We all survive more than we think we can.
There's no getting away from it: you have to clean.
Whether it's cushions you only use outside in the summer, or blankets that only come out in the winter, you've always got to think of where to store them.
Rearranging furniture, adding some candles, or making even small tweaks can really make the difference.
Run a home like you would a small business and treat it with the same seriousness.
One wise decision I made was buying a plot of land with planning permission in Richmond, and building my own five-bedroom home on it. I sold three years after I completed the building and more than doubled my money. I like Richmond and always have my eyes open for other properties in the area.
If your fridge is full this Christmas, use nature's refrigerator - your car!
One good thing about being young is that you're not experienced enough to know what can't be done.
I can't imagine trying to be in recovery. I mean it would be hard enough with just life going along in a nice way, but then when awful stuff happens, how you maintain the strength to get through it?
If you are going to go through hell, keep going
When you start in science, you are brainwashed into believing how careful you must be, and how difficult it is to discover things. There's something that might be called the 'graduate student syndrome'; graduate students hardly believe they can make a discovery.