Slumming It in the West ~ drinking instant coffee while wearing uggboots The morning coffee ritual is not actually a ritual, it’s a prerequisite to start the day! With my boxer dog, Bella, at the end of my bed, still keeping my feet warm, the thought of drinking coffee and reading the morning news (The Age) in bed, via my iPad, is the only thing dragging me out from … [Read more...] about Coffee: Slumming it in the West
On My Way: A New Mattress
A chemical free living space comes up in the number two position in Pamela Reed Gibson's, peer reviewed study, Perceived Treatment Efficacy for Conventional and Alternative Therapies Reported by Persons with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS), published in Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP), September 2009 issue; ergo, making the creation of a chemical free living space … [Read more...] about On My Way: A New Mattress
Baking Soda
Vinegar and Voilà: Clean Your House the Natural Way One of the questions I get asked a lot by people who are not sensitive to chemicals is: [eyebrows raised] [voice high-pitched with panic] "How do you clean your home? Well, the answer is, I use Sabco cleaning cloths and kits, they have special cloths for glass areas, drying surfaces, and even dust magnet mitts; a Dyson … [Read more...] about Baking Soda
This Blogger’s Absence
I've been busy. Busy getting published. Busy writing. Busy interviewing. Busy trying to sort out my mould effected possessions. Busy sorting out family issues while living one and a half hours away. But most of all, busy healing myself. But even more than any of those things, I've been busy walking on the beach. Even in the rain. Everyday. Recently, on Lord Howe Island, the … [Read more...] about This Blogger’s Absence
A Tale of Two Houses and One Garden
So, I have the Beach House, which is my new rental property, and, the House of Mouldy Horrors, where all my stuff still is. Here's the freaky thing: when I went back to The House of Mouldy Horrors, I couldn't believe the smell: a strong chemical-bleach-like overpowering, chocking, noxious odour hit me when I walked in. It was so strong; I could taste it. (Synethesia … [Read more...] about A Tale of Two Houses and One Garden