6 things I adore right now
By Candice Aiken. It’s that time again to give some shout outs to 6 things that are currently lighting up my new life. Here are 6 things I am truly grateful for and adoring the pants off right now: 1. Kiva Last Christmas, I was absolutely stumped as to what to get my Dad for [...]
Can’t you see that it is all perfect?
By Curtis Aiken It’s the beginning of a new era; after more than 12 hours of airports, planes and driving, the dogs and I walked through the front door of our new home in Far North Queensland on Friday just gone. Candice is back in Perth for another week yet as she is finishing the [...]
The garden path to finding your passion
GUEST POST by Kate Dunn If you told me 10 years ago that I would be more excited to walk into a gardening shop than clothing store then I would have laughed in your face! At 28 I have a new, healthy, satisfying hobby… VEGETABLE GARDENING. I discovered my passion on the path to achieve [...]
Top 5 Eco-friendly Products of May
By Candice Aiken. We adore our fur children (aka: dogs)! What’s not to love about them… they talk back to us (and the neighbours, and the dogs down the road, and to the people in the next suburb), they let us know several times a day that they’re ready for a walk (in the form [...]
Top 5 Eco-friendly Products of April
By Candice Aiken. I spend alot of time in the laundry because let’s face it, my dirty clothes are not going to wash themselves (despite my daily wish upon the clothing-washing-fairy star every night). In all areas of my life I am extremely conscious about reducing my environmental footprint and avoiding man-made toxic chemicals in my food, cosmetics and [...]
Top 5 Eco-Friendly Products of March
By Candice Aiken. Fashion has always been a bit of a soft spot of mine, so when I discovered I was supporting an industry that not only completely destroyed the environment but hurt poor helpless animals in the process, I was utterly devastated to say the least. Thankfully there are many companies and designers around now creating incredibly meaningful and eco-friendly fashion items that don’t [...]
What Rocks My World Today?
Himalayan Salt Lamp I am a sucker for anything that will help me live a long and healthy life so it was no question I would be purchasing one of these babies when I learned of their healing and protective properties. In addition, I also have a penchant for eco-friendly interior design and this beautiful lamp provides [...]
Why We Ditched Our Microwave
By Candice Aiken. For the past 2 years our microwave has served us well but not in the same way it may be serving most people, ours was merely just a wheat bag heater and sponge steriliser and nothing more. We have known for a long time that the gigantic silver box filling up the [...]
Natural Pest Control Recipes for Your Vegie Garden
By Candice Aiken. If you have a vegie garden then you will know all too well the horrible feeling of walking outside the morning after planting seedlings only to find they no longer exist. This happened to us recently when we lost six of our full grown silverbeet plants literally overnight and then every seedling [...]
Top 5 Eco-friendly Products of January
By Candice Aiken. I have been spending ALOT of time in the kitchen lately whipping up some super tasty recipes to share with you, and of course to devour myself. As promised last year (can I say that already?!), I’ve put together a list of 5 eco-friendly and super practical kitchen products for the month [...]
