In the market for effective home cleaning products? Look no further than your cupboards and pantry. Increasingly, households are turning to natural and homemade cleaning solutions to avoid toxic chemicals, cut costs, and reduce plastic waste. Household supplies already stocked in your pantry like white distilled vinegar and baking soda are excellent all-purpose cleaners. And, […]
7 Home Organisation Tips to Avoid Clutter and Reduce Waste
Good organisation could be your answer to household clutter, waste, and freeing up more space in the home (no need to fill it with more stuff). At the very least, it’ll help you locate your keys. Minimise clutter in every part of your home with these simple organisation tips. First off… have a regular cleaning […]
Food Preservation Methods: Simple Ways to Preserve Your Food at Home
Food waste is a huge economic, environmental, and ethical problem globally. For households, it can be costly but there are some simple things we can do to reduce the amount of food (and dollars) wasted each week. Proper food storage practices keep food fresh for longer and reduce food waste (check out my post on Food […]
12 Simple Ways to Live with Less Plastic
Plastic currently offers unmatched properties including versatility, durability and low cost, making it the preferred material of the modern economy. Sadly, one of its best qualities – its durability – is responsible for numerous environmental woes that currently persist. Some plastic material can take up to 600 years to break down. Thus, once produced, it BASICALLY […]
8 Tips to Save Energy When Working From Home.
The onset of the covid-19 pandemic has caused many of us to spend a lot more time at home. Much of it is owed to restrictions on social activities and precautionary measures to safeguard our health and well-being. What’s more, many of us are now required to work from our homes, and this inevitably means […]
8 Things I’ve Learnt Since Adopting a Minimalist Lifestyle
Minimalism has become quite a popular term in recent years, but it takes on a personal meaning, nonetheless. Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus of The Minimalists describe minimalism as “a tool that can assist you in finding freedom,” while Courtney Carver of Be More with Less describes it as “simply removing the things that […]