However, what this does mean is that I daydream about doing make-up and being a super nest-making, recipe testing, housewife extraordinaire and actually woke up this morning and made a list about which rooms I'm going to spring clean first (even though it will be October). I'm not sure whether this will actually turn into - I tidy the utility room, walk the dog and then sit down and weep about my work friends and my loss of independence but lets hope not. Joe has been incredibly supportive and has pointed out that I work my little, stubby fingers to the bone most of the time so no doubt I'll do it now and when my mum gave me Cabbages and Roses Guide to Natural Housekeeping (Cabbages & Roses Guide)
This guide is the perfect present for the nester you know or anyone who is constantly threatening to do wonderful things in their home and yet never quite gets round to it. It lists all the incredibly household uses for vinegar, bicarbonate of soda and beeswax, exactly what to do to make your airing cupboard bearable and what is best to grow if you have a small window box or an allotment. Not only is it full of great advice it is all good for the environment and therefore pretty good for your pocket too which is much needed. This is what has inspired me to start my autumn clean with the airing cupboard - I must have one like one in the book or I will explode. In fact it's so inspiring I've already made a start and got Joe to clean the fridge out with a vinegar/water solution that has worked wonders. A perfect present and a fantastic, inspirational read.