tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90090232447931647132024-02-19T21:03:16.121+13:00a green (and sometimes blue) lifesmiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12080215336231614355noreply@blogger.comBlogger89125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009023244793164713.post-40741045919416137192015-09-24T13:19:00.002+12:002015-09-24T13:19:47.135+12:00Christmas Ornament Swap 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Over the past few years I've participated <a href="http://whilethechildrensleep.blogspot.com/search/label/christmas" target="_blank">in</a></span></span> <span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">or <a href="http://agreenandsometimesbluelife.blogspot.co.nz/2012/10/christmas-ornament-swap-2012.html" target="_blank">organised</a> a Christmas ornament swap. We missed a swap in 2013 but 2014 was great and I'm hoping 2015 will be even better. It is SO lovely checking your letterbox for new homemade ornaments (aka love) for your Christmas tree. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Source</span><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">: </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://h2obungalow.com/2014/11/diy-beach-themed-christmas-ornament.html">www.h2obungalow.com</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;"><i><b>Here's the details:</b></i></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">Participants will be put into groups of five people who you will <b><i>"swap"</i></b> ornaments with. That means making four handmade ornaments/decorations, four for the other people in your group and one for you. </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px;"> I will send the postage details of the others in your group to you. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">I will not send your address to anyone else. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px;">Please let me know if you would like to join in by </span><b style="color: #38761d; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px;">26th October. </b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">You need to post them an ornament by the <b>23rd November</b>. This r</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px;">esults in five new beautiful ornaments for your tree. </span><br />
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Sewing: hand sewing little XOXO onto hotwater bottles<br />
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Wishing: that an upcoming course I'm going to do will be life changing<br />
Wishing #2: the camera wasn't broken so I could take photos of my completed hotties. Spring is coming...</div>
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Enjoying: Game of Thrones Session 2. Jon Snow is a tad handsome.</div>
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Waiting: for the end of the school holidays (confession I started writing this a few days ago).</div>
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Liking: all things made of leather. This has a lot to do with the fact I scored big at the op shop with some dark chocolate leather. It's the real deal too as the smell is beautiful.<br />
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Loving: the quotes<a href="http://www.theminimalists.com/" target="_blank"> the minimalists</a> put on FB. I do actually bother to read them and try to remember that living intentionally will lead to more. From Josh and and Ryan a week or so ago-<br />
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Hoping: a new opportunity that has presented itself will lead to something amazing for our fam-dam-ily </div>
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Marvelling: how angelic Storm is after spending 4 days away from us with her Grandparents</div>
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Wearing: white pants- always dangerous but there is something about wearing white pants for me that appeals to my inner happy. And appropriately <a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/fashion/70386732/how-your-clothes-can-affect--and-improve--your-mood" target="_blank">this article</a> was on Stuff today.</div>
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Feeling: happier than I have in years</div>
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Feeling: pretty content with this winter which is a nice change for me regarding winters<br />
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smiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12080215336231614355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009023244793164713.post-90559781867372144952015-06-11T12:42:00.002+12:002015-07-14T21:21:42.059+12:00made my week: quilted chair cover <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is something I made for our home. Crafting is such a soul satisfying thing. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">I used the instructions from <a href="http://mypoppet.com.au/2013/02/triangle-quiltalong-piecing.html" target="_blank">my poppet's triangle quiltalong</a>. It was very helpful. </span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My poppet explains that pa</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 24.375px;">tchwork is when you join all the pieces of fabric together to make a quilt top. Quilting is the technique of stitching the top, batting and backing layers together. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As an extra time consuming step I matched 4 of the smaller triangles together with similar colours to make one larger triangle. My Man about the House couldn't see what I had done. Can you? I quilted only the one larger triangle. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I honestly can't remember where I picked this shabby chic chair up from. I think we purchased our staple gun to put a new cover on it and its telephone chair mate back in 2004. If you don't have a staple gun you don't know what you are missing out on. Annoying but they can provide a quick fix to some ugly furniture. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Cost:</b> Fabric from my scrap bag and I also raided my friends scrap bag (OK I asked her very politely). It includes 'special' family fabric such as My Man's parents light shade material that my late MIL made into a skirt for Storm which she has worn as a favourite for years. If you don't have a staple gun this kind of crafty thing is a perfect excuse to go get one. </span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Time: </b>Truthfully I spent most of a weekend sewing this while still fulfilling the bare minimum cooking and other random Mum "where are my gumboot?" type duties.</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Result:</b> Ok so I was pretty happy with the cushions from <a href="http://agreenandsometimesbluelife.blogspot.co.nz/2013/09/made-my-week-cushion-covers.html">here.