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Category: Green Home

Orange wheels for the tree!

I never thought of dried oranges for the tree or Christmas decor since I saw it on a lovely Instagram feed that featured adorable twins living somewhere in Sweden I think, or Germany.  Being of German descent along with Polish and Ukrainian I loved reading that before ornaments were a ‘thing’, that back in Germany, families used dry fruit and other things to decorate.  Wouldn&#8217…

The Joyous Health Natural Beauty Guide

I have been a fan of Joy McCarthy of Joyous Health for quite some time.  I bought her cookbook, ‘Joyous Health‘ which is a must have for getting you into eating healthy.  It’s truly an amazing book with so much info.  I really do love Holistic Nutritionists as they offer you more than just healthy meals.  They offer meals that heal…

The Sustainable Living Project with IKEA Canada- Part 2: Improving Air Quality in the home.

Let’s talk about Healthy Living for the home.  What does it mean to you? To me, I interpret this as adding plants to my apartment to create better air quality, cleaning, composting and using low immitting off-gassing products and opening the windows even in cooler weather. I know I can get cranky and tired and then major brain fog rolls in when the air quality…

The Sustainable Living Project with IKEA Canada: Part One- Sustainable grocery shopping

I very excited to tell you about the Sustainable Living Project with IKEA Canada.  Furthermore, I am honoured and thrilled to be one of their first blog ambassadors for the campaign.  I am very excited and I can’t wait to share my top product picks and what I am learning along the way. When I think of sustainable living I think of ways to sustain…

Cleaning your oven with baking soda!

The other day I had a dish break in my oven.  I couldn’t figure out why it smelled like something was burning? I mean, I was just cooking a chicken leg!  When I opened the oven to pull it out I saw that my dish had broken in half.  In half!  I guess it went from hot to cool to hot and reacted? &nbsp…

Spring clean with ATTITUDE #iliveconsciously

ATTITUDE, a Canadian based eco-friendly, carcinogen free, non toxic cleansing line for the home has recently launched a deliciously bright and inviting scent to their line. Grapefruit! Kick your spring cleaning up a notch with their energizing, crisp new scent.  I love ATTITUDE and it’s one of my favourite lines to clean my home with and to freshen the air with.  I don’t…

The 6 best outfits for baby this Valentines from Belle & Beanzer

When it comes to infant and toddler fashions Belle & Beanzer is one of my favourites.   I first met Belle & Beanzer when I was pregnant with my twins and I fell in love with her unique designs.  They are fresh, beautiful, high quality and if I ever get my store front I would bring this amazing apparel line to Canada.  In the mean time, order online…