Easy storage for kids

Luis wrote: I’m looking for a cheap but effective way to store card games. My kids love card games but the boxes are often too hard for the kids to easily put them back into… so they leave them on the floor. Or the package rips so the cards get left in a pile and [...]

Baby got back(log)

I spent a good part of yesterday purging and shredding.  I was amused at how much made it into the “archives”. Not much was retrieved, probably less than 3% (a TV contract, content ideas to share here or on my newsletter, some tips sheets I made back in the dark ages). What you see in these [...]

Swap your wife with a hoarder!

Wife Swap Australia will soon be on the Lifestyle Channel, hooray!  I am a big fan of the show- and the Lifestyle Channel.  They’re looking for participants … in particular, they’re looking for a wife (or husband) who is a bit of a hoarder, but “in a healthy context, rather than as part of an [...]

Come to The Repair Workshops.

Big thanks to the lovely Olivia for bring this event to my attention- it looks great! For anyone who hates waste, or loves to reinvent or appreciates the artistry of repair, check out The Repair Workshops The Repair Workshops is an exciting artistic exploration into the idea of repair. The project challenges us all to [...]

The fastest and cheapest spring clean: in winter!

If you’re feeling a bit boggy with the colder weather and if your home need s bit of a spruce up, here’s a really fast way to bring a bit ‘o zing into your space. Hire a carpet shampooer from your local supermarket or hardware store. We used Rug Doctor from Coles supermarket and paid [...]

Amazing mid century design to salivate over.

This is pure design porn.  Amazing, amazing photographs of beautiful Eichler homes in Orange, CA.  Please God, let me move to California!!  Please!! Check it out here, at The Analog Eye.

The future of paper?

Here’s a creative concept for the “Paperless office”. Xerox have designed paper that can be re-used dozens of times. Check out the video and full story here.

I’m tweeting, I’m tweeting!

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School holidays… are you planning some organising and decluttering?!

Well done you for surviving another term with the kids and all their busy-ness. So, are you off on a trip away, or making the most of being near home (and getting some stuff sorted)? What are you most looking forward to? What are you dreading? I want to know!

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