The Best Way to Minimize a Lack of Gifts

This year the budget is more than a little tight when it comes to the family Christmas gifts. So, my wife and I had a little pow wow and tried to come up with some clever ideas of how to make that fact a little less obvious through some home organisation. Of course, our kids [...]

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The Virtues of Stained Glass as a Family Art Form

My daughter has really got talent, that is a talent for convincing her good ole parents to do as she pleases. Last week she announced that she wanted to improve the appearance of our home by taking up the hobby of stained glass making. Now, I remember having a vague interest in this art form [...]

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Organisation of the Home

Home organisation is a topic near and dear to our family’s heart. We have got it as close to a science as we believe possible. This is something we pride ourselves on, and strive to improve collectively. Nope, I am not kidding. How I ever got so lucky as to have found a wife equally [...]

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Home Fitness is Where it is At

Making your home the place, or starting point from which, you exercise is ultra beneficial for some great reasons. It is awesome to be able to spend more time devoted to actually exercising when you have no commute to a gym. Plus, when you have the equipment to engage in outdoor activities right on the [...]

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Men VS Women Home Decorating

The little lady and I have had many a “row” over this topic. To generalise, men and women often see the process of home decorating in different lights. I for one like simple, relatively inexpensive, durable stuff that is readily available. My honey’s approach is more of a search and rescue one. She will research [...]

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Home Repair SAFETY FIRST

If I had known how much money is shelled out to plumbers, electricians, and carpenters back when I was deciding on what form of employment to enter, I definitely would have reconsidered my profession. Not to mention, if I had known that there would be a change in the image and new found level of [...]

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