One of our most essential needs in life is good sleep. I’ve been thinking a lot about sleeping lately because I feel like I don’t get enough. I wondered if there are things I’m doing wrong and what I can improve. So this post is just as much a reminder to myself as it is […]
Decluttering with children
Just about every night I threaten my children that I would throw away all their toys if they don’t clean their room. It’s a bit disappointing but they never clean and I never throw their things in the bin. They have come to know that it’s an empty threat but they don’t know that I […]
How a broken phone affected my reality
I have had a very relaxing two weeks for an unusual reason: my phone broke. It broke on Christmas Eve and with the holidays in full swing I wasn’t able to get it repaired – until today. But, to be honest, I didn’t miss it much. I used my old phone for calls and text […]
Keeping my New Year’s resolutions
The new year is only a few days old and I’m already starting to slack off on my resolutions. Not a good start, I guess so I decided to do a bit of research as to why that is. The short answer: I’m human! The long answer is this: 1. Resting comes easier than […]
The possibilities and limits of baking soda
It’s only been about three years that I use baking soda for other purposes than baking. Baking soda is very versatile in its applications and makes for a great cleaning product. Baking soda, also known as sodium bicarbonate or bicarbonate of soda, is a salt which is found in natron as well as in our bodies. It […]
My 30 favourite uses of vinegar
Every now and again I come across a book that really excites me. Today’s post is based on such a book. It’s Vicki Lansky’s book on vinegar. The book is an extremely handy reference for all the great uses of this acid. Some of them I knew but most of them are new to me. This […]
Lip care: from lip balm to lipsticks, and beyond
One of the very first skin care products I made myself was lip balm. I participated in an upcycling workshop at our local food coop and, honestly, I didn’t know what I was getting myself into. Since then, I’ve experimented with different skin care products and although lip care has never been my focus again, […]
An Earthship – what it is and is not
Last week my husband and I went on a very special trip. We helped a friend build his Earthship. Okay, we didn’t get anywhere near to an end of the build but it was a great learning experience for us to see first hand what an Earthship is and what it is not. Let me […]
On holidays, unplugging, and joined adventures
Over the past month, we’ve been on two camping trips, each for two nights. It’s not much but the amazing thing for me is how little time I need to forget everything that’s going on and to refresh. Each time we came back to our house, I thought that I really needed to check the […]
No supermarket challenge – update
It’s been a little over four weeks since I posted about our intention of not shopping at any supermarket. It’s time for an update. How it’s going First things first, we didn’t manage to stay away from any supermarket completely. First, there was a shopping trip for our camping trip to get the necessary […]