What is Live LAGOM? Three years ago I was chosen at random because I answered an email from IKEA asking me if I’d be interested in learning to live more …
I’ve been making a loaf of bread every week for a few months now and it is starting to look ok. The recipe and the instructions are from a brilliant …
This idea came from Christine in the less-stuff Facebook group. I post prompts most days with ideas for little things to do and on Tick it off Tuesday Christine posted …
Delicious for breakfast with yoghurt and apple puree, nice as a topping for crumble too. Not the best breakfast choice if you are trying to keep your carbs and sugar …
Running less-stuff is not my full time job, although I’d love it to be. Most of my income comes from graphic and web design and a bit of teaching. We …
I’ve been feeling kind of Meh lately. A bit run down and lacking motivation or energy to do anything. In the Meh state I tend to forget what helps, so …
This is a genuinely lovely comfort food recipe with the added benefit of being a fridge clearer! You can add almost anything to it. Cabbage, Pak Choi, Kohl Rabi, Swede, …
The nice folk at www.buywholefoodsonline.co.uk sent me a box of unusual ingredients for me to try out. I was keen to try out the beetroot powder, I like beetroot anyway, especially …
World Poetry Day is on the 21st March and last year, in the less-stuff Facebook group we had a play around with decluttering Haiku. Haiku is supposed to be 5 …
This post is about the changes that IKEA has made to be more sustainable. We can use their ideas in our homes to save money too by reducing, reusing and …
It happens to all of us. We tick along nicely and then something just pushes us over the edge of productivity, straight into feeling like it’s all too much bother. …
Often people assume that after spending so very long teaching and supporting others with their personal development I have a perfect life – this is hilarious to me and those …
This is a guest post from Emily who is the editor of Conservation Folks, and she’s always looking for ways to reduce daily waste. Springtime means that the weather is …
The kitchen can be a terribly wasteful place. From leftovers that never get eaten to the water we pour down the plughole when washing up. Josh an Interior Designer who …
I have had the weirdest weekend. As an MA student I get emails inviting me to all sorts of things and I try to go to as many as possible. …
Our wonderful Anna from the less-stuff Facebook group had her car broken into last week. “The car was right outside the house, under the bedroom window and we didn’t hear …
If you are looking for a nice big flexible journal that helps you track your habits and make the most of the day the EFFICI Productivity Planner could be for …
As a country, the UK is wasting an awful lot of money throwing away food. “The average household lost £470 a year because of avoidable food waste, whilst those with …
I’ve just come back from an amazing preview of the new IKEA at Millennium Way Retail Park in Greenwich, London. I did have a bit of trouble finding it, because …
This time last year I started to strip off some of the woodchip wallpaper. I had avoided it for years because I suspected it was actually holding the house up …
This is a crowd sourced post with loads of amazing ideas from the less-stuff Facebook group. Heather asked “Is there anywhere that appreciates old mugs? They are clean and unchipped …
I’m not sure which is worse, a winter or summer flu. I do know that if you are feeling bad it is often a lot better to stay at home …
Insomnia I don’t sleep well. I live in the middle of a noisy city and shouts and sirens wake me up in the night. More recently, because I am …
rant starts here…. Bloody Marie Kondo. I’ve read her books, folded t-shirts so I can’t tell which ones they are and I’ve tried, really tried to watch her recent series …
In a nutshell – keeping the clutter down when you have children around can be really hard. Here are a few tips to keep things under control. I am the …
In the brilliant less-stuff Facebook group, Laura mentioned upcycling broken old artificial Christmas trees by wrapping individual branches with twinkly lights to make garlands. This sparked off a whole load …
As part of the IKEA Live LAGOM Community, I get invited to loads of great workshops. There is no need to feel left out though, IKEA run workshops for everyone …
One of my earliest memories was of unwrapping a little record player. I must have been about two years old and I was totally confused by it. I soon worked …
Two years ago, I nearly deleted an email titled ‘congratulations’ from IKEA. I’m so glad I didn’t because it was an invitation to become part of IKEA’s Live LAGOM community …
This is a call out from less-stuff Facebook group member Shel Banks who needs knitted or crocheted boobs to use as a teaching aid. Shel says: If anyone fancies making …
How having a budget can make you happier… I have worked with all sorts of people, with an array of financial realities. I can testify that money in itself does …
Claire Who? Hello! I’m Claire and I run The Frugal Family, the aim is to help families to save money, but at the same time save the world – you …
Last month the lovely Anna in our Facebook group posted a link to an emotional support poster that had tear off strips. Each strip had words of comfort and support …
Next week I have to give a presentation at college. The subject is ‘Failure in Design’. Since we have been told not to discount any of our ideas as rubbish …
I went to the doctor recently to get a check up. I’m really tired, waking up every few hours and struggling to get anything finished. Is probably just the menopause …
You are keeping things because you think you should We will never forget our loved ones although it makes us feel more connected to own something they once had. If …
A new life for all those old inflatables A while ago I wrote about how happy my little tote bag made me. It was originally a bouncy castle, and the …
There is a lot in the news now about reducing plastic. Terrifying pictures of beaches strewn with litter and animals killed by plastic are all over my Twitter feed. People …
I live near a very long street which has a long term problem of fly tipping and littering. Our local magazine, Up our Street called me in to do some …
This month Authentic House have sent me one of their subscription boxes to review. I had no idea what was going to be in it and if you watch the …