tossed into the garbage; however the ones that can go another round, can easily be given a good clean and sterilise. All that is needed: sink nappy soaker…
I love coming up with ideas that involve recycling old materials and creating something new and/or useful.
Even at No Excuses! Easy organising for large families, there is ONE child that is exactly what the dictionary describes: “Scatterbrain” A person regarded as flighty, thoughtless, or disorganized. or a person who is incapable of serious thought or concentration.
Our mid year school holidays are here; the WINTER HOLIDAYS, those that are filled with days of frost, rain and wind. Days that need to be spent in doors and out of the cold. A well deserved break is something every mother looks forward too; however if you have to stay indoors for days on end…
As a parent and a mother of 7 children, there would have to be one thing in my busy household that I can not tolerate….. It’s those little buggers that managed to find their way onto a child’s head and cause an itching vengeance. Yes you all know whom I am referring too….. NITS! These…
Recently, I received an email from one of my readers with a rather interesting question. The question is quite a good one (as we all have these days) and I am more than happy to share it with you all and perhaps give her (and any of you with the same thoughts) a personal answer. “Hi, I found your…
Who remembers these two posts and this little kitty?
Some of you are probably thinking; WHAT THE or school isn’t even over for this year yet. (Don’t worry, I have the same thoughts). However, the school uniform shop closed yesterday for the year and it won’t be open till Feb 2012, and there is no way I am lining up for odds and ends…
The children were driven home from school for me this afternoon and were told briefly in the car that the cat had died. They of course first thought it was a joke.When they arrived home, my second daughter (who got the kitten) was nowhere to be seen as she ran straight to her bedroom. The rest…
Today, was one of those days of regret and anguish. A day, where I know that whatever I say to my children will break their hearts. Today, I had to deal with a death. The death of our new kitten; my daughters new kitten (whom we have only had for two weeks). The worse of…
I know things have been pretty quiet around here lately and I apologise for my absence. However, the last two weeks have been jammed packed with things on. My weekends go by ever so quickly, that sometimes I forget that my husband was actually home and around the place(my husband works away from home Monday…
