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Sunday May 26th 2013

Posts Tagged ‘home hint’

Happy Global Handwashing Day

Happy Global Handwashing Day

You know how I have a little issue with being all judgy (I'm working on it--truly). Well I'm going to own this bit of judgement. Own and keep it and perpetuate it in fact. I think people who don't wash their hands when they go to the toilet are [...]

Your domestic skills are wanting. So what?

Your domestic skills are wanting.  So what?

OK, can you make a Victoria sponge? I can but big deal. What good is it to me unless I'm auditioning for Masterchef? Anyway if you can't don't worry. For you are one of a growing breed. A breed that is young mothers--young mothers without domestic [...]

Oui, oui madame

Oui, oui madame

Okay, my French could best be described as sucky. As I've mentioned before I'm really bad at it, but that doesn't stop me thinking that I can speak French when in France to real French people who have absolutely no idea what I'm talking about. It [...]

A new movement–toilet yoga

A new movement–toilet yoga

Yoga is good for all things. Flexibility, strength, inner peace and now, adding to its already impressive resume, the ability to help you go to the toilet in a zen like manner. The Toilet Yoga Movement (seriously I did not make that up), has [...]

Elephants: the new cane toads

Elephants: the new cane toads

Years ago, some genius science people decided it would be a great idea to bring in cane toads to eat the bug that was eating the sugar cane. That worked out well didn't it? Anyway imagine my surprise when this little gem popped up on my trivia [...]

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. 

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