Over time, I started noticing that a lot of the things I used to buy were not really making life simpler. These are 8 things I’ve stopped buying as I’ve tried to make home feel lighter, calmer, and easier to manage.
A practical setup that’s easier to use day to day A simple setup that came from experience I moved into this place about three years ago, after spending around a year and a half living in my car. Back then, I had a camping stove, two pots, and a BBQ. Before that, I’d lived in…
My Simple Travel Pack — Preparing for Japan My trip to Japan is coming up pretty quickly now, so I thought I’d spend a bit of time checking through my backpack and making sure everything is ready. This is the same pack I used the last time I went to Japan. I’ve had it for…
I’m not really trying to create a perfect setup at home. I’m not aiming for pretty cupboards, matching containers, or some sort of Instagram version of organised. All I’m really trying to do is make my home easier to live in. That’s the goal behind a lot of the little resets I do. Whether it’s…
I’ve been getting the winter setup ready, and this time the focus was on adding a bit of protection over the drums I planted out last weekend. It was a simple job, mostly using materials I already had left over from last season. I was not trying to build anything perfect, just something practical that…
When my seeds arrived in the post, it felt like the right time to get back into the garden and start the winter reset properly. I had a plan in mind before I began, but once everything was laid out in front of me, I ended up changing a few things. That seems to happen…
Getting the drums ready Today was about getting my winter drums ready. This time I cut them into thirds instead of halves. These ones are for vegetables, not trees, so they don’t need the same soil volume. Cutting them smaller should still give me enough room for the crops I want to grow, while using…
It started with one practical fix I changed one small thing in my house, and it set off a chain reaction. It wasn’t a big makeover. It was just a few practical changes that made the place easier to use. None of it was expensive, and none of it was complicated. It mostly came down…
Starting with the plan I didn’t have the drums yet for the winter garden, but it was still time to work out what I wanted the setup to look like. Before I start building anything, I wanted to get clear on the numbers, the layout, and the limits I’m working with. The numbers The plan…
Keeping it simple This batch was meant to stay simple. I used the same base beer I already know works, then changed one small part of it to see what difference it made. This time the change was Simcoe and Lemon Drop hops. Not enough to dominate the beer. Just enough to change it slightly….
