Just a Gen X girl in the world
Monday February 6th 2012

Posts Tagged ‘home hint’

Mum guilt–did you send your kid to school with this lunchbox?

Mum guilt–did you send your kid to school with this lunchbox?

The kids are back at school today (well they are if they live in Queensland). So mums all over the place have put together healthy and nutritious lunchboxes for their kids to impress the the teachers and get a great shot at oneupmanship over the [...]

Really important gross stuff

Really important gross stuff

In the interests of continued health, hygiene and stuff you should know, I'll share the following about stuff that flies around your toilet after you've umm used your toilet. Prevention website reports the following: Every time you flush with an [...]

Spring cleaning Part 2

Spring cleaning Part 2

So here's the rest what I started yesterday on tips for getting your home cleaning monster under control. The article's authors say you should do each of these for just 20 minutes a day for 30 days. Sounds doable with commitment. Surface clean [...]

Spring cleaning schedule for the new year

Spring cleaning schedule for the new year

I'm one of those psycho neat freak people. Well not really psycho, but definitely a tidy person. I've packed up the Christmas tree, put it away and have vacuumed the floor where it was. That all said, I admit to having a cleaning lady, but she's [...]

Cool gate

Cool gate

Spotted.  Very cool gate at Amity Point, North Stradbroke Island belonging to a very cool beach house. 

Is this a typical Aussie Christmas?

Is this a typical Aussie Christmas?

People always ask what a typical Australian Christms is like.  This is my family Christmas lunch.  It gets my vote. Take one tropical island (about an hour from home).  Add turkey, prawns, crab, ham, crab, Moreton Bay bugs (seafood not crawly [...]

Just the thing for Christmas

Just the thing for Christmas

God bless those advertisers.  They've always done Christmas well.  Check out these vintage ads for the perfect Christmas gift.  Ideas anyone?

I love a virgin sponge

I love a virgin sponge

Check out this enthusiastic crafter.  She does all sorts of interesting things with sponges.  She has a particular interest in sponge hygiene so there's a lesson there I guess.  Watch the clip.  It's even funnier if you just listen it it. [...]

Vacuuming with Vinnie

Vacuuming with Vinnie

A while back I wrote that I was getting one of those robot vacuum cleaner things. A few people have asked me what I think of it so here's my review on my robo-vac (that's his picture here). OK, we named it. Well my daughter named it Vinnie [...]

Ho, ho, ho. It’s Christmas party time

Ho, ho, ho. It’s Christmas party time

This is my column from this week's Savvy magazine, that appears in the Townsville Bulletin. The letter box is full of junk mail, the shopping centre carparks are full and there’s the ubiquitous hum of Jingle Bells playing in the background. It [...]

 Page 1 of 6  1  2  3  4  5 » ...  Last »