Last week, I shared some of the natural, synthetic-chemical-free products we’ve started using to clean our home. Today, we’re onto going chemical-free in the bathroom. Here are the natural toiletry alternatives we’ve swapped to so far: Natural bar soap We used to use liquid hand “soaps” and body wash, but began to realize […]
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As I mentioned in my tomato sauce recipe post, we’ve been getting wary about synthetic chemicals in our food. That wariness also extends to the use of chemicals throughout the rest of our home. With a little bit of research, it’s not hard to find simple, natural and frugal alternatives for our cleaning and
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Lately I have been feeling run off my feet with housework. Making, consuming and cleaning up after meals seems to take ages, and then there is laundry, meal planning, grocery shopping, things such as the toilet, bathroom basin and kitchen floors which are all well overdue for a clean, and did I mention making,
I am no expert when it comes to moving house, however here are a few tips I picked up along the way which you may find useful! 1) Start Packing Early Initially I thought I would ‘save’ all my packing for three days before the big move. However, upon putting some items in a box
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Winter has been hitting us hard in Melbourne this year. It has also been hitting our bills hard from our use of the heater. Not being made of money, we’ve been trying to do what we can to keep these bills as low as we can. Here are our strategies to keep the heater
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Oh it’s just a little bit of clutter we say! Yes, but what is this clutter actually doing to us? Slowly but surely, if we live in a house filled with mess and chaos, we are bound to become overwhelmed. We will find our lives disordered and this will cause us to lose our
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We all know there is a ton of great storage stuff out there! Here are some helpful tips when it comes to storage around your home. 1) Organize First; Buy Second. Even though it can be tempting to run to the shops and buy those pretty little storage containers, boxes and baskets – STOP!
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Each of us will like our home decorated in a certain way, to our personal taste. Decorating our home does not need to be expensive, you just need to know what to do. Here are some tips which I hope you find useful! Bedroom Tips: Use white sheets and a white bed spread. You
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This billing period, our water usage was half of what it was at this time last year. Half!! We’re pretty stoked, because in the last twelve months, we have been doing our darndest to get our water usage as low as we can. We’ve realized that every litre of water that we allow out
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Bunting is a cute and simple way to rejuvenate a room and it is pretty easy to make and a great beginner sewing project. What you need for DIY bunting: Fabric in assorted colours/designs 3m bias binding in coordinating colour Sewing machine Thread Pins Scissors Template below What to do: Use template to cut
