Cleaning our house the safer way has become the norm for us. It has taken us a while but we no longer use any commercial cleaning products in our house. We are keeping the kitchen clean and sparking, without the use of any complex or harmful cleaning products. Here is how we do it: We Continue Reading
When I talk about house cleaning I mean every aspect of staying clean in a house i.e. I also mean doing the laundry. In our house that means making our own laundry powder, softener and stain remover. Why? Because we are working towards eliminating as many harmful chemicals from our house as possible. Washing the Continue Reading
Over the past few years I have been working towards clearing my house of harmful chemicals. But before I could do that I needed to make sure that I could make all of the products I needed for house cleaning and also for personal health and beauty. I have to say, I am not a Continue Reading
What do I mean by ‘House Cleaning the Safer Way’. For the past few years we have been working towards reducing unnecessary and/or harmful chemicals from our house. As we grow older we want to create a safe environment to live in and for our family when they visit. So we have investigated ways to Continue Reading
Over the last few years we have been acquiring items at home to “smarten” things up – from Google’s Home Minis (now rebranded as Nest Mini) to smart bulbs and power outlets. Yesterday our worn out delivery guy dropped off the newest item – the new Chromecast with Google TV (in Sky – i.e. it’s Continue Reading
I talk about balance a lot in my posts and the importance of maintaining balance in everything we do. One of the most important tips I can give you on maintaining a healthy balance in life is to take time for family and yourself! It’s just something I have learned throughout my life – I’m Continue Reading
How often do you challenge yourself? Every year when you set New Year resolutions or every day as you get up in the morning? Or perhaps your life is just so out of balance that you just survive each day with no thoughts about new challenges? I have been there – back when I was Continue Reading
Why is being active so important for maintaining a healthy balance in life? It is simple – our bodies need to move to stay healthy. If we do not have our health everything gets out of balance. How much movement do we need to do? If we do nothing we rust out, but if we Continue Reading
The year 2020 has certainly been a year that has focussed on health hasn’t it? Sadly, this focus has been for all the wrong reasons i.e. we have a pandemic that has caused death, havoc and sadness across the world. But we can focus on our health in a good way, and if we do, Continue Reading
As we prepare for a new year, it is time to reflect on the past year and for many of us try to forget what happened!! In Australia there have been many bad things happen this year on top of the pandemic, including catastrophic fires, floods and drought. But if we just focus on all Continue Reading