</a> </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well times that by about 4. It's now a very good prop for crowns and wands. Double bonus. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hello, </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wishing you all a happy, sparkly, shinny, black canvas, full of promise, brand spankin' </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New Year. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know for lots of my friends 2014 was just poos but for me it was good, great even. Mostly I have to say because my one word focus for 2014 was ME </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">(see my reflections on </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://agreenandsometimesbluelife.blogspot.co.nz/2013/01/good-intentions.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">2013</a> and <a href="http://agreenandsometimesbluelife.blogspot.co.nz/2014/01/hello-2012-one-word.html">2014</a> here<span style="text-align: center;">). Generally 2014 involved m</span>y health/well-being improving, my a green life business going well (see <a href="http://www.agreenlife.felt.co.nz/" target="_blank">felt</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/agreenandsometimesbluelife" target="_blank">facebook</a>), my kids being happy at school/kindy, and I've a new venture for 2015 that I'm excited about.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So now I'm getting ME sorted I thought it might be apt for my word this year to be....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">PPS. Using my awesome- if I do say so myself- image of Pohutuwaka's from last year again. Summer 2014 on the Kapiti Coast has been absolutely beautiful with Pohutuwaka's. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 21px;">"Nobody is ever too busy. If they care they will make time."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just quickly I thought I'd drop in and share a pretty summery NZ Happy New Year for 2014</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"> (</span><a href="http://agreenandsometimesbluelife.blogspot.co.nz/2013/01/good-intentions.html" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;" target="_blank">see 2013 here</a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I spent New Years Eve in a backcountry hut and walked out in the rain this morning wading across a river 6 times. Not everybodies cup of tea but one of my favourte things to do. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Should make for a good year I reckon. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Linking in with <a href="http://maxabellaloves.blogspot.co.nz/2013/12/hello-2014-one-word.html" target="_blank">Maxabella</a> </span>smiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12080215336231614355noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009023244793164713.post-12319909858010839392013-09-27T22:00:00.001+12:002013-09-27T22:00:25.901+12:00made my week: cushion covers<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I decided to treat myself this week. I've been more domestic than normal and kept the living area tidy (I normally struggle to do this). This has been good for the soul.* Also during my normal 'work' hours I made these 2 cushions. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At the beginning of the week it was our 11th wedding anniversary. During our first years of marriage we made each other awesome gifts using the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedding_anniversary" target="_blank">traditional anniversary gifts</a>. Since children not so much. This year its supposed to be steel. BUT...</span><br />
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Our bedroom is my least favourite room in our house. The walls are painted a purple/mauve colour. Which looks bad with our grass green and blue duvet cover. Green and blue colours are in my life ALL. THE. TIME. but I'm really over this duvet cover. We purchased it as a gift for ourselves with our wedding money. So 11 years ago. Lately I took the cover off and had the duvet bare as that looked better to me. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So for pleasure I sat in front of the sewing machine. First time in a while. Happy, happy feelings. Now I want to make the bed. I used material I've had for years and some a dear friend gave me last week. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Degree of difficulty</b>: I added zips and I find zips hard to sew other than that it's easy enough if you don't mind using a gazillion pins to make sure you catch the pom pom ribbon. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Cost:</b> about $3-4 for the pom pom ribbon (which I brought at 30% off from Spotlight), fabric free from 'the stash'.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Time: </b>2-3 hours each one (that pom pom ribbon was a killer)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Result:</b> 11 year anniversary present tick (for me at least). I keep walking past our bedroom just to look at the bed. Not sometimes blue today folks. The Man about the House reckons he needs a 'metal' CD. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">* Another thing good for the soul is the movie <a href="http://www.nzfilm.co.nz/film/gardening-with-soul" target="_blank">"Gardening with Soul"</a> which is one at the movies at the mo.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Showing and telling (a day late) at <a href="http://3xsunshine.blogspot.co.nz/2013/09/show-tell-little-critters.html" target="_blank">Leonies</a>. </span>smiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12080215336231614355noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009023244793164713.post-9669643990051899202013-09-08T16:21:00.000+12:002013-09-16T22:04:10.382+12:00Spring has sprung | giveaway<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do you get a spring in your step when spring is in the air? I know I do. It's my favourite season. My creative spirit becomes ignited, a get busy around the house, start to think about a new wallrobe, start excising again and dream about how organised I'll be for Christmas this year. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have gathered or made this collection of things (mostly while out opp shopping) together for the crafty, home loving women who stumble upon this post. One winner will receive the following:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. A black, flowery bag with little bunny and dodo. This is a new handmade bag made with thick tapestry outer material and a black lining. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">2. Cute, reversible, short overalls for a little baby, 3-6 months. This is also new and handmade. In purples and creams on one side and pink, purple and grey on the other. Lovely detailing with cute domes and buttons. