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How 1 Sock Can Cause a Meltdown
This has been quite a difficult week – you may have noticed (or maybe you didn’t!) that I haven’t posted much this week. I have been trying so hard to keep on top of the house duties – sticking to my cleaning schedule, dealing with the laundry mountain which included getting the iron out several…
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Could we just be honest about this please?
In the UK many of us have adopted the term ‘home-maker’ as we didn’t like being referred to as a ‘house-wife’. I didn’t marry a house. However, this new term makes everything sound so lovely. I feel like I should be wearing some sort of flowing, cotton dress which is obviously patterned with perfect strawberries,…
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*FREE* Menu Plan Printable for October!
Guess who’s been playing on Canva again! I was actually looking for something home-school related but it took me to Canva and I thought ‘hold on, I wonder if could make one of these?’ So for a bit of fun, I came up with a printable for the month of October to help with meal…
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Sometimes the job just needs done
There comes a point when you can no longer put off a job which you know, and have known for ages, needs done. In this case, that job was the horror of the cupboard under the kitchen sink. It’s one of those areas we all use daily and things just get taken out and thrown…
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Dealing with the mundane
There are times when keeping a home just feels plain old monotonous – and there is no getting round it. Day after day, week after week, it can be all too easy to feel like you are going in circles, chasing your tail, heading back to square one and starting it all over again. And…
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This tip from Mrs Hinch blows my mind
Ok, I admit it, I don’t follow Mrs Hinch on the social sphere. I am aware of her only from the merchandise I’ve seen in the shops. However, I did come across one of her books in the second hand place we visited earlier this week (see post from Wednesday). We get 3 books for…
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Going In Housework Circles
Dishes done and sink is clear, I turned my back and more appear: “We haven’t even eaten yet”, I think as I get new pile wet. Last load of ironing finally done, Then see I’ve washed another one. Get that dry and ironed too – Another pile comes out the blue. Hoovers used and put…
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