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Tuesday June 18th 2013

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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. 

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?

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 [...]

Some cliched facts about husbands

Some cliched facts about husbands

Bride Magazine has helpfully compiled a list of those oh so endearing qualities that husbands will display causing new wives to shrug their shoulders and shake their heads at the sheer quirkiness of it. Be warned girls most of it is bullshit and [...]

Need a royal wedding fix? Buy a Kate doll

Need a royal wedding fix?  Buy a Kate doll

I've always thought it would be really cool to have an action figure doll created in my likeness. No one would buy it mind, but it would still be really cool. Or even a Barbie. Since I've spent most of my life (unsuccessfully) trying to be [...]

Gen Y girls have no basic female skills. Shame on them.

Gen Y girls have no basic female skills.  Shame on them.

How long since you've made a lamington? Or maybe I should be asking can you even make lamingtons or why you would even want to make a lamington for that matter? It's an essential skill according to a recent study on basic female skills conducted by [...]

I’m being nagged to death by my fridge

I’m being nagged to death by my fridge

Have you noticed how bossy electrical products have become? They're always going on and on about something. My microwave just beeps and beeps until you deal with it. I tried ignoring it but no. Like a two year old in the lolly aisle it just won't [...]

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