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A few days ago I posted a photo to my stories of a

A few days ago I posted a photo to my stories of a vinegar wash I do to all my fresh produce and I had heaps of questions so I thought I'd make a post 🍅🥕. First, I clean my sink, then I fill it full of water and pour in some apple cider vinegar (I go by eye but there is a proper ratio out there on Google somewhere if you're interested). I then soak all my produce for about an hour and leave out to dry. I dont usually wash everything straight away but with everything that's been going on lately, I have been (so multiple loads). Once everything is dry, I put it away.
Then I throw all my grocery and veg bags in the wash with a laundry sanitizer that kills bacteria. I usually only do this once a month or as needed (if something has spilled) but I've started washing them after every grocery shop now.
Sanitizer: Power of 4 from @adelaideappliancegallery
Bags: grocery - @basesupply. Veg bags: unsure, mum got them for me
#fridgeorganisation #produce #mealplan #weeklyshop #organization #fridge

The last step of my weekly clean is mopping myself

The last step of my weekly clean is mopping myself into the shower, washing my hair, shaving my legs (out of respect for the bedding I have just changed 😂) and then drying my hair and putting on fresh pyjamas. 🎉🌸. Pre @hizeroaustralia, I would have to blowdry my hair and then wait like an hour before I could vaccum the bathroom and then mop because I shed a lot of hair and you can't vacuum a wet floor. This really stuffed up by ritual because once I was done, I wanted to be DONE. 🌸
But then this wizard changed my life ... I now mop myself into the shower, wash my hair, shave my legs, put on my pjs and I can mop AND sweep up my hair AT THE SAME TIME 🤯🤯🎉. 🌸
Plus, you guys know that when I wash my hair, I also wash my shower (with cheap shampoo) and when I rinse, water goes EVERYWHERE. One go with the hizero, and the whole bathroom is clean 🙌. 🌸
These babies have been sold out all month. They have just come back in stock but with all the pre orders, I think there are only about 30 left. My discount code is FGBAPRIL2020 which will get you $100 off and free shipping.
Unfortunately with the current outbreak, free home trials are not currently available.
#ambassador #mopandvac #twoinone #cordless #bathroomcleaning

Yeah, this year sucks but I'm an optimist so in tr

Yeah, this year sucks but I'm an optimist so in true Iryna nature, I present to you my list of positive pandemic things 😂 🌸 beautiful weather 🌸 two walks a day 🌸 sort of feels like we have gained more time 🌸 you can do social things without ever having to leave your house so even when you cbf with the Friday night plans you made on Monday when you were a social butterfly, you can still follow through 🌸 you no longer have to wear a bra, ever 🌸 you can make as many chocolate cakes as the grocery store panic buying permits 🌸 pretty much only have to wash your hair when you want to 🌸🌸 In all seriousness, I know we are in an extremely fortunate situation and I am appreciative of that every day. We both quite like staying home so we're good but my heart goes out to those who have lost jobs, those with unfortunate living arrangements, those who are extroverts and need social interaction to function, those who are in poor health, those who are alone and all of our essential workers who are out there on the front line fighting this b****. I'm also gonna go out on a whim and drop in those who are currently home schooling kids. I dont have kids so I can only imagine what that's like but I did teach Ukrainian to year 1s every Friday night for five years while I was at uni and also grew up with the most annoying brother in the world plus twin sisters who are 13 years younger than me (also annoying but one of them is okay because she can take a half decent photo), so Imma go ahead and say "i feel ya" 😂. Stay safe, stay sane and stay home 😘

GIVEAWAY CLOSED 🥰 winners: @gemmabell27 and @ca

GIVEAWAY CLOSED 🥰 winners: @gemmabell27 and @catdm 🎉🎉| You and a friend will win a $250 Howards gift card EACH! You can stock up on some stasher bags and condense your freezer like me, or spend it on anything you like! They stock the containers I use in my fridge, freezer and pantry so you can well and truly get organised 🙌. Thank YOU Howards! 💕🥰. To win a sweet, sweet gift card, all you have to do is:

1. Follow @howardsstorage , @theocdbychristine_ and my page (@fromgreatbeginnings). 2. Tag a friend and;
3. Make sure they're following the same page.

