How we do our overall budget to stay on track and peaceful!
lifestyle
Alright, we’re diving DEEP. After talking about grocery budgets so many of you asked for the bigger picture – how we do our overall budget so I’m just welcoming you in…
My Top Items 8 to Shop During the 15% Sale Weekend!
Health and Wellbeing
Y’all know I run on sales. They’re worth waiting for when you can and especially stocking up on new cleaner living life items… which just cost more. This weekend is…
We’re all gonna fail… (How to #plasticfreejuly in small easy steps!)
Eco + Conscious Living, Eco + Conscious Living
We’re all gonna fail. Encouraging right?! Actually it’s meant to be. Sometimes being realistic is encouraging, because we’re not shooting for something we can’t hit. So I’m here for a…
PAY IT FORWARD POP UP for MAY!
Eco + Conscious Living, Health and Wellbeing
I’m going to do something new this month, just for fun! You in?! I’m trying out an instagram Pop Up Event in a new private (see why below!) space @whole.beauty for…
If I was Your Mother… A Gift List for the Mum Like Me.
Gift Ideas
Ok so I’m not your mum, but if I was this is the list I’d be tagging you in on Instagram. There are 2 billion mothers around the planet, 85 million…
5 ways to SPEND LESS on a cleaner lifestyle!!
lifestyle
It’s no secret that the products associated with living a clean and ethical lifestyle are more of an ‘investment’. Read: they cost you more but we try to remember it’s…
Let’s Talk Money + Instagram
Whenever I talk on instagram about working from home, or I post something from a nap time work session, people ask me what job I have that let’s me do…
Beautycounter: The ‘insider’ scoop.
In everything I do online, I try to give the whole picture, to not make it an “influencer” (seriously, I hate that word!) vs “follower” situation! But I’m aware that…
A great startup makeup deal for you budget conscious non toxic makeup lovers!
Eco + Conscious Living, Health and Wellbeing
I do get affiliate payouts if you use these links but if you don’t want that just go to Beautycounter.com instead and snag the deal. I want to get good…
JAN/FEB SPENDING: WEEK 4
The final WEEK! After SO many requests to show a full month of shopping and eating… here it is. I’m showing you what I buy each week, what we spend,…
JANUARY SPENDING: WEEK 3
Here we go! I promised I would give you the in depth of what we spend this month on food. What we bought, what it cost, and what we made…
JANUARY SPENDING: WEEK 2
Eco + Conscious Living, Health and Wellbeing
Here we go! I promised I would give you the in depth of what we spend this month on food. What we bought, what it cost, and what we made…
JANUARY SPENDING: WEEK 1
Health and Wellbeing
Alright! I promised I would give you the in depth of what we spend this month on food. What we bought, what it cost, and what we made with it….
FINALLY. A makeup bag I’m proud to share.
Eco + Conscious Living, Health and Wellbeing
This one has been a journey, and when I first revamped my makeup bag I was proud to share it – I did it all at Target with EWG.org. You…
A Cosmetic Detox: Three Years On…
Eco + Conscious Living, Eco + Conscious Living, Health and Wellbeing, lifestyle
**If you just want to see what’s in my detoxed makeup bag, hit the link HERE or scroll to the bottom but the full post explains our journey and why…
Eco Modern Studio Reveal!
Eco + Conscious Living, Eco + Conscious Living, lifestyle
**You can watch a full video home tour HERE on Instagram! If you have any questions I don’t cover in this post leave a comment on the video! If you’re…
Our Colic Story
Baby
I’m going to be honest, this is a post I’ve avoided writing. I’ve had a lot of people ask me to write it in DMs, but the reason I’m sharing…
Update: The Studio Renovation!
Eco + Conscious Living, UPDATE
Alright, I thought it was time to do a blog post so we can properly tell you what we’re doing down at ‘the studio’! Finding the property. If you follow…
Smoke, Air, and Why I Don’t Believe in ‘Balance’ at Home: an Air Purifier Update
Let’s talk about our new friend the Austin Air purifier. Much to Clayton’s dispoinment, it isn’t a rolling box to jump off and add to his new obstacle course obsession….
10 ways we keep our home de-toxed!
Eco + Conscious Living, Health and Wellbeing
People talk lots about detoxing bodies, maybe by juice cleanses, water cleanses, or stopping watching TV for a week or going on a social media cleanse. In general we all…
COOK WITH ME!
September’s class is open for bookings! The menu is to be decided, but I can tell you for sure it will include chocolate. And if you sign up before we confirm…
My weekly workout routine!
lifestyle
I’m definitely not a fitness blogger, and I’m not going to post my abs any time soon… but I LOVE being active, and I can feel it if I don’t…
How I’m Navigating Social Media Through a Local Crisis
It’s been a week. Our city is hurting. Social media is weird. I love it, and I struggle with it. It’s been the top story of most international news outlets,…
LOWER WASTE TRAVEL
lifestyle, Travel
Zero waste travel is the punchy name, but really I think this should be called ‘Lowering Your Footprint While You Travel.’ When we’re not in our normal way of life…
“Cleaner Weiner” Mac N Cheese (df)
Main dishes
This post was sponsored by Applegate, a company we use and love. I did receive compensation for my time for creating and writing up the recipe for you to read,…
#WASTEFREEWEDNESDAYS
Eco + Conscious Living
So it’s Wednesday… which from now on we’re calling #WASTEFREEWEDNESDAY! This was Jared’s idea actually (shocked? me too ha) to take a day of the week to give you a…
The Whole Treat Kitchen Essentials!
If you’re getting ready to buy The Whole Treat this weekend here are a few of the kitchen essentials we use all the time to make treats! You don’t have…
10 things from BTS of Instagram Life
Today is June 21st, the longest day of the year. That means in the life of the gram, there are the most hours of any day in the year when…
From the desk of Jared Neusch: Father’s Day Gift Ideas!
Eco + Conscious Living, Gift Ideas
First a note from Kezia: Getting Jared to write a blog post is like.. well, he’s written one in 5 years of blogging so consider this list a gift from…
Why I made this cake instead of sending you a GDPR email.
Recognise those letters?! Been clogging up your inbox?! In short, it’s a great thing and it’s going to make all our data more secure, which I highly value. And it’s…
