When my daughter hits a “won’t eat phase,” I get creative with dinner by serving dips. Somehow, dips magically bypass her refusal to eat anything I cook. Recently, I served them with these healthy Italian breadsticks (wholemeal grissini) and they were a huge hit! We love making homemade hummus and tzatziki together, and I usually […]
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Recipes
I’ve heard a few conversations about how we’re managing our “grooming” over the past few weeks as stay-at-home-working-homeschooling mothers, with beauty salons shut down due to COVID-19 restrictions. In my 20’s I used to go to a salon for occasional waxing. As time became more precious and prices crept up I started DIY waxing at home.
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DIY, Greener Living, Self Care, Zero Waste
Taking the time to declutter can make a real difference in your life and your mind. Let’s face it: sometimes, our homes (and lives) can be a mess and we don’t want to deal with it. So we leave the mess, ignoring its existence, telling ourselves that we’ll get to it later – but we
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Self Care, Videos
Television, newspapers and magazines display images of what the ‘perfect’ Christmas looks like. Shops are packed with Christmas decorations and gifts and the message is to buy now or miss out. It’s not even December yet. In fact the message to spend on Christmas starts the minute Halloween is over. It is more important than
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Greener Living, Videos
Black Bean Chocolate Brownies sound weird, but I promise you, they’re delicious and LOVED by my daughter. They’re full of healthy fats, vegetable protein and fibre, but also eggless and flourless. I’ve long soaked and cooked my own legumes to reduce gas-causing galacto-oligosaccharides. The method is time consuming though, so I do a big batch
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Recipes
Concerned by all the waste involved in throwing a birthday party for your little one? Green enthusiast Will H. Sandford shares some ideas for throwing an eco birthday party to leave a greener footprint.
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Greener Living
Introduction This is the fourth post in my series on how to do your own research into cosmetic ingredients in Australia. My goal? To help you feel confident and empowered when choosing products for yourself and your family—because I know how overwhelming those long ingredient lists can be! If you’re new here, you might want
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Informed Decisions, Videos
Do you hate shopping for clothes? I do. The shops are full of “fast fashion” where the latest styles are available for low prices for just a few weeks before being replaced by new items. It makes my head spin!
If you’re looking for a more sustainable alternative, pre-loved clothing might be the way to go.
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Greener Living
You know you want to avoid chemical ‘nasties’ in your personal care products. Everyone is warning you about ingredients like mineral oil, parabens, phythalates and SLS. But when you read the label, how do you know what ingredients they are? How do you know what the label is telling you?
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Informed Decisions
Do you read the ingredients of body care products before you buy? How do you decide which products contain undesirable ingredients and which don’t? Regulation in place to protect us in Australia also confuses things, making it harder to know what you’re putting on your body.
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Informed Decisions
These days, we all want to be better educated and use our spending power consciously. We want to choose effective and safe products – for the better health of ourselves, our families, and the planet. We know we should steer clear of parabens, phthalates, petrochemicals etc… but do we really know what they are?
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Informed Decisions