A little while ago I shared with you our current struggles at the farm regarding a lack of water (see post here). So, I thought that as we head into summer, I’d share with you a few water-saving tips we’re doing here on the farm that might help you save water around your home […]
Natural Bug Sprays
Living in Australia is all about the outdoors. But as much as I love the outdoors, I don’t like it when outside guests follow me inside uninvited and decide to make my home their own. We’ve covered a few ideas about how to keep insects at bay when you’re entertaining outside (here). Now we’re going […]
Reusable Cleaning Cloths
At homebasics101, Em and I both want to share with you even the smallest things we’ve tried to help simplify our lives. One of the first things we decided to tackle was to start reducing the amount of disposables we were using, in particular, disposable cleaning cloths. With our last post on green cleaning, it’s […]
Green Cleaning
A key area that Em and I are addressing to take our lives back to basics is to use less chemicals around our homes. On the farm, we have an environ septic system which can only process specific cleaners so this has really helped me to look at what I’m using to clean around […]
Cleaning Schedule
With the holiday season just around the corner, now is a great time to think about getting your cleaning schedule organised. Don’t leave it until the day before guests to arrive to do 45-hours worth of decluttering, sorting and cleaning. Plan ahead, your sanity will thank you! So take a deep breath, read […]