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12Apr

Let’s talk about saving money on household gadgets

Who here has never been pulled in by an advert promising that a new gadget will change your life in minutes? Or hear friends and family rave about products that transformed their life? Soon we are on Amazon and Google reading the reviews. After hours of research you come to the conclusion you are none the wiser, because the one bad review gets stuck in your head, tarnishing all the good ones. So how to find out what is really a good buy??? I have lived through the above situation many times. But now, having a minimalist life goal, I have been evaluating what objects are really necessary in my life, before purchasing anything. And especially household gadgets, which are often expensive. It is hard not to fall into the trap of Googling reviews and this is something I really don’t want to spend a lot of time and energy into though, I prefer to spend time with my son, plus there are the daily chores which take up a lot of my time. I appreciate having plenty of time to rest too! Since leaving my parent’s home and setting up my own I have bought quite a few household
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14Mar

Let’s talk about minimalism

In the last few years there’s been a growing theme in my life: consumerism and excess. I have never been a shopaholic or one to impulse buy, in fact I feel I really think things through before spending my money. What got me thinking about excess and minimalism was the amount of time I was spending cleaning my house. What has cleaning got to do with minimalism? Hold on, I will get to it. Saturday morning is when the cleaning happens in my house. Cleaning is not a fun activity for me, but I don’t really mind doing it as it results in a dust-free, organised house. Nevertheless, the process used to be highly frustrating due to the high amount of small items around the house, getting in the way. I may sound like a drama queen, but I am sure a lot of busy mum’s out there know what I mean. That’s when I decided to do a little research about how to achieve a more minimalistic lifestyle, a life that contains only the essential, the things that bring me happiness, all the rest was just getting in my way. I am no someone that gets easily attached to things
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11Feb

Let’s talk about planning your menu for the week ahead

My husband and I have always considered ourselves to be spontaneous when it comes to food. We come back from work, go straight to the kitchen and figure out something to cook for that evening. This routine worked for us for a long time, but since our son was born getting in the kitchen to cook our dinners has not been easy. During his first months (he is now 16 months old) my husband took over the role of chef as I was busy breastfeeding or trying to put him to bed. Or do both at the same time. When the little one started to sit at the table with us we had the challenge of having to think of recipes that we could all eat. But coming back from work, having no idea what to cook and often not having the right stuff in the cupboards was becoming a daily stress. I can hear you say: Sounds easy! What is she talking about?!? But I really didn’t find it easy, and it took us a while to get to the level of organisation we have now. I don’t want to go back to the days where I had to
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