Chilly 'Discipline' Verses lovely 'Second Nature'. We win.
Discipline is about forcing somebody to do something they don't want to do. Like pushing water uphill, this takes energy. Running a...
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Cecilia Macaulay
Jan 18, 20191 min read
How to make Clean worthwhile.
'Why bother cleaning when things will just get dirty again?' 'If I keep things clean, and the people I live with don't care, it will ruin...
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Cecilia Macaulay
Jan 17, 20191 min read
Cull & Re-organize Documents: See-able
Many of us have folders and boxes full of precious documents from our past. They often represent hard-won wisdom, records of our lives,...
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Cecilia Macaulay
Jan 16, 20192 min read
Subtract to Standard: Declutter step 2
There are families that never say 'lets tidy up'. Instead they say 'Lets pack up the day', and zoom around together, getting their home...
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Cecilia Macaulay
Jan 15, 20192 min read
Divide and Conquer. Decluter step 1.
Divide and conquer. Whenever I don't know how to proceed, these three words have reliably saved me, got me into action, and eventually...
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Cecilia Macaulay
Jan 15, 20192 min read
How to make your home secure
Intruders galore. Thats what walked up my front path, when I lived at 1 Canning Street North Melbourne, just on the 'colorful' 57 tram...
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Cecilia Macaulay
Jan 14, 20191 min read
Special People, and Baby Goats
Spend your days with wonderful people. Do whatever it takes, even if its filling your back garden with baby goats. First you'll have to...
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Cecilia Macaulay
Jan 13, 20191 min read
As Long as it Takes
How much of daily life is allowed to take as long as it takes? Calculate how much is cut short and rushed: Cooking, getting ready to go...
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Cecilia Macaulay
Jan 11, 20191 min read
When you Seperate 'Deciding' from 'Doing'.
I arrived home after a big day, exhausted. My brother arrived home exhausted. Both of us were ravenous, and the fridge was full of food...
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Cecilia Macaulay
Jan 11, 20192 min read
KotoDama: Words for Overcoming Loss
According to Japanese tradition, words have their own soul. 言霊 koto + dama means word + soul. Once you utter them, they come out of your...
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Cecilia Macaulay
Jan 10, 20191 min read
Accept all advice
After a lovely lunch under Gardenfarm's big tree today I was whining 'I've got nowhere to wash my hands'. 'Wash them in the vase of...
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Cecilia Macaulay
Jan 8, 20191 min read
Renewable Energy Source: Trust
The kettle is always full. You never waste your energy checking the water level. You pour yourself a drink, and while the kettle is still...
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Cecilia Macaulay
Jan 8, 20192 min read
Happy Children Clean their School
School-cleaing is 30 minutes of daily exuberance. We don't do it in Australia, even though the benefits are worth millions, in creating...
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Cecilia Macaulay
Jan 7, 20192 min read
Determination, or something better?
When you do things with determination, you get results. There are, however, two sides to everything. This first week of the new year is a...
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Cecilia Macaulay
Jan 6, 20193 min read
Peaceful and Spacious Freezer Bliss
After years of refinement and cooking 3 times a day, I've got my freezer life down to just three food items. If it was just me, no...
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Cecilia Macaulay
Jan 4, 20192 min read
When going against ourselves works out
How do cats flip themselves around, against empty air, to lank on their feet? You can't spin withoutsomething to push against, right?...
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Cecilia Macaulay
Jan 3, 20192 min read
Upmarket LoveZone
Freely-given effort is one of the loveliest sights. If you asked me to make a Love Map of Melbourne, with love hearts showing the...
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Cecilia Macaulay
Jan 2, 20192 min read
What's Your Gift Economy Gift?
I had a volunteer helper, Fing from Taiwan, living at my house in Melbourne. One day he gave another housemate a haircut. A gift. Fing...
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Cecilia Macaulay
Jan 1, 20192 min read
Giving the Women a Break, Since 700 A.D
Japanese have celebrated the transition of seasons though the year with sechinichi, 'transition day' feasts. A tower of pretty boxes are...
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Cecilia Macaulay
Dec 31, 20182 min read
New Year's Resolution Bonanza
If you haven't got any New Years Resolutions yet, you are welcome to borrow one from my 'greatest hits' collection. Here are past...
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