household Archives

is the grass really greener? 7 questions to ask when moving to a new town

Moving to a new town is a mixture of excitement and intrepidation. Do your research first to make sure you’re making the right move.

tip tuesday– the squeaky hinge gets the good oil

The tip for this week comes care of re-nest. If you need to fix squeaking doors (one of my all time pet hates) rather than reaching for the WD-40, try a little olive oil instead. A little dabbed on with a brush or finger (or sprayed on if you have an olive oil spray) will [...]

finding time to craft Part One–making time

I’ve been working on how to get some more crafting into my day. Time is short, but I’m really missing my creative time. This week I’ve written a three part series on finding time to craft. I like to sew mostly, but the tips over the next few days are relevant for getting any type [...]

when things aren’t working

We all get stuck in patterns of behaviour. Some days (many days) we just go through the motions, doing what we need to get by, even if the way we’re doing things isn’t working. We stick with the familiar routines and behaviours because it’s what we know and it’s easy, at least in the short [...]

tip tuesday – possibilities calendar

I read this tip on Lifehacker the other day, and thought it was a great idea.The article suggests creating a possibilities calendar in Google calendar or your favourite electronic calendar. The idea is that when you read or hear about an event that you think might be interesting but you don’t want to make special [...]

10 easy tips to save water and money in your home

This is a guest post by Lisa Shoreland of Go College. [source] Wasting water is harmful to the environment – and it’s also a good way to spring a leak in your wallet. It’s easy to forget how much you’re paying for the water you use every day, but once that bill comes, you realize [...]

on taking my own advice

The other day I posted about how my neighbour needed some well deserved time out. Well (I say blushing) it was a little matter of do as I say, not as I do. I could take a leaf out of my own book (or would that be a post our of my own blog?). I’ve [...]

Outside the box thinking

I received this email the other day after writing about how we get the washing dry in wet weather. Ophelia writes: One particular day the weather was good for drying clothes, but I could see that a storm was on its way – and I didn’t have time to bring clothes in and out unnecessarily. [...]

food for thought thursday – tiny living

I came across this video doing some research for the recent newsletter. This tiny 30 square metre apartment in Hong Kong has 24 rooms (as a comparison, the average sized home in Australia is 215 square metres). Don’t believe me? Check out the video, it’s pretty darn amazing.

tip tuesday – quick tidy strategy

We have a rule in our house: never walk up or down the stairs empty handed. We have a drop off point at the top and bottom of the stairs where items that need to be relocated back to their proper place are left for when one of us next treads the stairs. This keeps [...]