The start, the messy fumble forward, and the still messy now.

UPDATE

Let’s chat.  I wanted to chat a little as we launch into a new school year – those always feel like the beginning for me! When I’m coaching people on using…

Wholewheat Croissants

Breakfast ideas

Croissants are just not as difficult as I thought they would be. And 35p for an organic freshly baked wholewheat croissant is unbeatable so making our own is a great…

Some more of my journey.

This space online has always been my journey, so I’m going to tell you about another piece of my journey in the last two years. I’m always happy to be…

My 10 Beautycounter Faves (while there’s 20% off for new customers!)

Eco + Conscious Living, Instagram Live Notes, lifestyle

Beautycounter has been my go to for 2 years now.  Initially I placed an order feeling totally overwhelmed by cleaner makeup options but knowing I cared, anyone else?! I was…

CHOCOLATE CHICKPEA CAKE

Cakes

You might be reading this in the future when we can get out to the shops more easily that we can now but if you’re reading this as I post…

Veggie Croque monsieur

Main dishes

This is a twist on a classic French Croque Monsieur which would be made with ham, but this puts any veggies you have lying around leftover in there instead to…

SPROUTED CHICKPEA CHOCOLATE HUMMUS

Desserts

Some of you will love this not hugely sweet deliciousness… some of you will think it’s really weird and should never happen, we’re all #teamchocolatehummus over here so here’s what…

FOOD BUDGET MONTH: WEEK 3/4

WEEK 3 (For weeks 1 and 2 and and intro see THIS post) Well it took me all the way to week 3 or 4 to realize that given the…

DIY Nut Milk

Breakfast ideas, Vegan

If you’ve never tried making nut milk, you should!  We always have a batch of it in a jar in the fridge waiting for coffee, granola, smoothies, baking and even…

FOOD BUDGET MONTH: WEEK 2

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WEEK 2! For an intro and week 1 click HERE! To see a tour of the haul with ideas on how we use the items click HERE. For the highlights…

FOOD BUDGET MONTH (UK)!

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Well yes, it’s taken us 7 months across moving to get real with our budget again. We pretty budget strictly in all areas of life because it actually takes away…

The Better Christmas List 2019

Eco + Conscious Living, Gift Ideas

click here for my Better Gift Guide for US Shoppers  click here for my Better Gift Guide for UK shoppers    Each year writing these lists is one of my…

Better Christmas Gift Guide 2019 (UK edition)

MUTHA.HOOD GOODS At the top of my list and on my own personal Christmas list, this mum run small business is one I’ve loved and followed and shopped for a…

Working with Beautycounter: 1 Year in I’m answering your questions (and all of mine!)

Eco + Conscious Living, Health and Wellbeing, lifestyle

Here we go! I said was going to do a one year on recap and Q&A on Beautycounter and you all sent me your questions so here we go. A…

The Better Christmas List 2019 (US)

Eco + Conscious Living, Gift Ideas

Alright, get your coffee and your list of people to shop for – let’s dive in to my top picks for 2019! These are mostly not just single items that…

The Fall + Holiday Lines from Beautycounter Reviewed

Eco + Conscious Living, Gift Ideas, Health and Wellbeing

Two weeks ago the new seasonal fall/holiday line of safer products from Beautycounter arrived at my door. I’ve been working with the safer skincare company for 10 months now as…

Jeans: “It’s not me, it’s you.”

Health and Wellbeing

A year ago Everlane sent me these jeans and they fit really differently, more loosely.  Right at that time I posted a 9 months in and 9 months out photo…

My Tips for Second Hand Shopping!

Eco + Conscious Living

If you’re like me, secondhand shopping doesn’t come naturally. Actually, clothes shopping doesn’t come naturally. Kezia secrets: Style hasn’t been something that I’ve ever felt really confident in and so…

Budget 3: The 8 things we do to save every day!

The biggest single move that helps us save money is … just budgeting. I’m not kidding. By doing nothing strategic except being aware of what is coming in and going…

Budget 2: Why Why Why?!

If you missed the first email about budgeting I talked all about our overall system for breaking down what we make into allocated areas to let us know we’re living…

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…

One Pot Blackberry Cake

Cakes, Desserts

INGREDIENTS 4oz grass fed organic butter 4oz local honey 2 eggs 3 cups blackberries 6oz whole spelt flour 2 tsp baking powder pinch salt 1 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp vanilla…

My Favourite Things (The English Version!)

Eco + Conscious Living, lifestyle

Alright! Now we’re here in England I’m making up for all the times I’ve posted a blog and my links haven’t worked for all of you in the UK! Going…

The Neusch Family Move 2019: Your FAQs

Eco + Conscious Living, Travel, UPDATE

Firstly, thank you. Thank you for caring about our family through this massive life change. So many of you in the last few months have sent DMs, comments, emails just…

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…

“What do you use for __________?” Our go to products outside the kitchen!

Baby, Eco + Conscious Living, Eco + Conscious Living, Health and Wellbeing, lifestyle

I wanted to create a master list of all the things we use in our home so I can direct people to them in DMs!  This isn’t a ‘perfect’ list…

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…

Chocolate Chip Swirl Banana Bread

Breakfast ideas, Cakes, Desserts

Basically, another brunch = another form of banana bread. I make them all the time and they often involve chocolate. But here’s another one that everyone devoured if you want…