The Hon. Scott Morrison, MP Prime Minister Parliament House CANBERRA ACT 2600   Wednesday January 8, 2020 Dear Prime Minister, I am writing to you to express my concern for the effect's climate change is having on our nation including the people, flora and fauna. I do not believe you need me to tell you… Continue reading My Open Letter to the Prime Minister

Although I've had a bank account since 1993 when my Commonwelath Bank Dollarmite account was opened, it never really occurred to me that my banking and superannuation choices has an affect on the world around me until recently. When I did realise, I decided to take a look at the ethical options. Why is my… Continue reading Banking and Superannuation Audit

Before giving it up, I'd been dying my hair, originally for fun and then later on to cover greys, for about 15 years. Most of the time I just used an at-home-kit, with some regretful results including jet black and trailer trash blonde zebra stripes. I was usually too broke or too tight to afford… Continue reading Hair Audit – Going Grey and Sustainable Salons

What's all the buzz about soap nuts? I've had a few people either recommend or ask me if I know anything about soap nuts for the laundry. Until recently I was washing cloth nappies on a regular basis and, for that reason chose not to explore soap nuts (after having many washing issues with the… Continue reading What’s all the buzz about Soap Nuts?

Is my coffee habit ruining the environment? Since having a child my coffee habit has become my main source of debauchery, but hey that's life, you have a child and instead of staying out to 4am you now get up at 4am. Conducting My Environmental Audit has meant I have this new tendency to pick… Continue reading Coffee Audit

One of the downfalls of moving away from Melbourne is the distance from work. Since moving in August, I had been travelling by car up to 800 km a week to work. Luckily for me (and the environment) my workplace is flexible and I am able to reduce my hours and work a day from… Continue reading Driving Audit

Of course I ran out of deodorant on a 41 degree day, in the middle of a heat wave. But I have been waiting for my current commercial brand of roll-on to run out so I could try a homemade pit paste. There's a bit of hype around the toxicity of deodorants and according to… Continue reading Pit Paste – DIY Deodorant

It worked! It worked! I am delighted to tell you that this recipe actually works! I was very dubious before making my own mascara if it would work or not (full disclosure, the first recipe I tried did not work at all). Why? All natural ingredients Not tested on animal Thrifty No chemicals Easy Can… Continue reading DIY Mascara

Last year I started making my own toothpaste to minimise plastic waste and to move to more simplified, low-tox products. You can read my earlier post here. I was using coconut oil as the base of my paste, but this time I omitted it to create a tooth powder instead. I much prefer the sensation… Continue reading Mint Tooth Powder