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Fairytales, in support of instilling green morals

As a child growing up, among the world’s many aged old secrets, the ones that fascinated me the most was the secret world that lived on beneath the covers of the great old trees of the forests. I was always an imaginative child and the stories and folklore of the magical world of faeries only fed to the building of a strong belief that there was truth in these stories. Of course, everyone is entitled to their opinion – some would just rub this all off as fiddlesticks but the one thing you can’t deny is the fact that the ‘existence’ ...

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Rabbits, nature’s little eco warriors in fur.

Alright so it has been decided, after much ‘family’ discussion and pet care research; a rabbit is going to be your new family pet. Bunny is coming home and the decision is final because you’re done all the home preparations necessary to give it a place in your home and you’ve promised your little Angel you’re going to take her out tomorrow to pick out the ‘lucky’ rabbit. It’s the night before and you’re laying there in bed wide awake from the lingering thought of, “Gosh, have I made a mistake?”

Well ...

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Deciding on an eco pet

Parenting is certainly full of surprises. You never can quite predict what’s next with your child but one thing is for sure some paths are pretty much fixed so there will be this one milestone on your parenting road that has to do with pets. There will most certainly come a point in time when your little angel is going to be bold enough to ask you for a pet and there’s really quite little that you can do about it. Often enough, as a parent when faced with this situation is left to weigh between two options, disappoint the child with a firm “No” ...

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Ecoblue

This morning when I decided to type in the words –“eco + blue” into my browser’s search bar, I had a different expectation/intention for what would turn up and honestly urinals were not amongst them.
But that’s the great thing about the unexpected isn’t it? It leaves room for wonderful surprises and ‘amusing’ pieces of writings. Well whether or not this one counts as amusing is left to you to decide but one thing I do know is that it is informative so bear with me.

Ecoblue ...

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A handy candle

These days, everything is expensive. Even the simplest of household problems can cost you a small fortune...well I blame commercialism but who can really say? And therein lays the beauty of sustainable living where the same kindness and respect we show for the environment will be in turn shown to our wallets. Bottom line is because loving the environment means we should reduce waste, green lovers tend to exercise their brains a bit more to figure out ways to be resourceful.

What I want to share with you here today isn’t really so much ...

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Hosting a party?

The children are our future. And if nature is ever going to stand a chance at survival it will be up to us to ensure that the next generation is all for sustainable living. People often ask how and where we should begin to teach children to appreciate nature and be sensitive towards her in their every action. Some sternly say it’s through education and I agree but education can be both in and out of the classroom. I say ...

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Eco Furniture

Whether you are a newly wedded couple looking for a new home of matrimonial bliss or a growing family looking for more space or even just a single bachelor looking to setup his own pad, house hunting is only the first of all your bothers to making that dream home your reality.

Once you’ve visualised what you want and you’ve found the perfect house to embody it, comes the horrid painstaking task of applying the cosmetics to it. You’ll find yourself ...

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Romance on a budget

I’m happily away from home right now. I’m back at my parents for a short break and I’m enjoying every minute of it. Only problem is, my husband isn’t. He isn’t here with me, he’s back home and it’s become quite obvious he hates being at home alone...So he’s cut me a deal, if I cut my trip short by 2 days he’ll have a surprise waiting for me at home!

Well it does sound more like bribery but I’m not complaining. In fact I have an elaborate ...

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10 things to Reduce, Reuse & Recycle in your Kitchen (Contd)

Continuing from yesterday, here are the other 6 items you can green from your kitchen:

5. Coffee Grounds
Coffee is safely assumed to be a must in any normal household (it’s a generalisation, not implying that you aren’t normal if you don’t have any at home) and that generates pounds of waste grounds each month. So instead of letting it all go to the landfill, why not use it in your garden. Coffee grounds make great fertilizers and are excellent for rose bushes.

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10 things to Reduce, Reuse & Recycle in your Kitchen

Reduce, reuse and recycle. Those are the simple and golden rules of green living. Yet when people think of saving the environment, it has to be through huge acts such as volunteering to clean up wildlife after oil spills. But fact of the matter is, oil spills don’t happen every day (thank goodness!) and they aren’t exactly the main contributors of pollution or deterioration of nature either. The real problem lies with our daily lives and how we are insensitive towards the knowledge ...