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Cecilia Macaulay
Dec 10, 20181 min read
Don't Bother. Design.
I was trying to hang out a basket load of sheets this morning, and struggling. The wind was pulling everything from me, and the glare or...
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Cecilia Macaulay
Dec 9, 20182 min read
How to Manage Badly-Behaved People, Sweetly.
My back doorstep was concrete, with a rusty tap and a wild hose that always tanged and tripped us. My Dutch WWOOFers and I repurposed a...
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Cecilia Macaulay
Dec 8, 20182 min read
Dangers of Innovation: Ideas from Toyota
Innovation is worshiped these days. I hear the word in all the conferences, the mission statements. But be careful. According to Toyota,...
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Cecilia Macaulay
Dec 7, 20182 min read
MVP of the day: Most Vivid Pleasure
Over verandah teatime just now, I asked my neighbour Anna what her MVP of yesterday was. MVP being the 'Most Vivid Pleasure', the...
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Cecilia Macaulay
Dec 6, 20182 min read
Low adrenaline days, Japanese style
I was at the auto shop in Melbourne, buying a pack of hubcaps, takeaway. I asked the burley bloke behind the counter ‘Could you open them...
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Cecilia Macaulay
Dec 5, 20182 min read
Somebody to Lean On
Did you know I can read Japanese? It still surprises me. The stories behind how the characters are made up helps me to understand this...
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Cecilia Macaulay
Dec 4, 20182 min read
Fairy Godmothers, and How to Locate Them.
At the end of the year in 1999, for no reason at all, I decided to sew myself a replica 1901 Reception Gown, of spotted net and satin....
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Cecilia Macaulay
Dec 3, 20182 min read
Getting it Together, Japan Style
The OCD boyfriend does it. His Aspie cousin does it, and possibly her controlling boss does it. When removing their shoes, they are lined...
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Cecilia Macaulay
Dec 2, 20182 min read
Useful Words to Overcome Call Center Conflict
When setting up a low-conflict life, a good place to start is with the unsung battlers who fix our daily problems from the other side of...
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Cecilia Macaulay
Dec 1, 20181 min read
The Business of Waterfights
This morning I awoke to the fragrance of lawn-daisies on warm air. In one breath, there is a flashback to all the things that made...
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Cecilia Macaulay
Oct 8, 20181 min read
Seditious Decluttering, at Remi's Kamakura
"Nothing opposes you, distracts you, or lets you down." That was my goal for Remi and her house, and we did it. I'm so impressed. For...
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Cecilia Macaulay
Oct 8, 20181 min read
Letting clutter go: Postcard Method, Kamakura
Change. People don't like it, and dig their heels in if you try to make them do it. However, if you can find the pre-existing...
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Cecilia Macaulay
Oct 8, 20181 min read
Life without windowpanes: 'Clean' gone radical
My neighbour Anna doesn't have to wash her windows - she doesn't have any. She doesn't have to sweep the floor: the wind does that, as...
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Cecilia Macaulay
Aug 7, 20182 min read
Even Universties get in a Mess: Decluttering a Tokyo Rooftop Garden
Why would you Declutter an edible garden, and where would you start? Musashino University's Permaculture rooftop garden just got...
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Cecilia Macaulay
Feb 8, 20181 min read
Manifesting a new home: Summer 2018
My landlord wants his house back. After all these years of giving it love, it’s time for me to start a new story. Put on your thinking...
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Cecilia Macaulay
Feb 7, 20181 min read
Kaizen for Outwitting the Seven Wastes, Toyota Style (Infographic)
Uncover fruitless toil, then creatively design it out. That's how a tiny Japanese weaving company grew to become the most successful...
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Cecilia Macaulay
Jan 4, 20182 min read
DIOR: We are all aspirational cleaning ladies
Cecilia Macaulay NGV Foyer. Dress by Emily Osborne C an a great dress change your life? The other month I went all the way to Melbourne,...
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Cecilia Macaulay
Jan 3, 20185 min read
Zen Design for "Best Breakfast in the World"
On the surface, Bill Granger's Mega-success looks like Magic. Last year I was lucky enough to live a few weeks on the ocean near...
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Cecilia Macaulay
Oct 2, 20172 min read
We are Digital Storytellers
So many video basics I was blissfully unaware of, till today. - Don't Zoom and film in a smartphone - just get closer. - Get an...
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