A few years ago, when I started thinking about the true cost of food, I started to buy as much as I could in, and from, my own local area. I...

I'm running out of time for another post today so here is an update on the photo dilemma. We've signed up with Telstra on their Home...

The following first list partners have received their swaps. Robin and Maggie Carla and RhondaJean Polly and Jewels Kirsty and Elizabeth Bri...

Unbelievable! There have been over 20,000 visitors here since I started blogging in mid May. The counter now sits on 20,140. That's incr...

I've just spent a delightful 15 minutes washing up. My dishwasher, that I usually use every second day, is out of service as the hose ca...

From next Monday I'll be auditing my own electricity meter to see what my usage is. I do this a few times during the year and it gives m...

Let me say first that I do NOT like paying too much for anything I use. When it comes to bank fees and phone costs, that feeling is doubled...

This is my stash of dishcloths that I usually have on my kitchen window sill. The one in use now, next to the container, and the two on top ...

I received my swap parcel from Carla when I returned from our trip. In it were three beautiful cloths - one the same colour as our new yell...

This is a rant that I need to get off my chest. It not specifically to do with simple living, although I do think it's part of it. You c...