Put Your Stress Down For A Moment
I have to say that I’m not one for email forwards, but the message I’m about to relay to you I found to be quite pertinent in this day and age when people appear to be stressed more often than not, so I thought I’d share it with the busy, hard working people in the Everton Park community. “A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an audience, raised a glass of water and asked, 'How heavy is this glass of water?' Answers called out ranging from 20g to 500g. The lecturer...
read moreKeeping Your Power Bills Down
Our power bills seem to be getting higher and higher and if the carbon tax is introduced next year, electricity prices are likely to rise even further. But part of the reason our electricity bills are going up, isn’t just because of the electricity companies raising prices, it is probably also due to the fact that most people are using more appliances in their homes than they ever have before. No matter what is causing electricity prices to go up though, we can try and keep our prices down by being a little more...
read moreEverton Park Is Getting Ready To Celebrate Brisbane!
Everton Park residents are gearing up for this year’s Brisbane Festival, which gets underway on September 3 with a Riverfire show at South Bank. Now more than ever, Brisbane residents need a reason to celebrate how lucky we are to live in such a great part of the world. Sure we all saw devastating destruction that came from the Brisbane River during the January floods, but Brisbane has pulled together and picked up the pieces since then and now it is time to reclaim the river and celebrate all of the things that make us...
read moreDo You Know Your Garden’s Value?
It’s possible that you’ve read on this blog before that there’s a lot to be said for a landscaped garden, but do you really know what value it adds to your home? You don’t need to overcapitalise by spending a great deal of money on your garden, but it’s important to make sure you make your garden a priority if you’re selling your home now or in the future, because you want to attract buyers, especially in harder real estate markets such as we’re in now. Absentee owners should be...
read moreDe-Cluttering Ideas
The trick to de-cluttering your home is to have a plan of attack. If you’re feeling overwhelmed by “things” in your home, then it might be time to do that spring cleaning (even if it isn’t quite spring yet). To help you plan your de-cluttering assignment, here are some of the stages that you might want to consider to help achieve your goal. First thing to do is decide which rooms you want to tackle, and what order to do them in. Maybe start with an easier room to get you into the...
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