A small family lives near me – the mother is a bright cheerful young woman, usually with a small child firmly hanging on to her right and the other child hurtling around on a new on trend scooter.  The mum works unsocial part time hours, evening and weekend shifts some drive away. The dad of […]

When I was younger, as a break from chores and cleaning for mum, my parents would take us out in the car for Sunday rides out. It was a familiar pattern – dad would find a lovely little village pub and we’d be allowed to sit on one of the outside benches with a glass […]

Helping out at a heritage property has beenan eye opener for me. I have always enjoyed looking around old properties – the tudor ones really keep me engaged but the one I volunteer at is 18thC and has had many changes over the years. Last year the trustees opened up the basement area after a […]

The art of home organising Some people have it. Some don’t. Looking around at one or two of nearby houses, we’re veering towards the latter. I take heart that after many years of fighting my way through chaotic junk strewn hallways and living rooms that I now appreciate the fundamentals of having a system. It’s […]

There are some families who are just so much busier than others – one happy bunch up the road are on the go constantly. The parents both work and take other children to school with their own offspring and after school, a car load gets offloaded in a lovely busy and noisy 5 minutes. Every […]

This is really a very good time to be cleaning up at home and the office. Nothing puts folk off visiting a client’s office than a badly maintained kitchen or washroom facility. To get things into better shape, gather together a cleaning kit – two buckets with sturday handles. In one put good quality rubber […]

There are s many facets about running an office or being landlord of properties.  Getting the tenants in is not generally the problem but preparing the office or flat to receive them is very time and energy consuming.  Of course it is possible to do these things yourself, but the finish will never be as […]

For  years  now I have been taking a very aged relative to see her rather poorly son in hospital.   It’s quite an expedition for both of us and it starts back at her home even before the trauma of getting her into my car.  On one occasion it was chaotic – she couldn’t find her […]

Knowing how to get the best out of your cleaning lady or company can be a bit perplexing at first.  I do know someone who gets in a real tussle with herself when the cleaner is due in.   These days my acquaintance is very frail and doesn’t always remember to clean up after visit to […]

I do love having a clean shiny car.  I like even better having a clean shiny car that’s also possible to get into without climbing over bags of rubbish and dog associated hardware.    I’m not sure why some folk treat their only vehicle as a dust cart – I’ve seen no end of vw […]