by CHeathcote | Jan 2, 2017 | Tips
Put a waste bin in every room. Sick of finding empty envelopes, sweet wrappers and old newspapers all over the place? With a small waste bin in each room no one has any excuses for not disposing of their clutter. Sure, you then have to empty them all, but in our...
by CHeathcote | Jan 2, 2017 | Tips
Bars of soap. Some say bar soap harbors germs. We’re no scientists and wouldn’t like to comment, but we do know that bars of soap make a mess. Medication. The humidity and fluctuating temperatures can interfere with some medications, possibly making them less...
by CHeathcote | Jan 1, 2017 | Tips
Get up before the kids No matter how much you love your sleep – and in my case that’s a heck of a lot – there’s so much to be said for getting up before the kids. Even if only ten minutes, that short spell of calm can help the whole day to flow more smoothly. Have a...
by CHeathcote | Nov 28, 2016 | My Local Laundrette
Clear out the Cloakroom. If the area where you keep your coats is anything like ours, there won’t be much space for lots of extras! It’s such a shame to have a chair monopolised by a pile of coats when you have guests over. Accept it; it’s going to be quite some...
by CHeathcote | Nov 25, 2016 | Tips
So much to do, so little time We know, life can feel like a juggling act. Working, cleaning, cooking, getting the kids to and from football, fixing packed lunches, fitting in the school run……the list goes on and on. It’s not surprising that we feel...
by CHeathcote | Apr 21, 2016 | Tips
We’re all familiar with the old adage ‘tidy house, tidy mind’ but how much joy is there to be had in a tidy sock drawer or carefully styled coffee table display? Some would say we have gone too far (See Spectator Article) and suggest that, perhaps, our orderliness now...
by CHeathcote | Apr 21, 2016 | Tips
Ladies have taken to Twitter to complain about their Marks and Spencer’s bras setting off security scanners in airports. You can read more about it here . Assuming you made it safely through security, how do you go about cleaning those under wired bras once you’re...
by CHeathcote | Aug 4, 2015 | Tips
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by CHeathcote | Aug 4, 2015 | My Local Laundrette
You may not know it but the dust mite lives with us constantly, in our carpets, on our clothes and in our bedding. Their favourite food is discarded skin particles. Due to the warm environment and the plentiful supply of food they love bedding, in fact the average...
