First things first - I had an internal battle as whether to use 'organizing or organising'. I'm thinking 'z' is now more commonly used when in this context? Would you agree this is not a good look for a kitchen table? You'd be right. Fortunately today is 'purpose and place day' at Chez Wright. ...
Food Waste Friday / I Need To Bake
It's Friday Guys - My turn once more to host Food Waste Friday! Each week since March 2008, in order to motivate her to waste less food, Kristen The Frugal Girl, has posted a picture of any food that has gone bad over the last seven days. She found this embarrassing practice so helpful, to her, that she invited other bloggers to post their own photos, and ...
Why Has It All Gone Quiet? School’s Out!
It's gone a little quiet, over here, at the blog. It is unintentional. School's out in the UK and I now schedule school holidays to ensure that the time is used well. This can mean blogging goes on the back-burner. I never actually consciously decide that. It just happens. However, after reading today's post over at The Frugal Girl, and really enjoying it, ...
No Waste Tastes Great / A Sweet Story
It's Friday Guys - time for No Waste Tastes Great Click here to learn more about my Friday routine Rather than a photo of my Friday fridge, I thought I'd mix it up a little this week. After not such a great week, last week, things definitely improved on the food waste front. That talking to myself did the trick! Below is what I have in the fridge that ...
Making It – A Handmade Valentine’s Card
A rainy Sunday morning saw me embark on a job I've been putting off. Sorting random buttons into a compartment box. Why'd I put it off? ...
Food Waste Friday / Time For A Talk
It's Friday Guys - My turn once more to host Food Waste Friday! Each week since March 2008, in order to motivate her to waste less food, Kristen The Frugal Girl, has posted a picture of any food that has gone bad over the last seven days. She found this embarrassing practice so helpful, to her, that she invited other bloggers to post their own photos, and ...
Habit or Routine? You decide…
I've just returned from an eventful school-run. At one point my 7-year-old was holding me up as I almost hit the deck. The reason? I was naively wearing my running shoes and not my grippy snow boots. Tuesday morning's I run. Come rain or shine. But not ice. That's my routine. I don't class it as a habit. I'm not running this morning. It's too slippy, ...
No Waste Tastes Great / Friday Night Is Curry Night
It's Friday Guys - time for No Waste Tastes Great Click here to learn more about my Friday routine Simply Being Mum's Friday Fridge ...
A Simple (& Stylish) Way To Serve Mashed Potato
I'm not sure mashed potato could really ever be described as stylish? But I think this makes headway toward that description... I thought I'd share how I serve mashed potato! Brace yourselves, blogging doesn't get any more exciting than this ;-) Prepare your potatoes in the usual way ...
Time To Move On? Sell It!
It all started with the post Drowning In Stuff at the start of January. Something was changing. There was a definite shift in my mindset toward the next stage of decluttering. I then spoke with the fantastic Clutterfairy and downloaded Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui by Karen Kingston. *There are no affiliate links in this post Then came Letting Go Of ...