The winning comment and the friend tagged must be following all pages otherwise the entry is invalid. The prize will be posted to two different addresses so please don't tag random people you don't know that I will struggle to get in touch with because that will unfortunately result in a re draw 😥. The winner will be announced next Friday, the 20th of March and selected via a third party random generator. Australian residents only. This giveaway is not endorsed by Instagram.

Not sure how many of you know but our fridge lets

Not sure how many of you know but our fridge lets you convert the bottom right hand side to a fridge or freezer. We used to have both sides set to freeze but Dom wanted a drinks fridge for his beer (currently lacking) and we didn't want to pay for extra power usage and a whole other drinks fridge, so I condensed everything we had on both sides into the one side and I'm actually really surprised at how much fit! 🎉🍅🥕. I started container shopping mostly with @stasherbag instead of my @decoraustralia match ups and gained heaps more space. I still use the match ups for large lasagna's etc but raw proteins, frozen veg and fruit are all much more compact now! (I freeze my own and got the extra large stasher bags from @howardsstorage so I can do three serves per bag) We aren't huge freezer meal people so we don't freeze a lot of already made stuff but do like to stock up on meat and veg when there is a good sale. Voila! 🥰
#freezerorganisation #freezerorganization #organized #fridgeorganisation #icleaned #fruitandveg #storage #withthefeds

Found the most 'me' flowers today that I have ever

Found the most 'me' flowers today that I have ever seen and here we are 😂🌸 Happy International women's day to all the fabulous females out there making the world a better and brighter place every single day. Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events and small minds discuss people. Empowered women empower women so lets all keep shining bright and work on chaging the world ❤🌸 #internationalwomensday #females #power #shinebright

The one room in the house with no windows, also ha

The one room in the house with no windows, also happens to be the most cheerful 🥰❤. When we decided to build, I knew I wanted a big pantry, especially because our kitchen literally has 5 cupboards. The idea to make it pastel randomly popped into my head one day; I just thought it would be so much fun! I told @dom_and_delilah and his response was "do whatever you want", so that's exactly what I did 😂, and it was in fact loads of fun! 🎉
Every single time I step foot in there, I smile. On occasion, I'll also acknowledge I have a pretty damn good and supportive husband 🥰❤🌸 (only sometimes though, other times I'll watch him wipe the kitchen bench with a tea towel and shudder quietly 😂🤮) #pantry #organization #organized #pantryorganization #scullery #pastelpantry #pastel #icleaned #colourful #rainbow #organisation

Hey team 🥰. Have you ever asked me a question,

Hey team 🥰. Have you ever asked me a question, received the response "mentioned in story :) x' and wondered why I didn't just answer your question because it would have been quicker to type 'Bunnings' or 'Kmart' or wherever the item is from? 😂. I figured as much so just wanted to make a post: I have the phrase on copy and paste for when I post multiple stories with multiple product sources so when I know I have specifically mentioned what you're after, I can just copy and paste the same answer. I know most people watch their stories without sound (I know I do), so that way you know what story to turn sound on for or watch again if you've missed it 🥰🌸. As much as I'd like to type out captions for every story I post, sometimes I just don't have the time. I also have fat fingers and typing captions from a phone is mega annoying. I'm sure you can tell by the amount of auto correct errors I no longer bother fixing. It is at the point where when I try to type out the word 'cupboard', my phone corrects it to cupbpard 😂 😂.

I have always wanted a mud room in the house; it i

I have always wanted a mud room in the house; it is a very American thing but I loved the idea of a drop/dump zone. I made a smaller version of this two years ago (which is still on my blog) but it just didnt cater for the amount of shoes we had. After our car got vandelised and we bought a new one, there was a point where we had two cars in the garage while we were selling one - that is when I decided to measure that back wall to see if I can utilise the entire thing for storage and still fit two cars.... well, what do you know! They fit!! We still only have one car but if we (or whoever occupies this house at a later date) want to park two cars in here, they comfortably can 🙌🙌. Check out my highlights if you'd like to see the original plans I drew up and the progress (that is an outdoor rug, you can hose it down) 🌸
Ps: the beautiful cushions arent staying here because I dont want them to get dusty, but I couldn't resist but bring them over for the photo because they look so damn gorgeous 💖❤. 🌸
PPS: as you can tell, the generosity and kindness of one of my absolutely beautiful followers got me my fourth basket and I could not be more greatful 🥰❤ #mudroom #garage #storage #shoestorage #garageorganization #organised

