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My favorite mom quote goes as follows – “Without systems there is chaos. Without systems there is chaos“. One of you deserves credit for it, left sweetly in the comment section two years ago, and I chant it ALL THE TIME. This applies to every single part of our lives, and as someone who unfortunately isn’t innately gifted in the organization realm, and yet abhors visual mess, I HAVE to create systems, or else the house is so chaotic and messy and it actually affects my mental health (thus the choice to live more minimally with less stuff). Labels are...

There are arguably few things worse than the sinking feeling you realize you have lost your keys. Maybe you tend to be in a rush to leave your house but are unable to remember where you left your keys. You can keep track of your keys by using technological tools like wireless tracking devices. Good old fashioned routine and consistency can also help you remember where you put your keys and make it easy to head out for the day. [Edit]Steps [Edit]Using Tracking Devices Consider a wireless key finder.[1] Wireless key finders are compact tracking devices that can be attached...

We’re counting down to this year’s Winter Haven KAL! The KAL starts on 7 January 2022 (this Friday), so I thought that with just four days to go (and three before the new pattern is released!), it would be a good time to tell you a bit more about it, what’s involved and what you’ll need to gather together to join in and get cosy.  (Don’t worry, it’s not any kind of complicated scavenger hunt, you may well find everything you need around your house!) You may remember the socks in the photo from last year’s KAL – they’re the...

When it gets really cold outside, we might need an extra source of heat. Though there are plenty of heaters on the market, why not make your own, for example consisting of two pots. pinterest An extra source of heat If you need to warm up your bedroom, a bungalow in the woods or a trailer, there is something you can easily do yourself.  You will need two terracotta pots. Of course it will not heat spacious rooms when it gets freezing cold, but it will provide a substantial source of heat for smaller spaces. pinterest Things you need: •...

Probably. It’s becoming a thing. Com- piling unnecessary lists that are on- ly interesting to me, and other prof- essional creeps. I’m absolutely conv- inced they are using all the picture- s and tweets we upload to these plat- forms to train AI algorithms. That i- sn’t a paranoid delusion. It is just common sense. Classic kill two birds with one stone approach. Most people, I think, consider such t- hings to be a kind of magic that is i- mpossible to comprehend – like quantu- m phyics – but all you have to do is l- isten to the...