An email came from a US reader, Abby, who asked about being a homemaker in later years. This is part of what she wrote: "I am a stay...

Not many women grow up knowing their career of choice will be that of a homemaker. Most Western education is steered towards the commercial...

I believe that just about anything is possible for me if I plan well enough ahead of time and organise myself so I don't have to rush. ...

Our electricity bill came last week. It's something that many of us fear now because, in Australia, and possibly in many other parts of...

I have written in the past about how trying to be perfect holds you back rather than helps you. Life as we live it is a changeable feast and...

I hope all my friends on the east coast of the US are safe and sound. I've not seen any TV reports yet but the pictures online show som...

If you decide to take the big leap of faith and turn your back on this consumerist society we live in, often you'll produce some of you...

I think we all have drawers where we throw in junk that we don't want sitting on the counter top. My junk drawer is in the kitchen, jus...

It's a fine line we walk sometimes - that line between having enough and having too much. One of the things that confuses many of us wh...

I am filled with unmitigated optimism at the moment because I have made some decisions lately, based solely on what I want to do. Selfish I...

Even though I haven't written about our stockpile for a long time, it is still sustaining us. During our busy period with the book and ...

There are few things more grounding and self-affirming than working quietly in your own home to provide comfort and healthy food for yourse...