The UK is currently sweltering. Even in the Lakes, which often manages to find the nearest raincloud, we are slowly melting away! With this in mind, my current office is South-facing. There is no blind on the window, and even a fan is doing not a great lot! I’m struggling to do two things in…
When it comes to cleaning, our home usually takes priority. After all, it’s an endless circuit of bathroom, kitchen, vacuuming, dusting… But what about those of us who go out to work? You might spend 7 or 8 hours a day there, sharing facilities with co-workers. If you work in an office, it’s usually a…
Do you ‘switch off’ after work? Whether you work from home, find yourself slogging away on projects far into the early hours, or you’re still dealing with work emails on your smartphone instead of reading the kids a bedtime story – there comes a point in the day where you need to switch off from work…
Our absolute favourite feature of bins, baskets, boxes and similar all-purpose storage is that they do all the organising hard work for you. Toss or neatly arrange (your preference) any items in a bin and they corral the items instantly. That’s why the…
Following on from my posts on our annoying and overly clingy friend procrastination, I’m sharing with you a few of the apps I use to keep me on the straight and narrow when it comes to writing. These are iPhone/iPad/iMac apps – (when it comes to technology, I can be a bit of a brand…
Firstly, I’m gonna apologise in advance if this post is a little, shall we say, ‘disjointed’. One of the things we’re taught when writing is to employ a structure – a beginning, middle and conclusion or end-part. This is useful in things like academic essays, because it stops us going off on a tangent. It…
You don’t have to buy bathroom cleaner – you can make it yourself! There are loads of different ways you can bung together a simple bathroom cleaning spray, depending on what you have in the cupboard, but here’s the recipe I used to make in bulk: 1 heaped tablespoon of Citric Acid powder (or Borax)
This is the second part of my feature on how to avoid procrastinating (and therefore, getting nowt done). To read Part 1, click here. Denial – If you have been directing your energy elsewhere, or you are continually putting off making a start on something because you believe you need to be in the…
Non, je ne regrette rien… OK…hands up who’s never regretted any decision they have ever made. If allowed to flourish, regret can be long-lasting, deep-seated and an extremely heavy emotion to carry around in our backpack of life. It keeps the roots of our growth entrenched in the past, instead of in the present moment.
Get Ready for World Oceans Day! On June 8th 2014, people around the globe will be celebrating this year’s World Oceans Day – this year the theme is “Together we have the power to protect the ocean.” Hundreds of events are planned to help people get involved in solutions for a healthy ocean and society –…
Today, I’m unearthing old stuff. There is a folder on my computer, full of exciting nuggets of my writing history. Ironically, I found the following article on procrastination sat there. I’ll split it into two parts, because if you’re someone it could help then there is no way you will read it all in one…
We haven’t had a Green Cleaning Spotlight for a while, so I thought it was about time for another one! I’m going to spill the beans on how you can keep your home clean in an eco-friendly way (whilst not spending too much time keeping it that way). Today I’m looking at the shower – this…
Aah, polish. Spray a little in a room and everyone thinks you’ve been cleaning away – what a trooper! Unfortunately, people come to this conclusion because of the distinctive stinky smell (and just don’t get me started on the aerosols…) When I started my cleaning company, I quickly knew I couldn’t get away for very…
Mmm, juice. With the sheer amount of content that’s out there these days, we all need to tap into a regular flow of the ol’ creative juice to keep ideas flowing, content coming and heads turning in our direction. When you schedule in some precious time to come up with new ideas, designs, or blog…
Let’s be honest – cleaning the house is not high up on most people’s To Do List. The majority of us live day-to-day in that void space between having all the time in the world to keep a spotless home, and being able to afford to pay a cleaner to do it for you. If…