Brad and I used to be big cereal eaters until we learned that it's actually not so good for you.  As an adult I avoided high sugar cerea...

Baking soda has so many uses.  This weekend we tried out a new one to us.  Cleaning the mattress!  I have pretty bad allergies, so I am alwa...

We are vegetarians, and while I can't see us becoming vegans (at least not any time soon), we do have concerns about where our eggs and ...

My husband is a scientist which means periodically we do science experiments in our house.  Yesterday we made a volcano in our shower drain....

At the beginning of March I had a killer cold.  At first I thought it was the allergy season starting, but then it got worse and worse.  I w...

I love tea.  It's been a sudden and powerful love that has grown quickly.  Actually I should be more specific.  I love herbal tea.  For...

During boxing week sales after Christmas, I had to stop in at one of my favourite stores,  Saje .  A bunch of products were on for half off,...

Switching from antiperspirant to homemade deodorant was a crunchy leap I have wanted to take for a long time, but I was too scared.  Buying ...

On Whole Living's website they have a list of 25 Eco-Chic Ideas for Your Home .  Most of them are really fantastic, and I encourage you ...

This is such a great, simple cough and cold remedy.  I first discovered it on Vintage Savoir Faire , a fantastic blog I read.  A while back ...

We only have one car, and thus Brad spends a lot of time outside waiting for the bus.  Usually this isn't a big deal, but at 6 in the mo...

I've previously spoken about what a danger household cleaning products are to our health and the environment.  You can check out this po...

Today is the day!  The deadline for the giveaway was last night, and the draw has been made.  The winner of the Wife Life prize pack is... *...

Way back when, some of you may remember that I made 3 cleaning products as a bridal shower gift for a friend.  I've already covered the ...

Lip balm is a beauty staple.  Unfortunately it is also toxic (mainstream brands) and addictive.  I admit that I was once addicted to lip bal...

Happy New Year!  I hope you have a wonderful night last night ringing in the new year.  I am lucky enough to get to begin this year with ano...

In preparation for this post about cloth toilet "paper", I thought I'd read up a little bit on mainstream toilet paper for com...

The other night we had two of our closest friends over for an evening.  The boys played video games while the girls made beauty products in ...

Way back when I talk about my homemade laundry detergent , I promised 2 other homemade cleaning product recipes.  Today I am going to share ...

I have purchased a few "massage bars" from Lush before, so when I learned how easy it is to make homemade lotion bars, I was excit...