Kids back at School

With all our kids now back at school,  I think time for most mums is contradiction  between elated and also a little sad. 

Elation as you now can stop having to think up ideas of what to do each day  and stop the daily fights between siblings. 

Sadness as the start of the new year means your children grow up just that little bit more. 

For me this is going to be a very big year as we have our eldest doing his HSC , one chapter of many  is closing.  It really makes you realise how quickly time goes by.  It only seems like yesterday I was cradling him as a newborn.

Teenage years are very turbulent times not only for the teenager but also for the parent. Whilst they are rapidly approaching adulthood. We as  parents still have a very important role to play and that is to make sure they grow into responsible  caring adults.  

Teenagers  very rarely understand that boundaries still need  to be set  and household rules still apply to them and that  you are doing this for their own good.  The Truth  is that all kids and teenagers included need  boundaries and rules. I am speaking from experience as a Mum of a 17 & 15 year old teenage boys, we are going through this at the moment and whilst it is so easy to give in when they promise they will get a job or help around the house for the 100^th time if you don’t make them pay for their mobile phones and Gym memberships but at some point you have to say “pay for it yourself”.  

Breaks my heart but in the end I know they will be better people for me saying “NO!”

New Year New Start

Well after eating far too much festive food and drinking too much festive wine over the break it is back to work and a nearly normal routine.

The start of the New Year brings new hopes and dreams, wanting to make changes so we can attain the perfect work life balance.  

One thing that is important to remember is, for a change to stick you need to do it one step at a time.  Set down an overall plan and work through it step by step, if you try and make monumental changes all at once the task becomes so overwhelming that you very quickly go back to you old ways.  All good things come to those who wait!!!!

I have just read a great article on achieving a work life balance 4 Aha Tips and Hints for a more balanced and fulfilling life

Have a read yourself and see if it resonates with you as it did with me.

Christmas Already – Where has the year gone?

Can you believe it Christmas is here already!!!!

The years seem to be going by faster and faster.  So much time and effort goes into getting ready for Christmas, decorating the tree, putting lights on the house, buying the presents and thinking about what food to get for Christmas day.

We have Christmas at our house every year as we are in the middle of all the family. (Really works for us). To me Christmas is about watching the kids with their cousins playing in the pool and having fun, not me slaving in a hot kitchen. That is why everybody brings something and the load is shared, the table still looks like a banquet and I don’t end the day stressed out. This year I am thinking about leaving the tree up so that’s one less job to do next year. Maybe I can start a trend a lot of people think my idea has merit.

Let The Printing Company takes one headache away from you by helping you organise your Christmas cards for you. By buying our range of Christmas Cards you are also helping support certain charities.  For more go to our Facebook page or call us on 02 9986 3388.

Social Media – If you don’t get it outsource it!

Social Media is something that is here to stay. 

So at the moment I am trying to get my head around what it is and the way it all works. 

I have spoken to many friends and colleagues regarding Face book, Twitter, Linked In and all the other Social Media, there still seems to be quite a few people who still struggle with the whole concept. 

The problem is our generation (40+) wants to understand how it all work and why it does what it does, unlike the kids of today who have grown up  surrounded by social media  and  work with it instead of against it.

Whilst I am not giving up on understanding the whole thing and realise how vitally important it is, especially for businesses.  We have decided that the best thing for ThePrinting Company  was to look for someone to guide us through it...and along came Diana from PA on the Go, who  will be a our Social media tweeting, blogging , facebook Guru!

So now we can get back to focusing on your printing....it’s what we do!