by Danielle | Sep 30, 2010 | Blog, Books, Cooking, Family, Staying sane
This week sees the return to our screens of the lovely Nigella Lawson. Her new series, Nigella Kitchen, begins Monday 30th September at 8pm on BBC 2. So to celebrate this happy event, I thought I would mark the occasion with a Nigella-flavoured blog post. I recently...
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 | Jul 23, 2009 | Blog, Cleaning, Staying sane
It’s not often you’ll see the word feminist linked with the topic of housework. Surely, feminists don’t do housework..? Oh, but we do! A belief in equality is all well and good, but it won’t do the dishes or make the beds. And until the theory of equality reaches the...
by Danielle | Jul 2, 2009 | Blog, Cleaning, Homemaking, Staying sane
…to help with the housework! I recently wrote a chapter about motivation in the domestic realm, for my new book, Housework Blues. It lead to the following spin-off idea which I think you may find very useful and effective. The idea is to utilise a powerful...
by Danielle | Apr 28, 2009 | Blog, Family, Staying sane
Picture the scene… You’ve just collapsed onto the sofa with a drink and your favourite book/magazine/TV programme. The relaxing sigh is barely out of your mouth before you hear it….the summons. Somebody, somewhere wants a piece of you. And they want it...