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HI, I’M NAKITA
I help busy working mums go from
stressed & scrambling to wing dinner daily
-- to being well-prepared and organised
while feeding their family good food
and saving time and money.
HI, I’M NAKITA
I help busy mums go from stressed, exhausted, and overwhelmed
with feeding their families, to feeling excited and confident because they always have a plan...
and spend less time in the kitchen!
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Through her best-selling book, meal planning membership, online courses, top-ranked blog and thriving online communities, Nakita inspires a realistic yet empowering sense of “YES - I can rock this!” for over 27,000 busy mamas.
She proves that by working smarter instead of harder, even the most overwhelmed, discouraged mamas can start to feel empowered because they have the tools and resources to make meal planning a breeze.
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What to Expect in My ‘9 Family Dinners in 30 Minutes’ Live Class
If you’re a busy mum who’s tired of cooking from scratch every single night, or...Read More
Why Dinner Feels Hard for Mums (And Why You End Up Eating Whatever’s Left)
Dinner feels hard for mums not because they’re bad planners, lazy, or lack willpower, but...Read More
My Favourite 3 Zero-Effort Dinners for Busy Days
When I talk about zero-effort dinners, I don’t mean takeaway nights or eating toast at...Read More
The Freezer Trick Every Busy Mum Should Know
The freezer trick I’m about to share has nothing to do with with buying more...Read More
5 Self-Care Habits for 35+ Mums Ready to Put Themselves First Again
If you’ve never quite managed to build self-care habits, NOW is the time to do...Read More
Simple 5-Minute Daily Habits That Create a Calmer, Clutter-Free Home, by Katy Joy Wells
This blog post is written by my friend Katy Wells, a declutter expert, host of...Read More
How Travel Became My Biggest Passion (& Trip Planning Tips to Make Every Trip Amazing)
If you’ve been following me for a while, you’ll know I talk a lot about...Read More
My top 10 blog posts for 2025
Every December, I love looking back at what resonated most with you—the content you clicked...Read More
What to Expect in My ‘9 Family Dinners in 30 Minutes’ Live Class
If you’re a busy mum who’s tired of cooking from scratch every single night, or relying on takeout more than you’d like, this meal prep live class is designed for you… And, if 5pm comes around and you’re tired of feeling stuck at dinner time…this meal prep live clas is for you. Even if your…
Why Dinner Feels Hard for Mums (And Why You End Up Eating Whatever’s Left)
Dinner feels hard for mums not because they’re bad planners, lazy, or lack willpower, but because by the end of the day, their mental energy is already spent. If you’ve ever found yourself standing in the kitchen at 6pm, tired, hungry, and annoyed that once again dinner feels like a problem to solve, you’re not…
My Favourite 3 Zero-Effort Dinners for Busy Days
When I talk about zero-effort dinners, I don’t mean takeaway nights or eating toast at 8pm because you’ve run out of steam. I mean dinners that don’t require thinking, deciding, or starting from scratch at the end of a long day. Zero effort doesn’t mean no effort at all. It means the effort happened earlier,…
The Freezer Trick Every Busy Mum Should Know
The freezer trick I’m about to share has nothing to do with with buying more food and everything to do with how dinner gets decided. Most busy mums already have a freezer. It’s usually full of good intentions: raw chicken from the butcher, mince bought on offer, frozen veg “because it’s a must”, bread, leftovers,…
5 Self-Care Habits for 35+ Mums Ready to Put Themselves First Again
If you’ve never quite managed to build self-care habits, NOW is the time to do it. As a busy mum, you might be devoting all your free time to your kids, and there’s nothing wrong with that. But you can’t really give your loved ones your best if you don’t take care of yourself, too….
Simple 5-Minute Daily Habits That Create a Calmer, Clutter-Free Home, by Katy Joy Wells
This blog post is written by my friend Katy Wells, a declutter expert, host of a top-ranked podcast, and now also a published author. Before we kick things off, here’s a little more about her and her expertise in creating a clutter-free home: Katy Wells, the author of Making Home Your Happy Place: A Real-Life…
How Travel Became My Biggest Passion (& Trip Planning Tips to Make Every Trip Amazing)
If you’ve been following me for a while, you’ll know I talk a lot about food, self care, home routines…and lately, more about travel, including helpful trip planning tips to make your journeys smoother. Travel has always been a huge part of my life—long before freezer meals, my second child, or anything you see today….
My top 10 blog posts for 2025
Every December, I love looking back at what resonated most with you—the content you clicked on, saved, shared, and kept coming back to again and again. As mums, we’re always juggling about fifty things at once, so when a blog post becomes a favourite, it tells me it truly helped make your life a little…
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