Ironing can be avoided sometimes.
Here is a simple idea to avoid ironing the school dresses (uniforms) and shirts. Hang them directly onto coat hangers. The …
How to create more space on an outside clothes line
Now that the children are on school holidays, it means more mess, disorder and of course extra washing. Weekly school uniforms are …
“Your mother sent us a pram”?
Just recently, hubby and my 16yr old daughter flew up to Sydney to my parents and then drove home the following day …
Hang Out Time
Hanging washing would have to be one of my favourite chores in this busy household. Perhaps some of you must be thinking WHAT, …
Dirty Dish Cloths & Sponges
Here are 3 very simple and easy ways to clean and sterilise those dirty dish cloths & sponges 1. Soak them in the kitchen …
Large family folding and clean washing system.
Washing is never ending in ANY household and of course, when one has a large family the loads are far greater and …
Keeping on top of the washing; how do you do it?
Doing laundry is a huge task within a large family ~ it is numerous, never ending and there is always lots of …
Washing blunders and what the……..
Washing is something large families do EVERY SINGLE DAY, so when something goes wrong with the washing machine, leaking pipes, an overflowing …
Dirty School Lunch boxes
Either at the end of the term or final school year the children’s lunch boxes can become very dirty and worn. Those …
Just hanging around….
Here is a handy hint! What to do with those micro-fibre mop heads,/pads cleaning cloths, mitts or gloves. Perhaps you haven’t heard, but I am a big …
Too many face washers?
I came up with another idea today for The Kids Bathroom; if you have a look a the link and go down …
A Big Thank you to HILLS
A little while ago one of the end legs of my portable clothes line from HILLS snapped off. It was full of clothes at …
Getting Organised for the School Year
Some of you are probably thinking; WHAT THE or school isn’t even over for this year yet. (Don’t worry, I have the …
Organising and tidying the Linen Closet
Of all areas in my home, the linen closet would have to be the one that ALWAYS gets into an untidy state. …
Stain remover…which is the best?
When one has a lot of children (regardless of them being boys or girls) doing the laundry/washing can be confronting. One can …
UNDERWEAR & SOCK HOLDERS
I came up with clever way to hang underwear and socks. These are made with 2 wire coat-hangers, scoobies and pegs. When …
The laundry, a mothers refuge or a prison?
Refuge or prison? For me it’s my refuge. Perhaps I am one of the few that actually don’t mind washing, hanging out …
Monday Morning Madness
What is with kids and disrupting the school mornings; nothing ever seems to happen of a weekend morning *sigh* This seems an …