If you can’t remember what you had for supper last week, why not take a peek into the back of your fridge? I often used to find interesting specimens growing in the containers, even an onion, or two, sprouting! What do you have?  A chest freezer or an upright? Even with the best of intentions, […]

In March 2015 I started a new job and embarked on a new journey – a journey to make living life easier.  This has now become my slogan for the company which I started from this blog. Clearing out clutter and getting rid of possessions that no longer serve their purpose and are just taking […]

This week we continue in the kitchen and we’re doing drawers and cupboards. The kitchen drawers A big thing in America is the kitchen junk drawer, this is the space where you put things like rubber bands, extra batteries, sticky tape (which you can never find when you need it) and other miscellaneous bits and […]

Decluttering your kitchen, if you are me, is not all that easy. I have a lot of kitchen appliances. I love kitchen gadgets! This week we begin decluttering our kitchen counters.  I have a lot of stuff on my counters.  I have eggs, my mixer, the microwave, some condiments and the vacuum sealer, (which after […]

What does the expiry date really mean? The food monitoring people require companies to have expiry dates on their products to protect us. It doesn’t always work. So what do those labels mean? Food life SELL BY: This is actually not for the consumers but lets the retailers know how long something could be on […]

I own it! The importance of simply staying in control of your kitchen cupboard and the freezer, can’t be emphasized enough in helping you stay in control of your budget. Kitchen Inventory I am following a blog called storage solutions 101 and in it the writer, Taylor Spalding Flanery, wrote about decluttering your house and […]