The fact that I'm constantly opening so many DM's

The fact that I'm constantly opening so many DM's from you guys with photos of your dirty water tanks or videos of all the gross stuff your @hizeroaustralia picks up in one go is so, so awesome 🎉🥰. It makes me incredibly happy to see that it has worked so well for so many of you! If you send the videos directly to @hizeroaustralia, they will pick 10 winners who will receive a maintenance pack as a prize 🎉❤. All I have is a shedding husband and dog, so I can't pull out the really satisfying videos of it sucking up splattered spaghetti unless I turn into an infomercial and fake it (and I'm definitely not going to make mess on the floor on purpose 😂) so I'm passing the batton to you! Now is the time for your kids and their mess to shine 😂🙌 send through your most satisfying videos for your chance to win 😘😘. PS: for those who missed out on last weeks giveaway, the discount code is 'ilovecleanfloors'. I am also running another giveaway on my facebook page so head over there if you'd like to enter again 🤞. #ambassador #ilovecleanfloors

This weeks meal plan and shop done 👊. We do a h

This weeks meal plan and shop done 👊. We do a health kick a few times a year and when we do, our grocery budget almost doubles. We go from $100 a week to about $180; our meat, fish and poultry consumption goes up and the we meal plan for 6 days instead of 5. Normally, we eat 2 veg meals and 3 non vegeterian dishes per week (we only meal plan for 5 days because we account for events, dinners out, entertaining etc, which comes out of our luxuries budget, not groceries). During our health kick, it always tends to work out to about 5 meat dishes to one vegeterian but we are also eating out a lot less so it evens out 🎉. We make four servings and take left overs to work for lunch 👍. #organised #mealplan #healthkick #fridgeorganisation #healthy #organization #food #meals #organized

GIVEAWAY CLOSED - winners @shannonmaree86 and @wic

GIVEAWAY CLOSED - winners @shannonmaree86 and @wictoria1961 🎉 | Fab news guys, I've got TWO hizero's to give away!! All you have to do is follow @hizeroaustralia and my page (@fromgreatbeginnings) and tag a friend (or someone you think can benefit from one of these bad boys and will enjoy following me 💖). Both you and the person you tag must be following both pages to make the winning entry valid and if your comment is selected, the tagged person in the comment wins one too 🎉🎉. (If you already have one and love it, be an awesome person and tag a few friends so they can enter too).
° 🌸 So, super simple: 🌸
1. Give all pages a follow:
@fromgreatbeginnings
@hizeroaustralia
2. Tag a friend
3. Make sure they're following both pages °
🌸You're set! Enter as many times as you like but tag different pals 💖🎉 🌸

The winner will be announced next Friday, the 14th of Feb and selected via a third party random generator. Australian residents only. This giveaway is not endorsed or sponsored by Instagram.

Have not managed to stay out dancing until 4am for

Have not managed to stay out dancing until 4am for a longgggg time 😂. The health kick we are on has definitely made me fitter, I wanted to go to red square after 😂. Although I feel like absolute death today, I do feel better than I thought I would.
The health kick is going really well by the way: I only drank ORGANIC alcohol yesterday, it was home made 👏 (literally lethal poison). I had vegetables for dinner; meaning I didn't take out the tomato from my whopper like I normally do, plus, fries are potatoes (which is another vegetable) and I drank heaps of water (and other things). #fitspo #hydrated
Anyways, massive congratulations to my two best friends on their engagement 💖. 10 years on and I think we can all agree on the fact that it was well and truly time 😂. #highschoolsweethearts

