by Danielle | Jun 17, 2010 | Blog, Books, Clutter, Homemaking, Staying sane
I am a big reader of business manuals and success books and I’d like to share one of the common threads that feature in the great majority, which I think can be safely summed up as follows: get help! It’s a simple idea; you focus on what you are good at, your...
by Danielle | May 17, 2010 | Blog, Cleaning, Clutter, Family, Homemaking, Staying sane
Thanks to the marvels of technology, some of my recent online articles included a comments facility and some people very kindly used this space to volunteer their own housework-success secrets. These included some real gems and I thought it would be helpful to put...
by Danielle | Apr 20, 2010 | Blog, Cleaning, Health, Homemaking, Staying sane
In Housework Blues, I describe the many wonderful benefits of The Housework Workout, (ie using housework as a form of exercise). Yet I’m not the first to suggest this idea. In fact, if you search for ‘housework’ on Amazon, one of the top results is the...
by Danielle | Jan 23, 2010 | Blog, Health, Homemaking, Staying sane
New Year Resolutions.Did you make any, this year? If so, are they still going strong? Or just a dim and slightly guilty memory?Given that the majority of New Year Resolutions fail to make it past New Year’s Eve, it begs the question – why bother?...
by Danielle | Nov 9, 2009 | Blog, Cleaning, Homemaking, Staying sane
Could it be true? (again) Now I am a self-confessed Undomestic Goddess. I am not naturally inclined to clean and tidy. I am a million miles away from the Perfect Housewife. And yet… The other day, I had a few precious minutes of un-spoken-for time on my hands...
by Danielle | Oct 8, 2009 | Blog, Clutter, Homemaking, Staying sane
Let’s play Spot the Difference. Woman A arrives home. She hangs up her coat, bag and keys. She looks around her tidy home, smiles and decides she’s got time to relax in her beautiful sitting room with a cuppa and a magazine. A flustered Woman B heaves the door open,...