Snapshot
Put it off to another dayTuesday, 29 June 2010
Procrastination is a vice to be embraced when you really want to get things done. Nothing beats having a detested job on the ‘to-do’ list and doing everything possible to avoid it.
Me and my neighbour's dogTuesday, 08 June 2010
I love dogs. I always have and probably always will. My family has owned several, being two corgis and a beloved mixed breed “SPCA special”.
Warmer homes - comfort plusWednesday, 02 June 2010
No one likes a cold house in winter and while the obvious way to warm up is with some form of heating, there are lots of things homeowners can do to maintian a comfortable home and save on energy costs.
Oh for a good night's sleepMonday, 05 October 2009
There is no consolation in reading that close to half of the general population report brief periods of difficult sleeping. When the pattern becomes entrenched, it is sheer frustration.
At-home gym workoutsMonday, 21 September 2009
Spring is here and it’ll soon be time to break out the bikini – a thought that for many gets the nerves (and other bits) wobbling in all the wrong places.
DIY funeral out of the boxMonday, 13 April 2009
Helen Lloyd likes to be organised, so organised in fact that simply keeping her day-to-day life ship-shape isn’t enough. She has taken to ensuring her exit from this world runs like clockwork too, and that it doesn’t cost the earth.
Great hosts, great site, great viewsMonday, 13 October 2008
I think I might have slept in a bed once occupied by actor Sam Neil. Ernie Dingo from TV show The Great Outdoors may have also laid his head on this bed’s pillow.
At home with the sound of jazzMonday, 19 May 2008
Alluring jazz piano emanates from the home of leading jazz pianist Phil Broadhurst. The music is so loud and intense I fear my knocking will be totally drowned out. I’m expected but I feel it rude to interrupt masters at work.
They ain't coming backMonday, 05 May 2008
Nearly three years ago Our Homes TODAY interviewed a Howick couple, who had left Auckland in search of a better life in the Hawkes Bay.
Wild beauty enamours English ladMonday, 28 April 2008
When Auckland artist John Horner goes on holiday with his family, he’s the one who has to stop frequently along the way, not his partner Jeanette or their two daughters.