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The Art of Hearing - Sacred Living in February 2012 |
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 Having a spiritual practice is very important for being able to connect and to tap in with what’s really going on within. As people we are all subjected to constant barrage of energy coming in all different directions that the more time we spend in aligning with ourselves and Divine Spirit the stronger, the wiser and the more serene we become. But the idea or implementing yet something else that we are ‘suppose’ to be doing causes stress and anxiety; the exact opposite of what we are trying to create.
So how can we unplug and connect? How do we grow a relationship with our soul when we don’t have 4 hours to go and meditate on a mountain somewhere?
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Herbs Lending a Helping Hand |
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 Knowing how to use herbs for medicinal purposes I get very excited seeing them at the nursery but have not been overly keen on growing some of them because I'd need a huge harvest to be able to utilise them for their health benefits and some can be quite invasive. But now there are no excuses!
I'll admit I'm not a great gardener, but I love gardening and I'm only relatively new to it (my husband is a landscaper by trade and he's always done most of the outside stuff and we havn't had a lot of space until now) so now I can only give it a go and get better, right?
I've always had some culinary herbs in pots and have recently been getting more and more into the vegie garden and doing a lot of reading. I've found out about some tried and tested organic gardening techniques to make my journey to having a satistying and sustainable backyard a little smoother! I find so many inspiring ideas in the huge range of magazines, seriously, I did not know there were so many out there until recently and now I find it hard to walk out of the newsagent with less than five mags! So with this article I'm being on of 'those' people who are writing from an academic point of view rather than from one of experience when it comes to gardening, with the following information being a collaboration of several resources because I'm excited about this information I love sharing what I learn, especially if it means you go out and get some more herbs in your garden too.
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Sunscreens - friend or foe? - Nicole Bijlsma |
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 This article was published in July 2010 but that was the middle of winter!! It's obviously a topic that is far more relevant at this time of year. Thanks to Nicole Bijlsma (The Healthy Home Guru) for this great information on sunscreens, please always remember (like anything you purchase) you can't assume that just because it's readily available on the shelf of a supermarket or pharmacy that it's safe for your family!
Despite the fact that more people use sunscreen than ever before, the rate of skin cancer continues to rise. Research conducted by the Environmental Working Group in 2011, revealed that the great majority of sunscreens do not protect against both UVA and UVB rays and in addition, may contain chemicals that affect our hormones, damage the skin and in some cases, actually increase the rate of skin cancer.
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The girls are here! in Part 2 |
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 The chickens should come first not the blog! But when I get excited (or angry, frustrated, happy, sad) about something, as well as telling everyone about it, I write about it! So finally, after much reading, day dreaming, longing, and more reading, I’ve chosen my chicken coop! (yes I bet you thought I was going to say something much more interesting than that didn’t you!) And I found ONE place that sells the coop, hay, feed, waterer and feeder (perhaps not exactly what they are called?), but most importantly….THE CHICKENS too!.......
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