Are you a chocolate lover? Do you go crazy at Easter time? Here is a recipe that you should love. It is simple to make and packed with natural flavour thanks to Essential Oils. This is one of my Mum’s recipes with a bit of a twist! What you will need: 3 cups sugar […]
Continue ReadingWhat oil should I use for that?
If you are familiar with Essential Oils you will know that they are very helpful for use in our everyday lives. But do you find yourself wondering how specific oils or blends of oils can be used to replace complex and harmful chemicals in our everyday life? Of course Essential Oils are also chemicals and […]
Continue ReadingSecurity Now! Part 1: Secure your home network – 5 tips to secure your router
Whether we like it or not our home computer networks are under threat. It may be from the teenage hacker around the corner who has just downloaded software that allows them to determine your wireless network password and “borrow” your bandwidth to then illegally download movies. Or, it may be an overseas criminal gang seeking […]
Continue ReadingInvitation to Our ‘Doing it Safer Series’ – cleaning the safer, low tox way!
We use Essential oils in our personal care and household cleaning products and everyday we live out the mantra ‘we have an oil for that’! Why? Because we are committed to reducing the toxic load of chemicals in our home and in the homes of our family and friends. In doing this we have learned […]
Continue ReadingHouse Cleaning the Safer Way: Get that kitchen sparkling!
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 ReadingHouse Cleaning the Safer Way: Doing the Laundry!
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 ReadingPersonal Health and Beauty the Safer Way: Care for that body!
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 ReadingHouse Cleaning the Safer Way
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 ReadingHey Google TV!
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 Reading3 Tips on Maintaining A Healthy Balance in Life: Tip #1 Take time for family and yourself!
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 […]
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