Homekeeping

Make ironing fun

June 8, 2008

Make ironing fun. It’s one of my life ambitions. There must be something that can cheer up this mundane, repetitive, boring, tedious, necessary activity. I don’t watch TV when I’m ironing because the infomercials on morning TV (when I’m typically trying to get it done) drive me batty. Could they be any more fake and […]

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Progress towards my goals – May

June 2, 2008

Wow! I can’t believe May has come and gone. With birthday parties, visiting family, learning how to work Journeyer’s Chronicles and putting some real focus on my goals, the month has just whizzed by. Here’s my first goals progress report. It feels a bit like parent-teacher interviews. I’ve been good. Honest. 😉 Current goals Post […]

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Productivity for Mums – Part 5, Menu Planning

May 19, 2008

Image by 1773★ via Flickr So far in the Productivity for Mums series we have looked at the using a calendar and diary, the importance of a routine, overcoming procrastination and creating a routine. This week it’s time for menu planning. There are a whole bunch of reasons to menu plan. Top of my list […]

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10 links that will help you save money on groceries

May 13, 2008

Image via Wikipedia Recipes Cooking from scratch is nearly always cheaper than buying convenience foods. Andrea’s Recipes has tons of family friendly recipes. Cheap Healty Good. The name says it all. Squakfox has a number of great tips for yummy, frugal food. Start here at the Top 10 Frugalicious Foods. Menu planning Organised Home shows […]

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Organising kids’ artwork

April 16, 2008

Earlier this week on Unclutterer there was a great idea about how to get rid of your adult childs’ clutter. The idea revolved around taking photos of your childs’ things, posting it on Flickr and getting them to sort it online. I have a similar method to keep my young kids’ things under control (before […]

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