The Good Home

In our house, we are trying to get more veggies into our daily diet. Most recently I have been on a quest to get the whole family to enjoy cauliflower. It has always been a winer in my book, but not everyone at our dinner table has agreed to it being put on their plate [...]

Living room décor seems to depend more upon entertainment now than ever before. In the past, it was relatively easy to arrange a comfortable room with maybe a few couches and chairs, a bookcase or two, and maybe a fireplace or a modest television. However, as home entertainment potential has advanced, more and more people [...]

Boy oh boy did I not see August coming. It came like a flash, and was over even faster in my world. You see this is the first year that my son will be living off campus while at Uni. In true male fashion, Randal did not spend a second thinking about what he would [...]

So you’ve secured a mortgage and you’re about to go and pick up the keys to your brand new house: congratulations; the hardest part of relocating has been overcome. Searching for new houses for sale is easily the most trying part of any prospective move, but the task of actually moving in can prove stressful [...]

Many people keep receipts for important purchases like birthday presents, but have you considered keeping a receipt for everything you buy? Try it! You might be surprised how it affects you! When you look back at all the receipts for one month or so, you might be astonished to realise how much you spent on [...]

Our family has been camping for as long as any of us can remember. We are so into it that it is not at all uncommon for us to give one another camping equipment as gifts for the holidays. And planning for big trips, and small alike make for great family time. If you are [...]

Seems like we are constantly striving to obtain more material objects in the quest to create a good life. But, every so often we get a reality check, and in response can see all that we have already should be more than enough to produce the very goal we are looking to achieve. In those [...]

I came across an online tool that I think is well worth mentioning, and it is called try-a-window treatment. On the Better Homes and Garden website they have created this instrument to enable you to see what the curtains, or shades you are interested in will look like on your style of window, and it [...]

Since I have taken over the supervisory role in the building of the extension of our home I have completed certain tasks I never anticipated. One of those things was looking for portable toilet hire companies; another was becoming as aggressive as a barrister when dealing with certain vendors. Neither activity sounds particularly fulfilling, but [...]

As I read through the newsfeed messages my friends put on Facebook, I have come to realize that we all want the same thing, more downtime. But, I think one friend in particular has hit the nail on the head by selecting the proper home furnishings that inspire relaxation. She is showing us all how [...]

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