Simple life is usually about the little things - small steps, tracking small amounts of money spent during the day, taking time for yourself...

The Energy Monitor a couple of days after installation. (Click on photos to enlarge.) We had an energy and water audit done a few weeks ago....

* No one would apply for our jobs. We work long hours, have no days off, we have to balance our budgets no matter what the circumstanc...

I have received quite a few emails lately asking about what I call the hierarchy of food. The questions ask how important is it to eat orga...

We've all wanted her to return. That icon of the fifties, the housewife in the Audrey Hepburn dress and frilly apron who had perfect lip...

Putting nutritious food on the kitchen table is one of the tasks a homemaker must repeat every day. I cringe when I think of the many times...

There is no doubt about it, things are grim. Jobs and homes are being lost, prices are rising and it looks like it won't improve for a ...

I have to admit to being out of my routine with Christmas holidays and working on my book every day. I returned to work this week, and was ...

I was shocked to see a Labor Party politician on the TV news yesterday say that now we've had our retail therapy over Christmas (his wor...

It was a strange Christmas in Australia. The expected shopping downturn didn't happen and people kept spending just like they always do...

These are the posts that really make blogging worthwhile for me. Oh sure, I blog for myself in that it creates a good record of what I'...

One of the many things I love about the way I live is that I never feel helpless. I feel I'm in control of what I'm doing and where...

Hi everyone. I'm fine, I've just had a couple of hectic days. :- ) We live in troubling times. If you've been reading the new...

We have to net these peaches this weekend to stop the fruit fly getting them. It's a constant battle which I often seem to lose. You wo...

I wish it wasn’t like this but money has a lot to do with simple living. I guess it’s naive to think that money, and the power attached to ...

It generally takes a lot to change patterns of behaviour but change is happening right here in Australia, and I'm sure all around th...