Gifted item. My children love Lego and Duplo, but at the moment they both prefer Duplo, still. Bobcat’s fine motor skills are not up to his age just yet – but we’re working on it. Building toys are one of the best to get him engage and interested in the activity of building and making things. He has no problem …
Ethical and Green Christmas Stocking Fillers 2019
Gifted items. Christmas is around the corner – well, a few more weeks left until then. This is the best time to think about your Christmas gifts (if you have not started yet) because you can avoid rush, low stocks and it gets you into a festive mood just like Christmas baking and decorating. Following my Christmas Gift Guide for …
Creating A More Self-Sufficient Home
This is a collaborative post. A self-sufficient lifestyle can save you money and save the planet. While going completely off-grid is a challenge in today’s society, we can all takes steps to reduce our reliance on mains utilities and shop-bought goods. Here are just a few of the ways in which you can create a more self-sufficient home. Energy You …
Ethical and Green Christmas Gift Guide 2019
Gifted items. Christmas is around the corner – well, a few more weeks left until then. This is the best time to think about your Christmas gifts (if you have not started yet) because you can avoid rush, low stocks and it gets you into a festive mood just like Christmas baking and decorating. This year I’m kicking off the …
Review: Mistatera CBD Oil
Gifted item. We hear a lot about CBD oils as they are now used widely for a number different reasons. Clinical evidence is suggesting that the use of CBD oils can benefit heart health, help with some neurological disorders. Cannabinoids have anti-inflammatory properties or they may help reduce side effects caused by cancer treatments, like nausea, vomiting and pain. There …
5 Things To Know When Looking To Book An Eco-Friendly Retreat In India
This is a collaborative post. India is a beautiful and colourful country to visit. But for those who practise yoga also as a lifestyle, it can be a journey of a lifetime or even a bucket list item to tick off to visit a real yoga ashram. Yogis and yoginis all over the world dream of being able to stay …
My Ethical And Green Picks Of The Month: October 2019
Gifted items. One of my favourite thing about my blog is that I have this massive opportunity to make a difference. I use my blog to spread the word and make people aware of green and ethical issues. I find, that the best way is to do this by introducing other options, that are positive choices for people and planet. …
Why Doing The Laundry Isn’t Eco-Friendly (and what you can do about it…)
Most of us try to live as eco-friendly as possible. However, as Extinction Rebellion has recently shown, governments continue to pay mere lip service to green issues. It is – as it’s always been – up to us as individuals to make a difference. That’s why we’re forever turning lights on and off, taking our own bags to the supermarket …
Vegan Gingerbread Cookies Recipe
I love making gingerbread man. Or gingerbread cookies in general. The kids love them, always happy to help and join in, especially when it comes to cutting and icing. I have a festive, Halloween-themes pumpkin – gingerbread recipe up already as well as a chocolate gingerbread recipe. I also very much like the traditional, German Lebkuchen, which is the European …
Going Green With Kids: Families Trying To Live More Environmentally Friendly (Interview with Jo from A Rose Tinted World)
I’ve come up with the idea of this interview series, because I realised how people feel so overwhelmed about all the bad news we are flooded by media outlets. On one hand, the truth is, if we carry on like this, the future will be grim. On the other hand, we also need to read positive and uplifting stories how lots …