It is trendy to be minimalistic these days. You could say that I am a minimalist, a ruthless one even. But it is not by choice. Because it is actually easier to just let stuff accumulate than have to decide what to keep or throw. So I press on. If you are an aspiring minimalist but are feeling overwhelmed by the enormity of the task, let me share how we can do this and keep our homes clutter-free. Let’s go! Read more…
Home Management
Do the Work
Tough love ahead: friends, there is work to be done and we need to do the work. If we want results, we need to work. There is no such thing as overnight successes. And sometimes the work is plain hard. No matter how much we try to work smart, some work is just hard. And we just need to put in the hours. Read more…
Do the Brain Dump and Get Out of the Overwhelmed Zone
What is a brain dump and why do you need to do one if you want to get out of the overwhelmed zone? A brain dump basically transfers all the to-dos and ideas floating in your head to a safe and trustworthy storage place so that you can use your brain to think and not as a storeroom. Read how it works out for me and grab a pretty or a minimalist Brain Dump printable while here! Read more…
Staying Home With Your Children is Possible
Do YOU want to stay home with your children? Because not everyone does. Is staying home to care for your children your heart’s desire but you are not sure how exactly to make it work? Erin Odom’s new offering You Can Stay Home to Raise Your Children can help. She has a lot of practical, not just theoretical tips and tricks. Read more…
Gadgets – Boon or Bane?
It is 2018. Man has developed and is continuing to develop more and more gadgets to help us save time and energy, especially while doing household chores. But, are gadgets a boon or a bane in our modern lifestyle? No wonder the fear of being taken over by robots is real! Read more…
Teaching Our Children to Declutter
Children are natural hoarders. And they are not born knowing how to be organised, Therefore, teaching our children to declutter is an important life skill we need to teach them, on top of knowing how to cook and clean. Read more…
Daily Pick Ups Maintain Order in Our Large Family
A daily pick up is a must if we want to maintain a certain level of neatness in our large family. Daily pick ups ensure that the general areas of the house is mostly neat. And when everyone chips in the chore is a quick one to do. But it also means that there must be a designated place for stuff. Read more … Read more…
Kitchen Equipment for Our Large Family
After the post on grocery shopping and cooking for our larger than average-sized family, you must be curious about the size and type of kitchen equipment we use to facilitate cooking for our family. You must be wondering if we have an industrialised-sized kitchen or perhaps restaurant style woks and pots? Read more…
Constant De-Cluttering is a Necessity in Our Large Family
After managing the house for the past 23 years, I have learnt that one of the best ways to keep on top housekeeping stuff besides setting up systems and routines is to constantly declutter. 9 people under 1 roof means I need to be ruthless about it too. Otherwise our stuff will overwhelm us! Read to find out how I keep things under control – mostly. Read more…
Learning to Cook in Our Large Family
In our large family, there are many, many opportunities for the children to learn how to cook. Sadly, none of them were ever interested. Perhaps the badly ventilated kitchen was partly to blame? But even if they did not like it, my grand plan was that they had to learn how to cook before they left home. Read more…