The kitchen is one place that we tend to use large amounts of electricity – and that doesn’t just refer to the energy used for heating the water to wash the dishes/run the dishwasher and to illuminate our cooking areas. In most homes, electricity is the main means of actually turning raw materials into edible [...]
Most Brits think that they can take water for granted, especially the sort of water that falls through the air and ruins outdoor outings. If anything, it’s fine weather that can’t be taken for granted. But in spite of the notorious climate, we shouldn’t take our water for granted, especially the water coming through our [...]
We all want our home to be healthy and natural. However, no matter how hard we try, people are going to get sick and throw up (whether this is courtesy of a bug brought home from school/work or courtesy of too much homebrewed cider, we won’t enquire). And if we try to create a household [...]
You might like the idea of using natural cleaners. However, you may have a bit of a job persuading other members of your household to switch from the chemical-laden proprietary gunk they use to the natural products. This can be a bit of a chore – harder work than actually doing the home cleaning, at [...]
We’ve all heard of spring cleaning – the big top-to-bottom scrub-up that everyone gave their house once the need for daily coal fires (with all that soot going everywhere) was past and the longer sunshine hours showed up all the dirt in dark corners that had got overlooked. But what about autumn cleaning?
As the seasons [...]
“If an angel out of heaven/Brings you other things to drink/Thank him for his kind intentions/Go and pour them down the sink.” This line from G. K. Chesterton’s humorous (and, unfortunately, somewhat racist) poem The Song of Right and Wrong. While this advice was supposed to be taken about beverages other than those recommended by [...]
Most of us do it, or at least have heard of the practice. But most of us are ashamed to admit it. We’ve all sung along to a favourite CD or tape while cleaning the house, but only when we’re alone!
But why not listen to music while you’re doing the housework? Not only does upbeat [...]
The best thing everyone can do to protect himself is to follow good hygiene practices. These will help to slow the spread of the virus and will be the single most effective thing you can do to protect yourself and others from infection.
When you cough or sneeze it is especially important to follow the rules [...]
One of the more unsightly types of litter that we often see blowing around our streets and parks on a windy day is the collection of old plastic shopping bags. They get caught in trees, tangle in hedges and get trapped in gutters looking seedy and tacky. What’s more, even though many supermarkets are starting [...]
The power’s off or the washing machine’s out of order. You’ve got a huge amount of washing to do and you can’t let it wait until the washing machine’s fixed or the power comes on. An unlikely scenario? Not quite. This writer has been in this situation several times, the worst of which happened when [...]
