Preserving tomatoes
It’s that time of year when our tomato plants are finishing up and the tomatoes are super cheap in the stores. I pulled all my plants out and cooked up the ones I grew. I…
Category Archives: alternatives
10 things I don’t spend money on
Spending money is easy and generally lots of fun. I love spending money as much as the next person. What I really hate is waste; especially wasting money on items you don’t need and make…
Ditch the chemicals; Soap nuts giveaway
As part of the ditch the chemical week from Green Urban Living’s autumn challenge I’m helping you get more chemical free by giving away a bunch of soap nuts bags. Using store bought/ commercial washing…
Lemon water drink
Lemons yummy yummy yummy lemons. Pretty much every backyard in New Zealand has a lemon tree just not ours. Luckily one of my girlfriend has a wonderful beautiful lemon tree that I love and she…
Long hair saves me money
I’ve had long hair most of my life. Though I’ve gone through a few phases with short hair and even shorter pixie hair. It was so cute but I LOVE my long hair. I really…
Welcome to the wonderful world of cloth!
Cloth I love you!!! Oh how I love you!!! Why should you love cloth too? Cloth will save you money; truck loads of money; cloth will reduce your waste; oh so so much waste; cloth…
Why haven’t I spent any money on my second child?
My beautiful angel is one today. Wow where did that year go!!! It just flew by so crazy fast. What a whirl wind! So happy birthday to my darling baby Gabriel (as John calls him;…
Green Urban Living exciting eco challenge
No matter who you are or where in the world you live we can all do more for the environment. The wonderful Janet Luke from Green Urban living is putting a challenge out to you…
Bamboo peg and toothbrush giveaway
I love wood. Wood how I love you and none more than the wonderfully, amazing bamboo!!! So now you can too. I have a few amazing prize packs to giveaway for you all to enjoy…
Cracking a coconut
At the supermarket or markets you see some cool fruits and often you can see these furry whole coconuts looking so yummy but also they look so daunting. I thought everyone knew how to open…