We are passionate about small house life but we didn’t plan to downsize. We did a dramatic downsize after falling in love. With a house. A pretty small 2 by 1, 1951 cottage. We found an adorable little house in a garden reminiscent of The Secret Garden, and a lifetime of living in a big-house… Continue reading Small house life. Why we love it and hacks to make it feel big.
Category: Living simpler
Mum-hacks. Getting on top of the washing.
Small systems keep whole empires going so they can certainly save some sanity in our homes! During our craziest season with 3 school kids and a baby, cat dog chickens goats and a pony, plus renovations, sports and social life, I became a systems analyst. I made it my goal to work out little systems… Continue reading Mum-hacks. Getting on top of the washing.
One persons clutter is another person treasure. Sell it!
If you are sick of stuff lying around and cluttering up your house/shed/verandah I recommend just go around every couple of weeks and find some things you don’t need anymore and take a few photos of those items so you can sell them. Our needs and our households and hobbies do change. Seasons come to… Continue reading One persons clutter is another person treasure. Sell it!
Easy peasy photo wall.
Here’s a fast easy way to create a special wall for your photos. It is also accessible and flexible for swapping photos when you have new ones so it’s a LIVING photo zone. Much better than having the same old photos in frames year in year out that we don’t even notice when we walk… Continue reading Easy peasy photo wall.
Making coconut yoghurt.
Hi lovely people. Have you ever tried coconut yoghurt? Making your own coconut yoghurt is very simple. It’s more liquid than dairy yoghurt but it is absolutely delicious. Whether you are dairy intolerant or not, it makes an awesome (probiotic) snack or desert, especially with some berries mixed in.
Slowing down in a fast world part 2.
This mouse-wheel looks pretty cute but when you feel like you are on one it isn’t cute! Most families I know are exhausted right now at the end of the year. They have been running and rushing all year through a litany of events and pressures. From work, family life, school events, extra curricular activities,… Continue reading Slowing down in a fast world part 2.
Less actually is more.
The average western home could be emptied of 1/2 its contents, and then 1/2 its contents again, and there would still be more than enough. If only we just had enough. Having too much stuff has its costs. Not just the initial hard earned cash that you forked out but other costs. Costs like stress,… Continue reading Less actually is more.
Life at farm-speed.
In 2015 we were very privileged to spend half a year living on a small farm. It was a whole different pace of life to anything else. We lived in a little chalet and were surrounded by trees, breezes, sounds of horses galloping, smells of earth and leaves. Often when I walked from one house… Continue reading Life at farm-speed.
Beautiful motherhood.
Dear Mom, Mum, Mama. You are so precious to your family and no one in the whole world can replace you. Your Motherhood flows into every corner of your family home. Like a beautiful fragrance, or wonderful oil in the machinery of your family’s life. All those simple ordinary things you do impact the well… Continue reading Beautiful motherhood.
How to make raw cacao chocolate. gf.df.vegan.
A couple of years ago I ate some homemade chocolate which my friends had made with raw organic Cacao. I couldn’t stop thinking about it, it was that delicious! And I had never even been a chocophile. Driven by the delicious memory I went out and bought the ingredients and then whipped up my first… Continue reading How to make raw cacao chocolate. gf.df.vegan.
Into the clearing 