More experiments...

While I have been away celebrating two special Birthdays, Russell’s been at it...

You take a melt and put at your feet. As it melts away it has beautiful and relaxing aromas that help you relax :) So delightful!

These melts turned into these...

Smells so divine!

Russell’s been experimenting with different ways of making the beeswax wraps and is finding better ways of coating the cotton! Today we got 5kg of wax that will be used for many projects... Woohoo... 

Made with Love... Couldn’t ask for more than that :)

Working towards Zero Waste...

Russell has been working on a hand wash that’s all natural. Here is his latest concoction. Smells so good and really does the job well. Love seeing it in the glass bottle :) It does need to be shaken before used as the diffferent ingredients do separate. 

He also made a room deodorizer. It lives in the bathroom for now. It’s a lovely lemon and lavender smell. It is supposed to be more of a gel, so still working on it. For now it is a lovely addition to the room. :)

He reused an old Cranberry Sauce jar :)

Grapes are ready for eating...

While Tim was washing my car last night, I went and watered the greenhouse. I have been eagerly waiting for the grapes to ripen so they could be eaten. Today was the day!!!

The are ready and ever so sweet. Time to cut them and feast!

Yummmmmmmy...

Headache and Tension Balms...

Spent time in town with Tim today and when I got home I had a lovely surprise waiting for me. Russell had made two different balms for me :) These particular ones help with headaches, something I’ve suffered from on a daily basis since July 2016.

The containers are small enough that I can take them with me to work as well. All I have to do is rub a little on my temples. Both smell so good. Can’t wait to try them :)

I have a very clever husband!

Ready for use...

Honey, honey...

Our flowhive has been flowing with honey. This weekend we will harvest two more frames. The other hive has also had two frames harvested. I love using pure honey. It’s amazing having the two distinct tastes from one harvest to the next, a month later. It depends on what is flowering off course. 

We have seeded about an acre with a Good Bug Mix from Green Harvest. This way good bugs come as well as loads of flowers for the bees. Love hearing them around the huge rosemary bush I have near my back door...

Our first frame about to be harvested...

The end product :)

Proud of our hard working bees. Happy to do what it takes to keep our hives healthy. They are so very, very important!

Early days...

Last year, I watched ABC’s series called War on Waste... It changed my life. Last week, my family and I watched The Plastic Ocean... It changed my family’s life... 

All four of us have been on a journey since to find non plastic options for everyday living. It’s a change in thinking though easy to start. We now have mesh bags for fruit and vegies. We also have stainless steel straws instead of plastic. When I went on a date with my youngest last Saturday, he asked for leftovers to please go into a cardboard container. Well done, mussels in Warwick, for having the option :)

When I think that all the plastic ever produced is still here in some form or another it makes me sad for my children’s and grandchildren’s future... 

Here are some of the other changes that have happened in our home in the last few weeks :)

From Plastic hair brush to wooden. Feels exactly the same just sounds a little different on my scalp.

Beeswax wraps instead of cling wrap. I still have some and will use that up and then it’s only these...

As my plastic pegs break I’m replacing them with bamboo pegs. The clip is recyclable.

Environmental friendly, toxic free and fragrance free cleaning replaces all my current cleaning products.

We have changed our toilet paper...

Had to keep paper towels so we get these ones now. Win, win!

Once my battery operated plastic toothbrush stops working it will be replaced with my bamboo toothbrush. For now I do use it for sleepovers at work :)

These are some of the small steps we have taken so far. More to come :)

Things are a changing...

For a very long time my family and I have separated our rubbish to ensure what could be recycled, could be. Our compost has never done well and the worm farms die out of starvation as all scraps go straight to our chooks. At the end of last year we took the message of Reduce, reuse, recycle much further... My family and have made Huge changes in our household as far as waste is concerned. Yes, I was the catalyst and Yes, not all changes have been met with a woohoo moment though as we all learn and understand more, I see a great willingness to change! Yes, even 1 person can make a huge difference! Next time I will show what we have achieved so far :)