Trying acupuncture for neck and shoulder pain
Image sourceI've taken the plunge and tried acupuncture. This is quite significant since the thought of having needles stuck into me used to freak me out a lot. When I was heavily pregnant quite a few...
View ArticleToy Library Bliss
Yesterday afternoon was one of those blissful afternoons when I felt relaxed and unburdened by chores. I spent the whole afternoon playing with Turtle apart from hanging out a couple of loads of...
View ArticleOrganic Fertiliser, Seaweed or Fish for the Garden?
I decided to write this post after visiting my local hardware and garden shop to buy some products to feed our vegetable garden and citrus trees. I think that our veggie garden needs more regular...
View ArticleSleep, Love and Gratitude
Since we had Turtle, about 20 months ago, there has been an ongoing battle with our cat. Normally she wins the battle. It is over sleep.When I was pregnant I joked about Rogue, our cat, and Turtle...
View ArticleSecondhand Baby Market
I often feel like I live under a rock. This is especially true in relation to keeping up with the news. I've always been guilty of it but with a baby I am so completely in the dark about current...
View ArticlePlastic Free July in Our House
I'm a bit late with this post... We are already a week into July. I can barely believe it! Since Plastic Free July is such a great initiative, however, I want to share what our family is up to this...
View ArticleWhy Plastic Free July is Important
Our Living Smarties group watched Bag It last week. It was a great way to kick off Plastic Free July. It reminded me that there are very important environmental, health and social reasons to reduce our...
View ArticleHomemade Beetroot and Chickpea Dip
I have been meaning to make beetroot dip for ages. Whenever we get beetroot in our organic fruit and veggie box it is always my first thought. But then I look up recipes and get turned off. I always...
View ArticleDecluttering: The Magic of Tidying
After visiting the baby market I started to put my newly acquired tidying skills to use. I admit it was out of necessity since I needed to make space for the secondhand winter clothes that I had bought...
View ArticlePlastic Free Bread
Since Plastic Free July started I have found myself being much more mindful each time I head to the shops for groceries. This has been particularly true when buying bread.A friend is in the habit of...
View ArticleModern Cloth Nappies - Washing and Care
Over the 18 months that I have been using modern cloth nappies (MCN) I have continued to improve my washing methods through a bit of trial and error, as well as some online research. As a result I feel...
View ArticlePlastic Free July: Takeaway Coffee Cup
Hot drinks and babies tend not to mix well. Babies are unpredictable and you often need to make a quick getaway. It is, therefore, hard to order coffee and actually sit and enjoy it.Since throwing away...
View ArticleAsking Daycare to Use Cloth Nappies
The first two childcares I looked at weren't the best. The first one gave me an uncomfortable vibe, mainly because of the manager who showed me around. I feel terrible to admit it since I'm sure she is...
View ArticleDecluttering is Such a First World Problem
I have just started decluttering my clothes using the KonMari method. The first items I went through were my underwear, socks, t-shirts, shorts and skirts. I found it easy to decide what clothes "spark...
View ArticleHomemade Raw Chocolate Treats
I often go through phases of checking the fridge at the end of the day looking for chocolate. I go through these craving days (or more accurately - weeks!) frequently enough that we usually have a...
View ArticleBack to basics: the humble soap
We have recently started using soap again. This is no big deal to anyone who has always bought it. I find it hard to believe many people do still buy it though. I can't remember the last house I...
View ArticleWrapping up Plastic Free July 2015
Although July seems like a distant memory already I wanted to look back and wrap up Plastic Free July properly. We got a lot out of it in our home this year. I'm sure we are going to keep doing a lot...
View ArticleA Busy Start to Spring
It is a sign of how quickly the last month has passed that I started to write this post as a prelude to the arrival of spring, celebrating the purple flowers in our garden from the native wisteria...
View ArticleToy Library Lowdown
As I mentioned in my previous post, spring has started out with a rush in our house. We are juggling me in part-time work, Mr Fix It going away in the field, Turtle moving up into the toddler room at...
View ArticlePet Sitting Sour Dough
I've previously posted that I want to try and make my own bread. I've also been making an effort to reduce the amount of plastic we use when buying bread. Although making our own bread seemed like an...
View ArticleGetting my Juju on!
Earlier this year I set a few goals for my sustainability journey. I have finally gotten around to number 2, trying a moon cup.As part of my Plastic Free July activities I ordered my cup - this was a...
View ArticleYoga in my life
I can't believe this is the first post I am writing about yoga. I guess it's a good sign I've have so many other things to post about... but yoga is important to me and this post is well overdue.Image...
View ArticleOp shopping our way into summer
You might remember that I recently cleared out my oversized or under appreciated clothes to unclutter my drawers and make way for the "new" style of things that would reflect (the new and improved,...
View ArticleA crafty start to Christmas is the way to go
It's official! The tree is up and the buzz of calls asking what to get for Turtle has started. I am feeling surprisingly calm and, unbelievably, festive!Our quirky Christmas treeA colleague sent me a...
View ArticleChoosing to Respond...
I have always been a pretty sensitive, and thus reactive, person. This is not as simple as reacting to problems by losing my temper but it has, inevitably, happened at times. It is also a keen...
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