Funky Upcycling Ideas for your Kitchen
Funky Upcycling Ideas for your Kitchen. I am a huge fan of upcycling. I am not so creative, so I love it when I see what other people come up with. More and more people are embracing upcycling as we think about our environment and try to reduce what we consume. Attempting to not buy new things but make do with what is already available to us is such a good habit to get into. Here are some of the funkiest ideas I have come across for upcycling in your kitchen! Old flan tins as frames! You could put...
Read MoreHealthy Fundraisers
Fundraisers are my pet peeve. Chocolate, cakes, slices, pies, lamingtons, more chocolate. Hands up. Who ends up eating copious amounts of crap food because you feel obliged? Yep. Annoying. I usually just donate money and say – don’t give me the goods! When Australia is in the grip of an obesity crisis and schools are slowly implementing healthy food policies, it seems archaic that these fundraisers are still around. You can imagine my horror when my daughter recently came home from school with...
Read MoreHow to host an eco-friendly kid’s party!
How to host an eco-friendly kid’s party! Today I am bringing you my top tips for a very green kid’s party. Keep in mind that even the little things we do can all make a difference. * Plan ahead. Many environmentally friendly products sadly are not widely available, so you may need to hunt around or order online. * Stop and consider what you will need and if the products are able to be composted, recycled or upcycled in anyway. * Invitations can be made at home with recycled paper or cards or you can...
Read MoreHealthy and Eco-friendly Kid’s Party Bags
The party bag. The lolly bag. The loot bag. The bane of parents! Let’s eat heaps of junk for two hours and…… if you still haven’t had enough, here’s a bag full of sugar and plastic to take home with you. How did that all happen? Anyway, it doesn’t have to be like that. You can certainly still participate in the party bag tradition in a much healthier and eco-friendly way. The parents will thank you too. Okay so here are some of my top tips: The bag. Think outside the...
Read MoreDoing the laundry, naturally!
“The laundry room is highly toxic, containing chemical perfumes in the laundry detergent and especially the dryer sheets. Dryer sheets coat all your clothes with a layer of toxic chemicals. When you wear those clothes, your body moisture causes those chemicals to come into contact with your skin and be absorbed directly into your bloodstream. It’s an easy way to poison your system with cancer-causing chemicals.” Natural News Yep, that stuff is just nasty. Think how many chemicals that might be...
Read MoreIs your kettle harming your health?
Well the Universe was truly giving me a nudge a few weeks ago, when not one, but two of my favourite Facebook pages (www.livelightlynow.com and Alexx Stuart) both mentioned the dangers of having plastic kettles. Like Tracy at Live Lightly Now, this had totally escaped me! I have no idea how. I lecture the hubby and kids constantly about never putting hot things in plastic and here I was boiling it up every day for my morning cuppa. Eghads! “Plastic water bottles release the toxic chemical bisphenol A at a...
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