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
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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
Holding Clothing Clothing Companies Accountable
Can we do that? Hold companies accountable for their actions? Especially, now that many outsource the manufacturing of their products to places like China, where there are very low standards for the types of chemicals used. I'm no expert on clothing manufacturing—lip balm and soap, yes—or chemical standards either, for that matter, but, like most mums (and dads), and people who … [Read more...] about Holding Clothing Clothing Companies Accountable
Into the Light… and Living in the Wild!
Okay, I'm not really living in the wild! But get this: I'm sleeping in a hammock, out on the balcony of a beach house near the sea! But at night when it's really quiet, and I'm waking up, only to hear possums scratch (and occasionally growl) in the ginormous and glorious old gum tree rooted deep within the front yard, it certainly feels that way. And on weekdays, when walking … [Read more...] about Into the Light… and Living in the Wild!
Toxic Mould Goblin Rears its Moist-Black-Furry Head – Again
Howdy! This is the post of all posts on a running theme in my life: Mould. Welcome to 'My Laundry of Mouldy Horror'. (Warning: if the word 'moist' bothers you, DO NOT read on. Read this post instead.) Seven months back, my washing machine broke, and refused to stop filling with water; it overflowed, running down my hallway, and into my dining room. Twice over a period of two … [Read more...] about Toxic Mould Goblin Rears its Moist-Black-Furry Head – Again