Ten uses for lemons around the home
When life gives you lemons, you can do a whole lot more with them than just make lemonade. Lemons are the superwomen of fruit. From a special sweet treat, to cleaning your home or amplifying your beauty routine…lemons are wonderfully versatile. When most of us think of lemons we think in terms of cooking or […]
Practices for a sustainable kitchen
The kitchen is the place where our friends and family gather to share stories, emotions, litres of coffee and home-cooked meals. It truly is the heart of our home. But it’s also the room in our home that generates the most waste. So one of my New Years practices is to do all I can […]
10 Tips for an Eco-Friendlier Back-to-School
The new school year is here, and that means that stocking up on back-to-school supplies and planning for the new school year is on the to-do-list. According to a British website 1.6 billion pens ended up in UK landfills in 2018 alone. That’s a lot of plastic! As we edge closer to the beginning of the […]
Reindeer Bark – My favourite homemade gift for 2023
I have a feeling this Reindeer Bark is going to become a firm favourite in our home. It is wonderfully simple and festive, and takes less than 10 minutes to make. It’s also something fun to do with the kids and makes a great homemade gift. Get my Reindeer cookie recipe here. You will need: […]
Celebrating Christmas just a tad more sustainable
As much as I love a beautiful Christmas tree and table, I can no longer ignore the negative effect our traditional Christmas celebrations have on our planet. So, this year, I have been on the look out for more sustainable alternatives. Here are my favourite ideas and products. Have fun with indigenous flowers and materials […]
Conscious Christmas Gift Guide for Kids for 2023
According to Catherine Jacoby, Marketing Manager at Toys R Us, there is an interesting toy trend this year. Parents and children are looking for stress-relieving toys that transcend age, like LEGO, role-playing games and dollhouses. Keeping this in mind, as well as the fact that a whopping 80 percent of toys end up in landfills, […]
