Homestyle Gossip

It’s a fact that people are living longer. Better health care, higher standards of living, healthier eating and a wider awareness of general health issues has meant that we’re an aging population. As such the scope for caring for the nation’s elderly, one that has been sufficient for decades, has to be widened. More care homes are being built and people are forced to work longer before retirement.

The residential care homes of the future will be bigger, will have more residents and will require more elderly nursing care than ever before. Places in care homes are also becoming scarcer, as competition for places becomes stronger.

One of the most difficult aspects of growing old is dealing with dementia and seeing a loved one deteriorate to a point where they’re not certain who you are from one day to the next. When someone suffers with dementia they need the best care and there are many dementia care homes in the UK that can offer this.

Choosing the right elderly nursing care for your loved one is an important decision and one that shouldn’t be taken lightly. Be sure to visit each care homes that you’re considering and inspect it thoroughly to make sure that you make the right choice of care homes.

Here’s a quick list of the top 10 ways to rid your life of clutter:

1. Believe
   You need to be able to actually believe that you want to live without clutter before you can get rid of it. Think of your home as a showroom – no old newspapers, no old magazines, no dirty laundry or dishes across the kitchen. This is the first step to success in a clutter free existence.
2. Lose the sentiment
   I’m not saying that you need to stop being romantic.. but some things are better left in memories than in a couple hundred shoeboxes in a cupboard. Think ‘how often in the past year have I gotten this out and really thanked myself for keeping it?’
3. Be Charitable
   If you’re finding it hard to throw anything away, just remember how much more someone else could benefit from your items. Don’t think about it as what you’ll be missing, but think what you’ll be giving.
4. Organise
   If you’re really set on keeping everything, just keep it as organised as possible. Choose furniture and storage boxes that hide away clutter for a sleeker finish.
5. Read up on Feng Shui
   Feng Shui teaches you how to calm the mind through the space you live in. You’ll feel better and you’ll learn some great decorating techniques as well.
6. Make it bare
   Imagine the room you’re trying to un-clutter as completely bare and pick out the essential items you’d bring into it. Make a top 10 list. You’ll be surprised by how much of it really doesn’t belong there.
7. Friends!
   Bring a friend, a sister or a parent in to help you. Support is key when it comes to clothes you believe you’ll still fit into one day, or ones that you’re sure will come back in style..
8. Transfer
   It may even be as simple as transferring items from one room to the next. Do blankets and pillows really belong in the living room? How about the Patio furniture in the kitchen? Think necessity.
9. Clear as you go
   Never wait for the perfect time to un-clutter. Do it as you move through your home on a daily basis. Spring cleaning is a thing of the past.
10. Go digital
    VHS, DVDs, BluRay – formats are changing by the day. Instead of wasting space with CDs and DVDs, invest in a large hard drive and digitally download your favourite films and albums. Your kids will admire your tech-abilities.

So, whoever has the time to clean their house as much as they’d want to these days say I…… no? noone?

GOOD! Thanks. You’ve made my feel a bit better about my party stained carpets that I promised I’d clean oh I don’t know.. 3 weeks ago.

So when you’re house is smelling a bit worse-for-wear, there’s a quick and easy solution for our senses  – Febreze. It is one of the only air fresheners that cover up those over-due cleaning odours.

Or is it?

For those of you who’ve been buying Sainsbury’s own air freshener and going through a bottle a day but just can’t justify the price of a better one, fear not – There’s some sites out there that teach you how to create your own Febreze with some household items.

The following are 4 recipes found on TipNut.com -

Recipe #1
1 cup fabric softener
1 cup white vinegar
2 cups water

Recipe #2
2 cups water
1 cup fabric softener

Recipe #3
3 cups water
3 TBS fabric softener
3 TBS rubbing alcohol

Recipe #4
2 cups water (warm)
1/4 cup fabric softener
1 TBS baking soda

Now, I haven’t tried any of these myself, but if you do, please leave some comments about whether they work or not – I am a sucker for homemade ANYTHING