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


Turn off your lights for one hour

Tomorrow the 28th of March at 8.30 pm your local time, is Earth Hour. To contribute to this ‘vote for the Earth’, all you have to do is turn off your lights for one hour, starting at 8.30 pm. Have your candles ready (preferably the more environmentally friendly soy wax candles rather than paraffin wax) [...]


Subscribe to the newsletter

I pointed out the Earth and Body Friendly newsletter when I was running the competition for the Envirosax bag, but I thought I’d mention it again. Subscribing to the newsletter means you’ll be automatically entered into occasional competitions and give-aways, as well as being kept up to date with other information that may not make [...]


Compact multi purpose juicer and mincer

There’s no denying that drinking fresh juice is good for you. And it’s big business. Just look at the many fresh juice shops opening up in shopping centres all over the place. But it’s not cheap to buy fresh juice. That said, it’s not even all that much cheaper to make your own if you’re [...]


Buying second hand clothing

Since working at the markets, and having my own stall situated right next to a second hand clothing stall, I’ve made it a goal to try to avoid buying  new clothes.
Second hand clothing is good for you and for the environment
Firstly, it’s a great way to reduce, reuse and recycle. You’ll save lots of money [...]


Chemical cleaners smell terrible

I’ve moved. I’m in my new place! I’m still surrounded by boxes, and I’ve forgotten where it was that I found the cutlery the other day, but I’m very pleased to have finished all the cleaning that had to be done at the old place before I could hand back the keys.
I used my ENJO [...]


Envirosax giving away kids’ bags

I’ve just read a notification that Envirosax have posted on their Facebook fan page about a competition to give away some kids’ bags. I thought I’d pass it on quickly in the midst of packing boxes for moving house. This is what they say:
Envirosax has got a 2 week giveaway running, starting today, where you [...]


A short break in communications

Sorry to flake out on you all so soon into the birth of Earth and Body Friendly, but I’m moving house unexpectedly. I have to be out of this place by the 16th of March, so the next two weeks are going to be very full of packing, moving and cleaning.
So please excuse me while [...]


The problem with a poor public transport system

This past week I worked in the city for four days. On two of those days, I caught public transport since I didn’t have to cart around a car full of equipment.
I do try to catch public transport when it’s practical, but the problem with a place like Brisbane is that the public transport system [...]