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CLEANING TIPS
- How to Clean Jewellery
  
  We all have our most beloved pieces of jewellery we like to wear all the time. They can sometimes start to look a little dull and lack the sparkle they...
- Amazing Uses for Baby Wipes
  
  Amazing Uses for Baby Wipes Most of us here are parents, and a lot of us have baby wipes. These are sooo handy - I know even though my children...
- Doing the Laundry
  
  Doing the Laundry Now as a Mum, there are some jobs around the house I loathe (washing up, cleaning the bathrooms urgghhhh), and some I really quite enjoy. The main...
- Cleaning the Natural Way wit...
  
  Cleaning the Natural Way with Lavender Oil This time I’m going to give you some information on the uses of both Lavender essential oil around the home. As with all...
- Spring Clean Like a Professi...
  
  Spring Clean Like a Professional Do you want to spring clean like a professional? You don’t need to spend a ton of money on hiring a spring cleaner this year....
- Kitchen Hints
  
  Kitchen Hints Bottom of the Saucepan has been Burnt: Add cold water to the saucepan with 1 to 2 teaspoons of bicarb. Bring to the boil and then allow to...
DIY CLEANING PRODUCTS
- Soapnut Recipes
  
  Soapnut Recipes Soapnuts are these marvelous berries that 'soap up' when you add them to your wash. Soapnuts work are a tremendously cheap and natural way to clean your clothes - and...
- Home Made Wool Wash
  
  If you are washing something delicate or fluffy, wool wash is the go. It is really easy to make your own at home, with simple ingredients. Here is how: 2 cups...
- Homemade Carpet Deodorizer
  
  Homemade Carpet Deodorizer I love the smell of fresh carpets, especially as I have animals and children that spill drinks and malt fur everywhere. The small no-name bottles of carpet deodorizer actually...
- Homemade Cream Cleanser
  
  Here's a very easy recipe to make your own cream cleanser (like Jif!) - it's suitable for kitchens and bathrooms, especially the basins. 1 3/4 cups of bicarbonate of soda...
- Home Made Window Cleaner
  
  Home Made Window Cleaner Why buy expensive window cleaner when you can make your own - and it's soooo easy! Here are a few different recipes depending on what you...
- Make Your Own Washing Liquid
  
  Make Your Own Washing Liquid This recipe is more suited to top loaders than front loaders - as you need low sud for front loaders (hence Soapnuts are perfect for...
ORGANISATION
- Christmas Layabouts
  
  Christmas Layabouts Getting Your Guests to Help Out You’ve seen them showcased on the big screen a million times - that Lazy Uncle who won’t lift a finger on Christmas...
- Household Storage
  
  Household Storage Household Storage is important at Stay at Home Mum as we are always 'banging on' about buying items on sale and in bulk to save money in the long...
- Spring Cleaning and Organisi...
  
  Spring Cleaning and Organising Spring has sprung! I don't know about you, but this is the time of year I start planning my Spring Cleaning. It's the one time a...
- Tidy Your Home in 5 Minutes
  
  Tidy Your Home in 5 Minutes The Prime Minister calls you, she'll be dropping around for tea and biccies in five minutes and your home looks like a nuclear...
- Ten Uses For Corks
  
  Once the cork has been popped, don't toss it, reuse it! Furniture pads/ floor savers Slice discs off a cork and glue to the legs of your furniture. No more scratched timber...
- Just in Time Organising
  
  Just in Time Organising Guest Post by Helen Butler Why is it that complete strangers expect me to be completely organised, all of the time, without fail? Is it because...
KITCHEN
- Cleaning Your Stove Cooktop
  
  Cleaning Your Stove Cooktop We have covered ways to clean your oven using non-chemical products, but many of you have been asking how to get your stove cooktops clean. What...
- Homemade Cream Cleanser
  
  Here's a very easy recipe to make your own cream cleanser (like Jif!) - it's suitable for kitchens and bathrooms, especially the basins. 1 3/4 cups of bicarbonate of soda...
- Household Odours
  
  Household Odours Kids and stink go together. Maybe not so much for little girls (I don't know what that's like...) but boys pong. They leave food in odd places, which...
- 10 Things You Can Clean in a...
  
  10 Things You Can Clean in a Dishwasher Obviously your dishwasher works pretty well for those grimy plates and cups, but did you know you can also clean other household...
- Homemade Dishwashing Liquid
  
  Homemade Dishwashing Liquid Here's a great dishwashing liquid for you to make - this one's for use in your kitchen sink (not the dishwasher!) 1/4 cup soap flakes 2 cups...
- Kitchen Hints
  
  Kitchen Hints Bottom of the Saucepan has been Burnt: Add cold water to the saucepan with 1 to 2 teaspoons of bicarb. Bring to the boil and then allow to...
LAUNDRY
- How to Remove Stains
  
  How to Remove Stains Stains on clothing are a bug-bear for most of us - and when there are kids involved - there are stains!!! The general rules to removing...
- Soapnut Recipes
  
  Soapnut Recipes Soapnuts are these marvelous berries that 'soap up' when you add them to your wash. Soapnuts work are a tremendously cheap and natural way to clean your clothes - and...
- Home Made Wool Wash
  
  If you are washing something delicate or fluffy, wool wash is the go. It is really easy to make your own at home, with simple ingredients. Here is how: 2 cups...
- Household Odours
  
  Household Odours Kids and stink go together. Maybe not so much for little girls (I don't know what that's like...) but boys pong. They leave food in odd places, which...
- Reducing the Pile of Laundry
  
  Is Mount Washmore located in your laundry? I don't know about you but by the time I get to Monday my washing pile is stacked so high I'm frightened it...
- Doing the Laundry
  
  Doing the Laundry Now as a Mum, there are some jobs around the house I loathe (washing up, cleaning the bathrooms urgghhhh), and some I really quite enjoy. The main...
BATHROOM
- Mould and Mildew
  
  Want to know how to remove mould and mildew in and around the home? Here are our solutions - we add to them all the time! In the Bathroom: Put...
- Cleaning with Bicarb Soda
  
  Have you ever thought of Cleaning with Bicarb Soda? Here are some magical ways you can use the humble bicarb soda (sodium bicarbonate, baking soda) to clean and deodorise...
- Getting Rid of Mould from Yo...
  
  Up until fairly recently, I have used the shop bought chemical cleaners to get rid of mould in my bathroom. I dreaded bathroom-cleaning day, because I knew that once again...
- How to Clean Stinky Drains
  
  How to Clean Stinky Drains Got a blocked drain or a drain with feral breath? It happens. The kitchen is usually the worst culprit with small scraps of food getting...
- Homemade Cream Cleanser
  
  Here's a very easy recipe to make your own cream cleanser (like Jif!) - it's suitable for kitchens and bathrooms, especially the basins. 1 3/4 cups of bicarbonate of soda...
- Reducing Your Water Bill
  
  Reducing Your Water Bill Want to do more around the house to reduce your water consumption and save on your hot water bills? There are several different ways you can...