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DIY Cold & Flu Remedies, for those End of Season Bugs (Shower Disks & Vapor Rub) 20 Aug 2013 | 02:15 am
It’s almost Spring here in Canberra. August is always quite a sunny month and you can be lulled into thinking cold and flu season is over. But no, there’s still a Spring cold or two to be had, and in ...
Green Materials for Remodeling your Kitchen 6 Aug 2013 | 03:30 am
Interior designer Karla Jennings shares valuable insights into how to keep it green when renovating your kitchen, including relevant certifications to look for, areas to focus on and green building ma...
What’s the Difference Between a Guilt Trip and an Inspiration? 25 Jul 2013 | 12:58 pm
There is a fine line between providing information and inspiration about healthy and eco-friendly choices, and becoming what I like to call a Mummy Guilter. That is something I do not want to be. So f...
Kids ‘n’ Cleaning, Chore Cards and Family Fun 16 Jul 2013 | 05:00 am
The house was a mess and I was tired, still emotionally and physically recovering from being in car-totalling car accident the week before, and the kids were ratty, as kids often are. So here's what I...
Is Ammonia Good or Evil? 2 Jul 2013 | 04:54 am
Lots of the “green cleaning” books I have been studying over the past year recommend ammonia. And, fact sheets on grey water recommend ammonia. But healthychild.org, among others, say to steer well ...
Rob Hopkins on the Power of Just Doing Stuff 23 Jun 2013 | 04:29 am
How Local Action Can Change the World Image credit: Jim Wileman Today I’m excited to bring you this guest post from founder for the Transition movement, Rob Hopkins, who has written a new book, The ...
How to Make DIY Citrus Spray ‘n’ Wipe 16 Jun 2013 | 11:49 am
Would you like to make your own, non-toxic yet truly effective surface spray, for just pennies a bottle? Well, I’m here to tell you that you can, and really easily too. First, a bit of background. ...
Baking with Miss Three: Oatmeal Cookies 1 Jun 2013 | 06:24 am
Inspired partly by Kyrstie’s recent Kids Cooking post on Childhood101, partly by Kate’s post on Picklebums about how simple these oatmeal cookies are to make, and partly by the fact that I had nothing...
How to Clean the Toilet: Should You Use Vinegar, Bicarb Soda or Something Else? 26 May 2013 | 12:30 pm
After I launched my free Non-Toxic Cleaning Printables, a reader asked why I didn’t include information on cleaning the toilet. The simple answer? Space. Also, it’s pretty simple, but there are a few...
DIY Disinfectant Cleaning Wipes 21 Apr 2013 | 11:00 am
My three year old, Eliane, is currently going through toilet training fun. That means that for the moment, we have a potty getting dragged around the house to convenient positions to jog her memory. ...
