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A home makeover – the quick way

April 16, 2015 By Ellen 2 Comments

I have a problem. On the one hand I love to live somewhere beautiful, well-decorated that brings me joy, yet, on the other I’m too idle and impatient to be bothered with getting the paint brushes and tool kit out. And alas, neither am I rich enough to be able to get staff to do […]

Filed Under: DIY, house, review, travel, Vinyl stickers, Wall Pops, wall stickers, Wallpops, world map, write on wipe off

Karcher MVP3 for men who like to suck and blow…

October 15, 2014 By Ellen Leave a Comment

I’ll admit it. The new Karcher vacuum cleaner skulked in the corner for a while while I mustered. You see I was quite excited about a new cleaner. The ever-present possibility of a magical machine to make housework effortless. Sigh. Only when I first approached the MVP3 I was baffled by many features – sucking […]

Filed Under: DIY, Karcher, Karcher DIY, Karcher PVP3, macho., Tommy Walsh. gender, tool, vacuum cleaner

Energy saving successes – down with bills

October 2, 2013 By Ellen 1 Comment

I’m gazing out of rain splattered window and it’s fairly clear that winter, if not actually here, is loitering round the corner ready to pounce.  However, this year, I’m ready. My house is much more energy efficient than it used to be – and I can prove it.  Back in Spring, LEAP sent Tom from […]

Filed Under: carbon reduction, cutting costs, DIY, draught, draught test, energy efficiency, energy saving, insulation., Leap, winter, winter preparations

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