Leaving London and downshifting to become a full-time parent and rural homemaker
I am not a big fan of spiders. In fact they paralyse me with fear or send me into a screaming loon. When the children were 18 months old I ran screaming from their room leaving them alone with a huge great big hairy one. Nice work mummy.
Since moving to the country I am less [...]
‘If there’s time to lean, there’s time to clean!’
2 Minute Jobs:
Load dishwasher
Wash a sink
Sweep a floor
Tickle ceiling corners with a feather duster
Wipe a toilet
Empty wastepaper baskets
Load washing machine
Polish a mirror/picture
Find a few things to donate to the charity shop (toys, clothes, unwanted gifts)
Empty car of toys & rubbish
5 Minute Jobs:
Unload dishwasher
Organise food in fridge
Vacuum a [...]
Why has no-one ever pointed out to me the importance of stripping the bed AND IMMEDIATELY making the bed up with fresh bed linen during the same 10 minutes?!
Perhaps I’m part of a small slovenly minority who didn’t know why whisking the dirty bed linen away to the washing machine without taking the time to [...]