Adventures in learning how to treat our Earth more gently and our bodies well, while still enjoying a life filled with good things.


A new juicer

I’ve just brought home a Compact multi purpose juicer and mincer and made the first two batches of juice from it: apple, carrot and celery for me, which Riley tried, and just apple for him.
It was pretty easy to use and not too difficult to clean afterwards. The juice was delicious.
I’m planning to write a [...]


Five easy ways to save water

Here are five very easy ways to save water at home which cost either nothing or next to nothing:

When adjusting the temperature in the shower, turn the taps down rather than up. For example, to make it warmer, turn the cold tap down instead of turning the hot tap up.
When rinsing dishes, etc, in the [...]


Soap nuts work!

If you’ve been watching, you may have seen that I mentioned in a reply to a comment in the microfibre cleaning post that I bought a sample pack of soap nuts just recently. So far, I’ve used them in two loads of washing: a bunch of towels which had been sitting in a pile in [...]


Nana May’s

If you’ve come here looking for Nana May’s Magic Hands it might be because you’ve seen me at my Nana May’s stall at the weekend markets around Brisbane.
Nana May’s products—free of chemicals, additives or preservatives and containing only salts and oils—are for cleansing and moisturising the skin; a hands and body scrub as well as [...]


Microfibre cleaning

Many people find that the hardest place to reduce their use of chemicals is inside the home. Considering that this is often the place we spend most of our time, it would seem to be paramount that we start here to not only stop exposing ourselves to dangerous toxins, but to cease sending these same [...]


A greener place

The aim of this site is to provide you with some resources to help you on your way to becoming more friendly to your body and to the Earth with informational articles, commentary, tips and tricks, and products to inform you, inspire you and encourage you to tread more lightly on our Earth.
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