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What we did on our House Renovation in 2019
14 March 2020This is the third year in a row that I have done an annual update on our house renovation (you can find 2018 here and 2017 here), and it is the third time I will be saying that some of what we ended up doing wasn’t even on the radar of things to do ever, never mind that year! The joys of old houses and […]Top 10 Easy and Inexpensive Sustainable Swaps
12 January 2020Sustainability is something that I think about a lot these days, and I know I am not alone. In the face of our climate change emergency which has become all too scarily obvious in the past few months, we all have the obligation to make changes wherever we can, so I thought I would share my top ten easy […]DIY Traditional Modern Bathroom Reveal
19 November 2019This may be the most overdue bathroom reveal ever! We finished it months ago, but I have been waiting to relaunch my blog before posting about it. It was a long time coming and a labour of love (and held up somewhat by having our daughter) but the results are everything I hoped for and more. If you look […]Relaunching My Blog As ‘Make Life Simpler’
10 November 2019Hello, it’s been a while! And now I (Anna, formerly of Anna International) am back with a snazzy new blog name and logo (designed by the amazing @smushdesigns) and colour scheme, but it’s still me. I am still going to be writing the same sort of thing I used to, but hopefully with more intention and in […]