When we moved three months ago we never intended for the children to share a room. Like our old house, we have three bedrooms, so it seemed natural to replicate the sleeping arrangements. But [...]
Moving house so close to Christmas proved to be expensive beyond my expectations. Despite the fact that we only moved ten minutes up the road and did most of the moving ourselves, the costs added [...]
Confession: when we were looking at rental properties late last year I completely dismissed the house we now live in. My imagination often needs encouragement when it comes to making something [...]
From an environmental, economic and aesthetic perspective, indoor plants tick all the right boxes. Perhaps the quickest and easiest way to inject some verve into your home, indoor plants are the [...]
Creeping out of holiday mode is a little difficult when you live in a holiday house. Regardless of the fact that it’s our permanent home, the laid-back nature of our local area isn’t [...]
This story begins at Christmas time 2013 when my Dad built me a stand-alone vegie box out of recycled materials – timber and offcuts of corrugated iron. It was easy to assemble and pull [...]
It’s becoming increasingly clear that if I want to get anything done over the next nine weeks, I’m going to have to embrace a summer siesta. The week of Christmas was quite mild; [...]
The distraction of an overflowing letterbox – of the real or virtual variety – can create all sorts of mental chaos. Over the past year I’ve managed to cull the amount of paper [...]
a vivid, Australian festive palette; hibiscus flowers and Christmas bush December is only a few days away and as the hype sets in, it’s good to come back to our intentions. It’s so [...]
The key to maintaining some semblance of sanity during the moving and setting up of our new house is a simple one; create one clean, clear, tidy space and look at it when everything else is in [...]
How interesting that the inspiration behind this series is no longer a seasonal cleanse but a lifestyle change. So many of our friends have suggested that we buy the house we’re currently [...]
I’m not good at change, especially when it comes unpredicted and requires immediate action. I woke early this morning and my first thought was: we need to find a house. Indeed, it’s [...]
