Discipline is about forcing somebody to do something they don't want to do. Like pushing water uphill, this takes energy. Running a...

'Why bother cleaning when things will just get dirty again?' 'Clean is for plodders. I'm creative' These objections are all valid. When ...

Many of us have folders and boxes full of precious documents from our past. They often represent hard-won wisdom, records of our lives,...

There are families that never say 'lets tidy up'. Instead they say 'Lets pack up the day', and zoom around together, getting their home...

Divide and conquer. Whenever I don't know how to proceed, these three words have reliably saved me, got me into action, and eventually...

Intruders galore. Thats what walked up my front path, when I lived at 1 Canning Street North Melbourne, just on the 'colorful' 57 tram...

Spend your days with wonderful people. Do whatever it takes, even if its filling your back garden with baby goats. First you'll have to...

How much of daily life is allowed to take as long as it takes? Calculate how much is cut short and rushed: Cooking, getting ready to go...

I arrived home after a big day, exhausted. My brother arrived home exhausted. Both of us were ravenous, and the fridge was full of food...

According to Japanese tradition, words have their own soul. 言霊 koto + dama means word + soul. Once you utter them, they come out of your...

After a lovely lunch under Gardenfarm's big tree today I was whining 'I've got nowhere to wash my hands'. 'Wash them in the vase of...

The kettle is always full. You never waste your energy checking the water level. You pour yourself a drink, and while the kettle is still...

School-cleaing is 30 minutes of daily exuberance. We don't do it in Australia, even though the benefits are worth millions, in creating...

When you do things with determination, you get results. There are, however, two sides to everything. This first week of the new year is a...

After years of refinement and cooking 3 times a day, I've got my freezer life down to just three food items. If it was just me, no...

How do cats flip themselves around, against empty air, to lank on their feet? You can't spin withoutsomething to push against, right?...

Freely-given effort is one of the loveliest sights. If you asked me to make a Love Map of Melbourne, with love hearts showing the...

I had a volunteer helper, Fing from Taiwan, living at my house in Melbourne. One day he gave another housemate a haircut. A gift. Fing...

Japanese have celebrated the transition of seasons though the year with sechinichi, 'transition day' feasts. A tower of pretty boxes are...

If you haven't got any New Years Resolutions yet, you are welcome to borrow one from my 'greatest hits' collection. Here are past...