Sustainable Mum

Search it green

When i started this blog my friend andrea shared a green search engine that gives back to the environment. While I was enjoying a lazy morning in bed today and Big N was playing with Little M I checked facebook (I know there are many other things I could have done on a lazy morning [...]

Sustainable christmas tree

Still looking for a christmas tree and want to opt for a sustainable solution this year? What about this tree, made with a few books and some lights. Such a beautiful idea and the kids will love it too: no needles that might hurt, no decorations they have to stay away from and still the [...]

My Everyday Hero

My amazing man is doing an Ocean Swim this Sunday 4 November 2011 and raising money for the Sydney Children’s Hospital Foundation. Please support him on his way from Bondi to Bronte. The more money he raises the more worth while his swim will be. All donations will go to the Sydney Children Hospital. Go [...]

Secret 30 Days Challenge: no ‘poo

About a year ago I met this woman who hadn’t washed her hair with shampoo in over 5 years and had amzing looking hair. Really fresh and full of volume. Her reason to go “no ‘poo” was to avoid chemicals in her household. Weired idea I thought, but interesting and challenging, the right stuff for [...]

Nothing New

What would you say if someone asked you to buy nothing new for a whole month? “Lunatic”, I said. How do you reckon does it feel to consume more consciously for 4 weeks? Thinking of what you need and why you need it? Avoiding new products as much as possible? At that point I started [...]

30 days no food waste: mission completed

Well completed are my 30 days, this mission will have to go on. And now that I know how, it will. I have learned that telling yourself to just finish your plate is not a solution. Didn’t like it when I was a kid and still don’t like it. I found, it really is about [...]

30 Days no food waste – second week in

The second week of my challenge to reduce food waste has been better. Planning our meals in advance and going shopping with a proper shopping list helps to buy just what you really need. We cooked delicious food and nearly had nothing to through away. Nearly. I admit it, some of our food ended up [...]

30 Days no food waste – one week in

It has been a week since I started trying to reduce our food waste. The first few days have been everything between easy and delicious to somehow difficult and not pleasant. The best: a delicious wrap for lunch made out of leftover steamed pumpkin, a boiled egg, some capsikum and cucumber as well as humous. [...]

30 Days: become a food lover

I never like it when we through away food. With Little M we tend to through out more food as he often doesn’t eat as well as we do (although his looks tell a different story. Sorry sweety). We could eat all his leftovers, but really, who wants to eat leftovers that have spit all [...]

Latest product find

My last 30 days challenge (reusing Little M’s bathwater) inspired me to look further into ways to save water. We used to use a bucket in the shower to catch all that cold water that goes down the drain while you wait for the warm drops to arrive. We stopped using it because it was [...]