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Do you like films? Enjoy going to the cinema but on a tight budget? Then why aren’t you a member of free film websites? They work with film publicists to promote their films via word of mouth meaning they make available thousands of tickets for film preview screenings up and down the country. How To…

Following my previous Housewifery post Cleaning with Bicarbonate of Soda, I'm going to tell you all about one of my other favorite cleaning products. The clue is in the title - vinegar. And no, your house won't smell like a bag of chips, unless - y'know, you scatter chips across your living room. So here you go, cleaning with…

For my entire life this time of year has signalled purple fingers and perma-scratched ankles because it is blackberry picking season (or bramble depending on where you and your family are from). A time you’ll find me with my back to the world and my head buried in a bush. Going back to school always…

When it comes to decorating your home, window coverings can serve two different purposes -- either to hold a room together or to establish the tone of a room. The option you choose depends on whether you have already decorated the remaining parts of your room. For instance, if you want the drapes to be…

I have a Carrie Bradshaw dilemma, no no I’m not talking about throwing my toys out of the pram because my best friend won’t sell her engagement ring and give me the money to buy a flat (I hate that episode). I am talking about that one episode of Sex and The City where she…

A washing machine is an expensive bit of kit usually dumped in a kitchen or utility room and used and used without much care or attention until one day it dies in a spectacular fashion usually involving holding your clothes hostage in smelly water. It’s pretty easy to ruin a washing machine and here a…

On Tuesday I talked about foraging for blackberries and today I’m going to show you easy recipe of blackberry vodka.It is the start of the black berry season and we got a bit excited about the prospect of free food. We foraged around 2-3lb and ended up eating most of them in puddings and cakes…

More often than not when I find a cardigan or jumper in a charity shop it will have a cluster of bobbling or piling somewhere and it used to be off-putting until I discovered an easy way to remove bobbles from Fabric Sweater, completely by accident. How To Get Rid Of Pilling I use velcro…

Sometimes a shop-bought cleaning product is fantastic, I’m not going to do them all down. However sometimes the old fashioned cleaning methods – and eco-friendly cleaning – are just as good, if not better. Here is the most basic of starting points in the world of old fashioned cleaning. Prepare yourselves now, dun, dun duuuuuuun bicarbonate of…

Over time and with a battering from bodies, products and washing machines, towels can soon become a rough, sandpaper instrument of torture with the absorbency of well….something not very absorbent at all. You know if you go and look at the back of your washing powder or liquid it will have instructions including a recommended…