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">3. A two-colour I</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">nfinity scarf by </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a green life. This is made with a preloved, floral sheet and a lovely textured stretchy olive green fabric. More a green life infinity scarf's will be available <a href="http://www.facebook.com/agreenandsometimesbluelife" target="_blank">here</a> later this week. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">4. A unique rainbow hand died doily by a green life. It's 27cm in diameter. I could see this as a cushion, on clothing or in a little rainbow loving child's room. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">5. Faux fur collar from an old jacket. I added a cream ribbon to enclose it. Great for a date night or girlie drinks. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">6. Atmosphere label shoulder bag (made in Ireland), mustard coloured, soft leather feel (but actually PVC). It looks brand new. Score. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">7. Light used The Dalai Lama's Book of Love and Compassion. Wise words to live by. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">8. A bright pink and rose serving set by <a href="http://www.frenchbull.com/" target="_blank">French Bull</a> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for playing ladies at a high tea or similar. They are 100% you can find similar </span><a href="http://www.frenchbull.com/shop/serving-sets/Splendida-Serving-Set" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">here</a>.<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">9. Three hand embroidered linen placemat's with lotus flowers. Prefect to make something look pretty whether that be a table top or for craft. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">10. Two vintage yellow and cream rose pillowcases. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's easy to enter by answering the question- what do you love about spring- on the below thing-a-me. You can have as many as 7 entries by clicking a few more buttons and sharing the love. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: pt-sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">PS. a green life is having a Spring Sale this week over on the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/agreenandsometimesbluelife" target="_blank">facebook page</a>. </span></span>smiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12080215336231614355noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009023244793164713.post-10931369721031056752013-09-08T09:56:00.003+12:002013-09-08T09:56:37.846+12:00lessons from my homeopath | bath salts<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This begins a series of lessons/notes in my journey to better well being by visiting a homoeopath. <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 19.18402862548828px;">Homoeopathy</span><span style="line-height: 19.1875px;"> considers the </span></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.1875px;">totality of the patient's symptoms, personal traits, physical and psychological state, and life history. </span></span><br />
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One of the first lessons I learnt (I've been going regularly for a few months) is about epsom bath salts. I knew that Epsom salts were good for aching muscles. My Mum told me this when I was little. For years I’ve been known to have a soak after a hard day in the garden or coming down with the flu and feel much better or at least relaxed enough to go to sleep. But what my Mum didn't know is what Epsom
salts are - magnesium sulphate*- and the benefits of them. Not only are they a beautiful way to relax, but they increase circulation and increase magnesium levels. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;">Baths can be wonderfully healing, cleansing as
well as relaxing, refreshing, and/or awakening even without the addition of
anything special in the water. The h</span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;">ot water draws toxins out of the body to the skin’s
surface, and while the water cools it pulls toxins from the skin. The warmer
the water, the more powerful the detox effect will be. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;">Adding a bath salt augments this detoxification by causing you to sweat.
A soak in bath salts assists your body in eliminating toxins as well as absorbing
the minerals and nutrients that are in the water. </span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;">Minerals and salts make the bath water feel silky
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<li><b style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Epsom Salts</span></b><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;"> <span style="background: white;">(or magnesium sulphate) helps
replenish the body’s magnesium levels, combating hypertension. The magnesium is
absorbed into the blood stream in a form which can be used</span> <span style="background: white;">straight away. The sulphate flushes toxins and helps
form proteins in brain tissue and joints. You can use a couple of tablespoons or up to a cup per bath if you are requiring the therapeutic effect of magnesium.</span></span></li>
<li><b style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Rock Salt </span></b><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;">(or sodium chloride) naturally
harvested sea salt contains minerals, helps draw toxins from the skin and
soothes sore muscles. It is visually striking because it is chunky. If you have
the budget you could use <span style="background: white;">Himalayan
Pink Salt as the mineral composition is greater than rock salt.</span></span></li>
<li><b style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Baking Soda </span></b><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;">is known for its cleansing ability and even has
anti-fungal properties. It leaves skin very soft.</span></li>
<li><b style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Aromatherapy Oils</span></b><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;"> are optional, but they smell divine and they have
particular therapeutic properties to take advantage of. Examples include
lavender for relaxing, tea tree for cleansing, ylang ylang and rose for
stimulating/romancing. </span></li>
<li><b style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Ginger </span></b><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;">can be either ground ginger or ginger infused tea. Ginger can increase
your heat levels, helping to sweat out those toxins. It may cause your skin to
turn slightly red for a few minutes, so be careful with the amount you add.
