In 2015, when I turned 40 years old, I could feel the deep internal rumblings that something needed to shift, internally and externally. Up until that point, together with my husband we had[…]
Category: Health & Slow Living
As some of you know, I was diagnosed with Thyroid Autoimmine (Hashimoto’s) in 2014. My body over time was attacking itself and I had no idea what was happening, nor could I accept[…]
I’ve had my head buried in lots of books lately and I just finished Slow, by Brooke Mcalary. It was an inspiring read about Slow living, with some great personal stories and practicalities[…]
Before we all give Winter the one finger salute and walk on, I feel Winter needs to be thanked or at least acknowledged. It was a season, either good, indifferent or bad and[…]
Stress is always present in some way shape or form in our lives. Our wonderful brain processes what is real or an apparent threat and helps our body react. We might not be[…]
Fermenting foods is an age-old tradition used by our ancestors and has had a resurgent over the last decade. Food conscious people, like you and me are exploring again the wisdom of traditions[…]
Recently I watched a show on Netflix, called Happy People, a documentary about the hunters and villagers who live in the heart of the Siberian Taiga. They are so remote and most months[…]
Slow Purchasing is also referred to as Slow Money. Much like the Slow Food movement, there is a Slow Money movement, founded by American Woody Tasch. Woody founded the Slow Money Institute and[…]
These days we are bombarded with parenting styles we should adopt, or not. It is easy to fall into the trap of comparing ourselves to other parents and feel guilty we are not[…]
There are many lifestyle TV shows about beach escapes, eco homes, tiny homes and renovations. They can be addictive to watch! Especially for me as a long-term renter dreaming of an eco-home by[…]