New SodaStream machine
I love SodaStream; I love the company’s ideology, I love the machines, I love the flavours, I just love SodaStream. Imagine how happy I was when SodaStream emailed me to say they wanted to send…
Category Archives: alternatives
Bubble wrap window insulation
We’re busy looking at ways to keep our house warm as the days are getting shorter. Last year Frugal Kiwi added bubble wrap to some of their windows to insulate their home. I knew that…
Bath sponge alternatives
I have always used a body puff in the shower but I hate that most of them are made of plastic. Yes the plastic ones last for ages but they are still plastic and there…
Washing cloth nappies
Washing nappies basics I put the dirty unsnapped nappies in the nappy bucket – dry pail – no soaking! Once a day or so I throw the whole lot in the washing machine on a…
Mama Pads
When I hear cloth pads I think old rags or something gross like that. Mama pads, however, are pretty much like colourful disposable pads but you wash them. Couldn’t be simpler. Simple savvy talks about…
My personal love affair with cloth
While I was “researching” cloth nappies for John I found so many different cloth baby items that I thought there must be adult cloth items that I can use to reduce our rubbish and save…
A no TV home
We’re a no tv household and we love it. It’s funny when I tell people we don’t own a tv the first look on their face is can’t you afford a tv, then they realise…
The journey begins with a pregnancy…
Well it kind of really started about 16 years ago with an article on animal testing but hey. The result of this article was I became vegetarian and a total greenie. So anyway the journey…