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  • Hotel Vintage

    Yesterday my Green Living partner and I met at Hock Siong & Co for our business meeting – a bit of a fun change! It’s a big warehouse of second hand furniture and accessories, tucked away in an industrial area… Inside it’s full of random…stuff. Remnants from hotels, you’ll find pieces with lots of potential –…

  • Green Cleaning

    Singapore: There’s a brand new green cleaner in town! This brand is from Brooklyn NY, they’re a small business with big plans to help clean up the earth! They make all of their products with earth-friendly ingredients and lovely scents. If you are looking for hardworking but safe household cleaner – Check out Common Good – that’s…

  • Make It: The Best All-Natural Mites & Mold Killer!

    This comes from experience – my household became increasingly allergenic throughout the months. My husband would get these sneezing fits, my daughter developed what are called “allergic shiners” and there were lot of snuffly noses all around. When we were outdoors, we were fine, but the moment we came home, the symptoms started! Here I wanted my…

  • Making Friends With a Weed

    Meet Rosie, our shy plant – her leaves close when you touch them. I transplanted her from the curbside – without gloves (ouch!) and ignoring the confused looks from the neighbors – I know it’s a weed! We planted her in a pretty pot, trimmed her thorns and now we feed her blended up veggie scraps from…

  • {diy} Anti-Bacterial Hand Scrub Recipe

    When you come home from the outside, or in my case from the questionable sand-pit at the park – you really want to scrub and disinfect your hands clean, but hand sanitizers can really dry out your skin… Many antibacterial soaps are loaded with harsh chemicals, that can not only irratate our skin, but cause environmental damage.…

  • End Junk Mail Today!

    Junk mail is a big problem in my home in Singapore. Well, it was. What was so frustrating, aside from a mailbox full of ads, was seeing all this paper, ink and dye going to waste. The natural resources consumed, the toxic chemicals used – all for that piece of paper to reach your mailbox in a vain attempt to capture your attention……

  • The Year of Simple Imperfection

    Wabi-sabi is the Japanese art of finding beauty in imperfection and awe in nature. It is authentic, simple, uncluttered and a celebration of the marks that time, weather and use leave behind. Wabi-sabi is flea markets, handmade, it’s aged wood, untreated paper, unfinished hems.  It reminds us that we are connected to the world around…

  • Behind The Brand – Idocare

    For this week’s Behind The Brand, I met with Humaa, the creator of Idocare – a brand new line of eco-friendly cleaning products. We talked about what led her to an unexpected change in career direction, how she built her business, and her motivations to create something that makes the world a little better. Now,…