Through the Ruth - A Podcast where we get to the heart of home

Being Evicted is a scary time, full of uncertainty and anxiety.

So what CAN you do that will ease the turmoil this process can create in your life?

Listen to this episode of 'Through the Ruth' to gain info on what to do and what not to do during this time, and remember, eviction doesn't say who you are... it's how you handle it that will speak volumes.  This time too shall pass.  Help yourself to make it smoother and pass...

My home looks different to yours. 

Have you considered what that means and why?

The people that live inside it are different, so what we like to do is different too. 

We learn by sharing stories and gain insight when we hear how other people describe their 'normal' when they get home from work. 

Stop and think 'Where is my favourite place in this world' and if it isn't home, then change it until it is the first thing...

We all live differently, so can you imagine learning what is normal to you ACTUALLY isn't normal to someone else!?

There is no quicker way to learn this than to live with someone else. 

One might have grown up in a noisy household and the other jumps at loud noises.  We often live with different people throughout our lives, whether it be when we are growing up, first moving out of home and having 'flat mates' right though...

In many homes, one person runs everything and the other sits back and reaps the rewards. 

This episode is not about gender BUT STATISTICALLY it is the Male that is not meeting their share.  If this is not your household, then great, but what if it is?

Is it fair for the female to be doing more than half the role of home (including cleaning, cooking, paying bills, getting extensions, going to shops, chemist, doctors appoin...

No one starts a family with the expectation it will end in Divorce.

Even if not married but you have a family together, separation hits home hard, even when the split is amicable. 

Todays episode we have guest speaker Billie who works for a Law Firm discuss what to consider to keep the change moving in a successful direction. 

If your heading towards the big D word, what can you do now to prepare, and what should you do e...

In this episode we discuss the philosophy of how homes shape who we are, who we want to be and who we used to be. 

We can look back at memories and know we are not the same person as we were when we lived there. 

We would now make different choices, and sometimes we wouldn't change a thing. 

If only walks could talk hey, imagine the versions of people that resided there before and after you AND who are now different ...

In this episode we stop to consider what we all have to be thankful about. 

What makes our memories? When we are always looking ahead, and expecting everything to be done yesterday, what happens around us that we so easily dismiss that will one day be a memory we may look back on and appreciate - wishing we had been more 'present' at that time. 

Home is as much an emotion as it is physical. 

Being present is half the...

Have you ever wondered why some have long term tenants and others turn them over every year?

Why do your friends always get their lease renewed but you don't seem able to retain one?

Perhaps you just don't seem to feel the system is fair. 

In this episode we cover the key factors to longevity in a rental, and this is from both sides. 

No one wants to live in a home where they are treated rudely, where they are made to fee...

This episode focuses on the topics we sometimes have to have, but are also the hardest to have. 

The topics where you might need to let the owner know the rent will be late this week, or where an owner might need to increase the rent, or perhaps you need to chase up reported maintenance or have to let the tenant know there is going to be a delay caused by tradespeople. 

You see, the relationship between an owner and a ten...

What happens when communication becomes non-existent? There is no communication, literally. And when there is no communication, both sides assume the worst of the other. 

So what can be done to avoid this from happening in the first place? it all starts with listening to the other in order for us to have an understanding of what's going on. 

With understanding comes respect.  This is the pillar of stability for both ...

We all have that one room we avoid. 

Usually only opening when we desperately need something we threw in there long ago, or to add to its pile.

It might be a room, or for some it might be that kitchen table starting to pile up. 

For me, its both the main bedroom and the linen press.  Both are never where I wish they would be in organisation and even cleanliness. 

So is everyone to the same?

What if those spaces ...

Have you ever made judgement on someone the moment you rocked up to their house?

What do you think of a home with 6 cars on the lawn compared to the neighbouring home that has a precision cut English Garden?

In this episode, we dig a little deeper not only on our own judgements made, but what people might think of our own Front Yard. 

A friendly little reminder to get out there and do something.  Make one little change.&n...

Join me for another episode of Through The Ruth, where today I share my secrets to my personal journey of getting healthy again.   This one is a little different than past episodes to date as I want to expand your thoughts not beyond the walls we call home, but to take you deep inside.... Inside our Bodies!   Feeling 'At Home' within the body we are given, and how can we make the vessel that homes our minds as best as...

When you make your home environment exactly what you need it to be, you are never alone. 

In this episode, we cover How to stay grounded, creating an environment for right now, identifying what is important to you, and hit repeat. 

Whether you own or rent, you have a right to settle in and make your home what you need it to be - especially as a tenant.  You don't need to live like everything lacks permanency.  T...