Green cat litter
If you have a cat (or like me you don’t have a cat but when my family goes away our home is the cat hotel for them) you have to deal with cat poop. If…
Category Archives: green ideas
It’s christmas time in the city!
I just love Christmas time and everything to do with it. Christmas just isn’t complete without a tree and a real one at that! Last year we were in Holland for Christmas and went to…
Recycling ideas for the garden
I found a cool site today called WebEcoist which has some wonderful projects on it that I want to add to our garden. So I thought I would make a list of things I want…
10 easy tips for going green in the kitchen
I love the daily green website and I saw these tips on how to go green in the kitchen a few days ago so wanted to share them. I’ve used their ideas and added a…
10 ideas that will save you thousands
Having a baby doesn’t have to cost the earth. How to have some of the 10 “must have” baby items but only pay a fraction of the cost? These ideas will save you thousands so…
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…
Natural teething remedies
May article for the Parents centre newsletter Teething seems to be a horrible time for babies. It must not only hurt but also be scary having something growing in their mouths. With so many products…
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…
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…