I share lots of little projects and organising ideas here on the blog fairly regularly. Usually I try to wait a little while to check that they really are as good as I thought before I share, but generally the ideas are up with in a couple of weeks of me doing them. So I’ve…
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How To Store Lego Instruction Booklets
We are big fans of Lego here on the farm. Over the cold months, barely a week goes by without the kids getting it out to play with. We have a large collection, comprising of vintage stuff that Country Boy and I had when we were kids, together with a host of sets the kids…
Keeping It Simple | Taming Kids Toys: Part Two
A few months ago I shared some of the struggles I had in keeping the kids toys organised. Talking to my sister, and writing the post really helped me to get to the crux of the issue. It’s not that they had too many toys – they play with every single one regularly – but…
Keeping It Simple | Taming The Kid’s Toys
Over the last few weeks in my series on simple living, I have been sharing thoughts on some of the big ideas, or principles behind my version of simple living. Things like breaking down tasks into smaller steps, looking for quality not quantity, and limiting our choices. These big ideas (and several others) are important…