Green your disposables
Disposable nappies create a huge amount of waste in the world not to mention cost you a lot of money. Which is why I’ve always been a cloth loving crazy lady. But I have had…
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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…
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…
Ditch the chemicals
Welcome to week one of Green Urban Livings Autumn challenge. Week one is all about ditching the chemicals! There are plenty of ways you can ditch the chemicals in your life. So I thought I’d…
Five years on…
Today is our fifth wedding anniversary. Wow the last five years have gone so fast and what fun we’ve had. I thought I’d share a quick run through our life of the last five years.…
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;…