by Danielle | Feb 2, 2011 | Blog, Homemaking, Housework Blues (extract), Staying sane
Inferiority is relative. It needs something or someone else to be compared to. A sense of inferiority arises from comparing ourselves to someone else, someone supposedly superior. Why do we do that? Is it helpful? Very often, it isn’t but it can be automatic and...
by Danielle | Oct 24, 2010 | Blog, Homemaking, Housework Blues (extract), Staying sane
“Is this it?” “Is this what my life has come to?” “I’ve got so much more to offer.” Sound familiar? If your life is consumed by housework, no wonder you feel superior – of course you have more to offer! I don’t believe that any woman on the planet has...
by Danielle | Jul 1, 2010 | Blog, Books, Cooking, Family, Housework Blues (extract), Staying sane
Plan, Shop, Chop I was once reading a cook-book by that original domestic goddess -Nigella Lawson. In it, she casually mentioned that planning and shopping are as much a part of cooking as the kitchen-based business. This was a eureka moment for me. Of course!...
by Danielle | May 20, 2010 | Blog, Cleaning, Housework Blues (extract), Staying sane
So, you’ve spent your time cooking or cleaning or washing or ironing etc, then you look around a few hours later and the fruits of your labour are gone with the wind. Take a deep breath – it’s time for a Scarlett O’Hara moment. Tomorrow is another day It’s true...
by Danielle | Mar 5, 2010 | Blog, Books, Housework Blues (extract)
As so many children’s stories have it: “At last, the great day arrived.” For me, that day is today. I hold in my hands a real-life, in-the-flesh version of my own book! This is my first book and so I’m giddy with excitement. (It really is quite a thrill...
by Danielle | Feb 26, 2010 | Blog, Books, Housework Blues (extract)
Today, I finally published the real-life (ie paperback) edition of Housework Blues – A Survival Guide! There will be more details coming up (see below) but it should be available to buy from Amazon very soon! I’m so excited! This is the culmination of nearly 2...