Hello, Thanks for stopping by. I have started this blog to record our journey to a more frugal and self sufficient. I will be posting about our vegetable garden, composting, and the decluttering and organising of our house. So, if you would like to see how we are fairing pop back often. I will endeavour to share all the ups and downs. Hope you will enjoy what we have to share with you. 52 Weeks To Simplify Your Life Challenge.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012. The fact that she thought of helping all on her own. Friday, October 12, 2012. Naturally I tweeted and facebooked. The response has been amazing. And here is how we are doing it! .

I know some of you have been hanging on a post from Common Chaos Chronicle probably as much as I have. And let us know what you think.

Thursday, November 10, 2011. Ahem At the very least, it will be a design feature! Next time, remember to read the chart from right to left! Sunday, November 6, 2011.

These Nature photos are taken in and around my garden located in Canberra , Australia. Sunday, 9 December 2012.

Friday, July 23, 2010. Many scrapbookers create most of their layouts about their family, friends, holidays,pets, etc, etc,etc. It would seem that, as often happens in life,we almost always put ourselves last on our list of priorities. The BOOK OF ME is different! Each page you create is only about YOU! Page by page , you will create a personal reflection of yourself. And what makes you uniquely YOU. You will create a beautiful, descriptive, personal journal,. I will be teaching a monthly class.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010. I have done it, I bit the bullet and quit my job. Having hated it for quite some time, I finally got up the courage and resigned. I finish this week and then I am free. It is quite scary after 15 years of always working full time to have no plans ahead of me. This is a good thing of course, but is also scary as hell. We have worked out the budget and fingers crossed, this appears to be doable. I figure if worst comes to worst, I will fins another job.

My husband maintains our vehicles and machinery and we both enjoy fabricating on a small scale mostly relying on metal and timber recyclers for any materials needed. Thursday, December 5, 2013. Building the beehive - Stage 1. I sourced my beehive .