Depending on the capacity of your tub, and your sensitivity, anywhere from 1
tablespoon to 1/3 of a cup can be added. Most people sweat profusely with the
addition of the ginger, and if you wrap your body in a blanket immediately
after getting out of the tub, you can continue to detoxify through perspiration
for another couple of hours. This is beneficial if you are trying to rid the
body of a bug of some sort, like the flu, or a cold.</span></li>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;">Epsom Salts can be found in the beauty isle (often beside the soaps) in
m</span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;">ost supermarkets. Different rock salt's can be found at the supermarket too. I found getting ingredients
from Moore Wilsons and Bin Inn cost effective. I did try to check the
ethical, fair trade type issues but it was difficult to tell. </span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #073763; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;">Some information on the web recommended that you make the first time you soak with Bath Salts </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #073763;">5-10 minutes due to the health risks of
feeling dizzy. Other information warned about taking hot baths and salt baths
if you have heart trouble, high blood pressure, or are diabetic. I found one
site saying don’t take baths while home alone but most of you reading this are
Mum’s so that’s exactly when we’d want to relax in a bath. Just use your common sense.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">The first 20 minutes are said to help your body remove the toxins, while the second 20 minutes are for absorbing the minerals in the water.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;">Any time your body detox’s you flush out toxins so drinking lots
of water is needed.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;">These baths tend to make you tired so ideally have them before bed. </span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;">After the bath rub down your body with a loofah or vegetable bristle brush. This can help to stimulate the lymphatic system, which can aid with the release of toxins. Use long, gentle sweeping strokes aimed toward the heart.</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;">Mix 2 tablespoons of bath salt with a handful of your body wash. Gently massage mixture onto skin to
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sorry I'm not going to share the recipes I found as s</span><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ince it’s pretty easy to make (sh don’t tell) and looks nice in glass jars it’s </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/agreenandsometimesbluelife" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">a green life's</a><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> newest product. Available at the moment is a relax and detox blend. They can be purchased on the </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/agreenandsometimesbluelife" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">a green life face book page</a><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and at upcoming Spring
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smiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12080215336231614355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009023244793164713.post-22821587087672304312013-09-02T20:56:00.002+12:002013-09-02T20:56:18.439+12:00Becoming the Mama I Want To Be: One day at a time<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Today was a good Mama day so I thought I'd share. I read <a href="http://verydarkhorse.blogspot.co.nz/2013/09/how-to-make-small-child-happy.html" target="_blank">Stella's post</a> about how to make a small child happy, namely play doh. As I was going to have 2 kiddo's on a school day* I decided that was the first thing I'd do to free up some time for me. I made a batch up using <a href="http://domesticblissnz.blogspot.co.nz/2011/05/sensory-play-dough-recipe.html" target="_blank">this recipe</a>. I love adding the essential oils to it too. I still use <a href="http://agreenandsometimesbluelife.blogspot.co.nz/2011/08/look-what-arrived-in-my-mail-today.html" target="_blank">these ones</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Now my children have the concentration, sitting power of a goldfish so to sit down and play with the play doh for one and a half hours in one sitting. Happy kids, happy mummy. The six year old ended up making food out of it, giving the food made up names, labelling it, displaying it, arranging a shop and giving us money for purchasing her food. Helped by the fact I sat down with them and just popped out a few times to put on and out the stinky, smelly linen. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Then we played cards, now Mr Happy, at 4 and a bit doesn't really play cards. So I read to him and played cards with the sick child. Recently Storm has been asking what the Joker card is for- "can't we play a game with the joker mum" she asks over and over again. So I think what's another little kids game that's not snap. something about FISHing. I grab my handy dandy notebook (laptop) and find the <a href="http://boardgames.about.com/od/cardgames/a/go_fish.htm" target="_blank">instructions for GO FISH</a>. Within minutes she's got it and we're off. She won I kind of let her. Is that OK?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">* Basically August was a write off for me in terms of getting ahead with my 'work' due to a tummy bug and other general bugs that found a home at our house. Have you had this tummy bug? It lurks in the middle of the night around here. </span>smiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12080215336231614355noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009023244793164713.post-61248595461423815962013-09-02T07:00:00.000+12:002013-09-02T07:00:04.081+12:00Sewing kits in tins for kids<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Do you remember the tins that became these awesome, cute as sewing kits? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You can see my post about them <a href="http://agreenandsometimesbluelife.blogspot.co.nz/2013/05/help-advice-needed.html" target=""><span style="color: blue;">here</span></a> or buy them <a href="http://www.felt.co.nz/shop/agreenlife" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We just HAD to have this one with moveable characters. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> We painted the little house printer tray (from the first photo) </span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> It's now in her room but we don't really have anything to put in it.</span></div>
