Water is a precious resource that for many is becoming harder and harder to come by as droughts spread far and wide. Whether you live in a drought filled area like us - we are currently on high-level water restrictions - or are looking to make your home and garden more environmentally friendly, there are many ways you can reuse water in your garden. What is Grey Water? Greywater is wastewater that is generated from non-toilet plumbing ...
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DIY Soft Scrub Cleaner
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Cleaning the bathroom is not an overly exciting job, but it needs to be done. This simple DIY Soft Scrub Cleaner is a great alternative to the commercial products and helps keep your bathroom and kitchen areas sparkly and smelling lovely. DIY Soft Scrub Cleaner This scrub is a great all-round cleaner that can help remove soap scum, stains, and leaves your tub, tiles and toilet looking bright. Depending on what I need to clean, sometimes I ...
How to Organise Old Family Photos
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Though it is always fun to look through old photos and reminisce, we rarely do this, so I have decided it is time to find a better way to organise old family photos and create a lovely organised photo collection. How to Organise Old Family Photos Sorting and organising old family photos can be a very daunting task, especially when you have boxes of them, but you have to start sometime or it will never happen. Obviously, this is something ...
DIY Minced Garlic
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I always use a lot of garlic when I cook, which means I tend to buy garlic in bulk or have a lot growing in the garden. A good way to keep garlic is to either dehydrate it and turn it into garlic powder or to mince it. Minced garlic is a good way to keep garlic which can easily be spooned into your meals as you cook. Homemade Minced Garlic Homemade minced garlic is easy to make and only takes three ingredients - garlic, oil and salt. All ...
How to Dehydrate Garlic to make Garlic Powder
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I use a lot of garlic in my cooking, so like to have a lot on hand. To make this easier, I always have lots of dried or minced garlic on hand. This saves me time by not having to peel garlic while cooking a meal; I use the dried or minced garlic I have, then buy in bulk (or harvest from the garden) and prepare for use again. Read on to learn how to dehydrate garlic to make garlic powder. Dried Garlic Even though raw garlic can be kept ...
DIY Reusable Beeswax Wraps
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A great, green alternative to disposable cling-wrap is beeswax wraps. They are so easy to make, though can be a little fiddly at times, but they work great. DIY Reusable Beeswax Wraps To make these, I tried two different methods. I found the oven method so much easier and quicker as I could have two wraps going at once - two shelves in the oven. What you will need: Beeswax Beads Fabric - thin, cotton fabric Pinking ...
10 Ways to Simplify your Life
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Are you trying to squeeze more and more into your days? Do you ever feel overwhelmed or stressed out? Have you lost touch with the things that you value the most? We are constantly rushing around, hooked to our cell phones, trying to be more productive, and pulling ourselves in every direction. We have all been caught up in this crazy pace, but I am trying to improve and embrace a more simply routine to be less stressful and more at peace, ...
Keeping Christmas Simple
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Can you believe that Christmas is almost here again? Hasn't the year gone fast? Now is the time to think about planning for this special event without getting overwhelmed. We are looking forward to having a lovely day, without breaking the bank. Here are some of the ways you can plan to keep your Christmas simple this year. Set a Budget The first thing to do is set a budget. Work out what you are going to spend on gifts for each person, ...