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Decluttering Works!

After - sitting room

Before – sitting room

Susan recently took on a flat which the owner wanted to sell, and knew wasn’t really looking it’s best. The owner has been there 12 years, and needs somewhere bigger. The front room serves as both sitting room and bedroom. It is a good size and is a lovely . . . → Read More: Decluttering Works!

Holiday planning

I hate to be a doom monger, but I’m a huge, huge, believer in pre-emptive measures to try and avoid the worst happening -the 6 Ps and all that.

So, you’re off on your summer holidays. Wahey! The kids have finished school, you’ve found the passports, packed the EHIC Cards. What else? Obviously, I think . . . → Read More: Pre-Holiday thoughts.

Valentines Day (or Don't)

14th February. Romance or Rip Off?

This time last year I posted some general advice on Valentine’s Gifts. This year, as I sat down to give you some top tips for Valentines Day in Glasgow, I got to wondering how relevant it really was.

And so, instead of trotting out the usual, I asked some . . . → Read More: Valentines Day

Christmas Post

This is a guest post by a friend of mine, Roger. He’s an Australian, so that’s why he mentions $ and states – the advice applies just as much here though!

 

As a Post Office employee I’m amazed by the laxity of of people posting mail. Overseas mail with no mention of the . . . → Read More: Christmas Post

Valentines Day

Valentines Day – and how to avoid getting massacred.

Yes, February is upon us, and the second most commercialised day of the year is about to swoosh down. It’s a lovely opportunity to remind the one you love, just how much you love them. And I have one thing to say:

Hallmark don’t care about . . . → Read More: Valentines Day