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Reading: blogs, stuff (.co.nz) of nonsense, facebook (nothing literary here folks)</div>
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Wearing: Kathmandu fleece purchased 8 years ago for $30</div>
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Knowing: with your gut what the right thing to do is. Master Happy is so loving his new Steiner Kindy. Best decision/thing about this year by far!</div>
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Thinking: we need a date night to see this movie. I seriously love After Midnight and Before Sunset. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">What is so cool about them, you see it's not just the </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 115%;">brightly coloured velvety soft leathers. It's also that the two co-founders, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 13px;">Mitzi Rivas and </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 13px;">Amie Garcia</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: #444444;">are, are Mum's- their children are </span><span style="color: #b45f06;">Livie and Luca!</span><span style="color: #444444;"> </span><a href="http://www.livieandluca.com/info.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;">The website says Live & Luca is</span></a></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.livieandluca.com/info.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;"> about</span></a><span style="color: #444444;">: </span></span></span><br />
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<li><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">giving back</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">: they <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 115%;">donate 10% of online sales to charity and</span> donate gently-worn shoes to children in Honduras, </span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">handmade:</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> by artisans in China and Mexico </span></li>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We've had 5 pairs of these shoes/boots and they wear and wear. We've had the boots pictured above on Master Happy for 3 years. They have done both kids. I'm looking at getting him the ones with the measuring tapes next. They</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> don't ship to New Zealand from their web-store <i>"because we try to give our wholesale accounts as much business as possible"</i>. I emailed them to ask you see. That is pretty nice I thought. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The <a href="http://www.livieandluca.com/storelocator.html" target="_blank">NZ stores that sell them are</a>. They are between $60-80 NZ. S</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">everal overseas online shoe shops do sell them to NZ (which honestly is likely to be cheaper). </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">However if you would like our gently worn preloved pair above which are not scuffed! Which are a size 9 in a mustardy yellow (the colour made popular by Dee <a href="http://dee-construction.blogspot.co.nz/2011/06/auckland-art-craft-fair.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://dee-construction.blogspot.co.nz/2011/06/party-week-give-it-away.html" target="_blank">here</a>). They are<a href="http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=605950494" target="_blank"> listed on trade me</a> until Friday night 21st June 8.30pm with a starting price of $35.</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span>smiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12080215336231614355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009023244793164713.post-7151321831086861972013-05-15T13:09:00.002+12:002013-05-15T13:09:24.304+12:00heart brokenPlease cross your fingers (pray if you do that sort of thing) that we are making the correct decisions for our family. I'm feeling so vulnerable and not a good mummy for dropping Master Happy off at his 4th kindy/preschool in 2 years this morning. We were so happy with our Montessori preschool in Christchurch but it's smack bang in the middle of the Red Zone (oh we loved biking there beside the picturesque Avon River which BTW will be looking stunning right now). So we made the decision to come back to Wellington (our heart home we thought?). Sometimes I regret our decision to leave as we knew 'the plan' there. Have you seen some of the cool stuff happening in Christchurch?<br />
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Now we've been to the closest kindy while on a waitlist for a Montessori, then Montessori, then home with mum (Montessori didn't work out) and now another kindy while we are on the waitlist for Te Ra Rudolph Steiner. It is breaking my heart. He wants to go back to the 'old, new kindy' to play with 'honey bunny' (quite obliviously the bunny). He was so sweet this morning at the 'new, new kindy' they introduced him at mat/circle time then when the teacher said they were going to make music he got up and did a little dance for them (to imaginary music), then sat down, bent his head and went all red. He is so excited to be there and it does tick lots of boxes for him. I was happy for him. Also somebody told me he looked so cute. Blush.<br />
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It would have been nice if I could insert an almost 4 year old photo outside the new, new kindy this morning here but it's not as our camera is 'misplaced' I really hope I've not left it outside! Like days ago.... starting to get a bit worried....<br />
