My kid’s birthday party guide
My son had his birthday a few days ago and we made it our mission to host his birthday party ourselves. It wasn’t an easy task with ten kids in
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Going back to handkerchiefs
As a child, I remember having these things around: handkerchiefs. Whenever I had a cold my mum kept a stack ready. And I remember having to wash and iron them.
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Homemade soap making – the pros and cons
About two years ago I participated in a workshop to learn how to make my own soaps. Before the workshop, I had watched countless videos on soapmaking but I was
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Inspirations from the “Ecologist Guide to Food”
I’m not a big fan of scare stories, stories written to shock me. I don’t like horror movies and ghost stories. And I don’t like documentaries and reports which outline
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Hair removal – not so common methods
I recently tackled the issue of hair removal and talked about the most common methods. Today I want to venture into the unknown territory or the lesser known ways of
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Yep, I nap
There is one aspect of working from home which I greatly enjoy: the possibility to have a mid-day nap. While I remember as a child being very annoyed by midday
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Book review – “Save” by Shannon Lush and Jennifer Fleming
I picked up “Save” while browsing the bookshelves at our local library. Its subtitle really appealed to me: “Save your money, your time, your planet”. The title photo is of
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Book review – “A Guide to Natural Housekeeping” by Christina Strutt
I picked up this guide to natural housekeeping at the library, like many of my other books. And again, I was drawn to the title first without knowing much about
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What my handbag says about me
The other day I read a post about someone’s handbag and that got me thinking, about handbags and life in general. The post was written about something completely different (more
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Book review – ‘Self-sufficiency’ by Alan and Gill Bridgewater
I picked up “Self-sufficiency – A guide for 21st-century living” by Alan and Gill Bridgewater from the library because I was drawn to the title and the subject. I often
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