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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Designing a sustainable house
I want to dive a bit deeper into what makes a sustainable house and explore in particular issues of design and construction. In that research one simple equation stood out
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