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The problem lies in not knowing what community we belong to or with. Should it be about lifestyle, ease, finances, the beach, the people. Of course it should be about all of these things but I have this habit of doubting everything. Personally I have a hang up with the 'living in one place thing' as I went to 3 primary schools and I think it affected me. It definitely mucked up my 2 brothers learning and behaviour. Oh and chuck into the mix knowing our friends (let alone our children's godparents*) wouldn't put their children into a Montessori or Steiner is not helpful. Too different but SO nurturing. I sometimes feel that if my Mum and Dad lived close none of this would matter as we'd have more support as a family.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">* knowing that the godparents will be reading this. Here's a disclaimer (if that is the right word): that is totally OK as we'd be happy for them to choose what they would choose for our children which would be right because it would be what they would choose which is why we choose them. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">** also my man about the house commented that my grammer and speling is aweful these days but you'll excuse me, right, as it's been a while since any academic or professional writting and I have Mummies Brain. Mistakes on perpose.</span>smiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12080215336231614355noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009023244793164713.post-63293948000541276722013-05-06T23:07:00.000+12:002013-05-06T23:07:27.876+12:00help advice needed<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Many moons ago I had this idea. Sewing kits in tins. A resource a wanna-be-sewer could use to get going fixing and making things around their home. Since having this idea I also spied Megan from Mousehouse's <a href="http://domesticblissnz.blogspot.co.nz/2012/07/mousehouse-kids-crafty-suitcase.html" target="_blank">Kids Crafty suitcases</a>. So gathering all my ideas together. </div>
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I started collecting tins. I started collecting things off trade me and from opp shops to put in the tins. I searched button jars the Kapiti Coast over. Last week I brought NEW things for the tins from sewing shops (in matching colours by this stage). <span style="font-size: x-small;">Like cool as scissors (ok in my opinion)</span>. So now I'm done <span style="font-size: x-small;">(for now) </span>I've made 4 tins with coordinating themes/colours. Just in the knick of time for Mothers Day (Ok maybe a bit late). <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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BUT I need your advice bloggy pals- how much should I price them for? Many of you would know how much in terms of Recommended Retail/As New these things in tins would cost. Or even if everything was thrifted how much that would cost. Add to that my fluffing around and what should we get? <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Also where should I try to sell them. I have them on my a green life facebook <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.411714768900982.96143.328863097186150&type=1" target="_blank">For Sale</a> album but should I try trade me/felt/a craft market or all of the above (in which case can I sigh out loud). Or are any of you keen? Make me an offer if you are. Love to hear what you think. </div>
smiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12080215336231614355noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009023244793164713.post-16725292077032433042013-04-26T11:04:00.001+12:002013-04-26T11:04:18.633+12:00I remembered them<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> Master Happy and I (to find out about our 'names' on this blog check <a href="http://agreenandsometimesbluelife.blogspot.co.nz/2012/01/anonymous-and-pseudonyms.html" target="">here</a>) went along to the ANZAC day parade in Paekakariki. Storm had come down with a tummy bug so the Man about the House and her stayed home (and made ANZAC day bikkies). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">What you didn't know? I thought I should get the word out as far and wide as possible. Tonight Monday 22nd April at 8pm I have 8 mostly girly capes for sale on the a green life facebook page <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.479107355495056.1073741826.328863097186150&type=3" target="_blank">here</a>. When can you buy a homemade girly cape? </span><br />
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But it is something I can cope with given my 2 children are still young and I'm not sure I can cope (or want to cope) with a 'proper' job. And I enjoy the positive comments. It makes me feel good. Sales well they would feel amazing. Roll on 8pm. She says crossing fingers. <br />
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PS. Hello Kiwi Bloggers. So nice to join you all after following along for SO long. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Just a little update that I've been busy coordinating making a fairy and elf land for my Storm's School Gala. It's next weekend and it's what I should be doing now while everybody is out of the house. So sh don't tell. Above are the images that I'm using for (p)inspiration. Check out my Fairyland board <a href="http://pinterest.com/smiliedawes/fairydell-partyland/" target="_blank">here</a> and come back next week for photos of the outcome. If you are wondering why the fairy is a cowgirl the gala theme is Wild West. </span>smiliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12080215336231614355noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9009023244793164713.post-64369152675463204652013-02-16T20:18:00.000+13:002013-02-16T20:18:13.622+13:00being kind feeling the love<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
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