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"Being in charge of your own life, and making decisions based on what you want to do rather than what you have to do, gives you a rare kind of contentment and shows you that every ordinary day offers magnificent opportunities."
Award-winning blogger Rhonda Hetzel shares the day-to-day practicalities of a simple life and shows you how to rediscover the heart of your home. With a year of monthly projects that make household management easier, Rhonda encourages you to set up good systems, make what you need and appreciate what you have.
Learn how to stretch money further, safely clean your home, and cook from scratch with 40 favourite recipes, including step-by-step guides to baking bread and making cheese.
Whether you're part of a family, living alone, or thinking about retirement, this is an inspiring, indispensable guide to slowing down, taking stock of your life, and finding pleasure and satisfaction at home.
The Simple Home offers practical advice and inspiring insights that will help you create a life filled with contentment and fulfilment.
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ISBN: 9780670079025
Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 29 February 2016
Country: Australia
Imprint: Viking Australia
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 30.0mm
Width: 187.0mm
Height: 235.0mm
Weight: 965g
Pages: 312
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About the Author
Rhonda Hetzel is a retired journalist and technical writer best known for her award-winning blog, 'Down to Earth'. Rhonda lives with her husband, Hanno, on the Sunshine Coast, where they happily tend a food garden, gather eggs and occasionally look after grandchildren. Rhonda is a keen volunteer worker and is often found presenting simple-living workshops in her community. She won the Green Lifestyle magazine's Local Green Hero Award in 2014. Rhonda is the author of bestseller Down to Earth (2012) and Penguin Special, The Simple Life (2014). Down to Earth blog
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