Right, so we can add "not using paper towels" to t

Right, so we can add "not using paper towels" to the list of things that has blown the mind of instagram 😂. If you're keeping track, the list currently cosists of not owning a microwave and sharing a towel after a shower 🤯 😂. So, to explain: we use a foam sponge (don't know what they're called), tea towels to dry berries and things like that, etc. The sponge is reusable and you can rinse/disinfect that (ours goes in the dishwasher with a load every night). Toilet paper is also always on hand if it is something we just want to chuck out. We also use toilet paper in lieu of tissues (yes, even for guests - I dont think we have any friends or family that would be annoyed about having to use toilet paper over a tissue (people who demand tissues probably don't want to be friends with a couple who share a towel so it has never been an issue for us 😂😂). 🌸 I will do a seperate post on the towel sharing and no microwave but as always, I only share what works for us - not telling you what to do, no judgement if you live differently. I expect the same in return 😘

I love how crazy you all went for the new garage c

I love how crazy you all went for the new garage cabinetry yesterday 👌🎉❤. Makes me so happy that I have found common ground with so many people 🥰. I have saved all the details to my highlights and will do a post when everything is done, but for now - I thought I would elaborate on the few questions that I got yesterday regarding entrances 🌸. We park in the garage and don't wear shoes inside; we therefore enter the house via the garage 99% of the time (and that is why our shoes are kept in there). This is what we see when we come inside ❤. 🌸 I try to avoid showing our front door for privacy reasons but the second image is our 'front entrance'. They are right next to each other, but on opposite walls. When we have friends/family over, their shoes are left at the front door. The basket with the flowers actually has slippers inside it for those that want them 💖. We leave our shoes on if we are entertaining outside or have like 20 people over because at that point, who cares 😂

Came home today and decided I urgently needed a ha

Came home today and decided I urgently needed a hangrail in the laundry, right now, ASAP, however I have no supplies and can't be bothered going to @bunnings for the 12th time this week - problematic. 🌸
10 minutes later, I had a hangrail in the laundry: I cut up an old bag strap and used it as the hangers and pulled apart Delilah's tee pee for a piece of dowel - voila 🎉😂. 🌸 I will get proper stuff another day but this will do for now! Swipe over for a 'before' photo. (The absolutely beautiful shelf is from @goldenwhistlerwoodshop ❤❤)

Loving how colourful our yard is looking 🥰🌳🌸. @dom_and_delilah thinks I have overdone it on the fairy lights but I think he is wrong 😂. 🌸
Anyways, another question for you all 💖 - should I paint the trellis behind the kennel white? I do have a creeper planted there so hopefully it covers the trellis soon? 🌸
Also, any ideas on how to cover the putty filler on the roof? We didn't paint it - the roof came like that and it is a green and textured material for what I can only assume is waterproofing purposes. I was thinking of painting the whole thing but it is such an uneven surface, I wouldn't even know where to begin 🙏
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#backyard #diy #smallyard #icleaned #withthefeds #courtyard #dogkennel #garden

Last year's biggest game changer for me was hands

Last year's biggest game changer for me was hands down the @hizeroaustralia and the fact that there was such a thing as a two-in-one cordless mop/vac. Prior to the hizero, I had a barrel dyson and a steam mop; both of which required to be plugged in. 🌸
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I had to drag out the barrel, plug it in, vacuum, lift the cord while vacuuming because it would get stuck under chair legs and stop extending, then unplug, drag it to the middle of the corridor, plug it in again and leave it there. Then I'd go and get my steam mop, plug it in, mop, lift the cord while mopping because it would get stuck under chair legs and stop extending, then unplug, drag to the middle of the corridor and leave it there so I can vacuum the other half of the house while the mopped half dries, then repeat. You exhausted/bored from reading that? Yeah, me too. It was my most hated job. 🤦‍♀️
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Now, no cord = 15 minutes and all the tiles are vacuumed and mopped, with no streaks. The battery lasts for ages and it's so quick and easy to do. Love it when my most hated jobs are solved. 🎉🎉🎉🥰 My current discount code is valid until the 31st (FGBHNY2020) which gets you $100 off and free postage. Don't forget that they have showrooms where you can trial one of these wizards at your house for free so you can make sure it works just as well for you 👌🙌 #ambassador #cleaning #hizero #twoinone #cordless #lifesaver #gamechanger

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