by Eva van Strijp | Jun 12, 2021 | Essential Oils, Wellness
My health and wellness, ultimately, is up to me. It’s not up to my doctor or the government or a bottle of pills. It can’t depend on my circumstances or my job or the season (of life or weather). While external circumstances can certainly have an impact on my overall...
by Eva van Strijp | Jun 5, 2021 | Simple Living, Wellness
Great question. Does anyone actually know? Back in 2014, Women’s Voices for the Earth commissioned testing for a variety of menstrual pads produced by Proctor & Gamble. The testing analysed the products for volatile organic compounds and indicated that both...
by Eva van Strijp | May 29, 2021 | Essential Oils, Simple Living
Don’t do winter without this oil! RC is an essential oil blend that we rely on heavily during the winter months. It’s a powerful combination of 3 types of eucalyptus – eucalyptus radiata, eucalyptus citriodora and eucalyptus globulus – plus black spruce, pine,...
by Eva van Strijp | May 22, 2021 | Simple Living, Wellness
I’ve been making kombucha now for about 6 months so thought I’d share what’s working for us. Making kombucha is something I put off for years because I was intimidated by the concept. But it’s really very easy! Scoby stands for symbiotic culture of bacteria. Yum!...
by Eva van Strijp | May 14, 2021 | Essential Oils, Peaceful Parenting, Simple Living, Wellness
Stress is something we all have to deal with in varying degrees. We need some amount of stress in our lives in order to function optimally. A total absence of stress might make us feel deflated and lacking in energy or drive. Too much stress can lead to illness...
by Eva van Strijp | May 8, 2021 | Essential Oils, Gardening
As gardeners, we can waste so many hours on pests. The growing season is short enough without having to spend time dealing with uninvited guests. If you’re trying to get rid of unwanted pests that doesn’t involve harmful chemicals (linked to so many neurological,...
by Eva van Strijp | Apr 24, 2021 | Peaceful Parenting, Simple Living
Probably the most common question I get when people learn I homeschool 6 kids is how I do it all. Short answer: I don’t. Long answer: I guide them through various English skills; learning to read, spelling, grammar, punctuation and story-writing. I guide their journey...
by Eva van Strijp | Apr 14, 2021 | Essential Oils, Simple Living
Have you ever noticed that for every pro there is a con? For every voice affirming one thing, there is a voice dissenting? One group who says dummies are great for babies and another that says they’re terrible for jaw development. One school of thought that promotes...
by Eva van Strijp | Mar 27, 2021 | Essential Oils, Simple Living
Forest bathing, or shinrinyoku, is a Japanese preventative health practice of ancient origins, but brought into popular use for stressed corporate workers in the 1980s. Specifically, it’s the spending of multiple hours – sometimes several days – immersed in nature....
by Eva van Strijp | Mar 20, 2021 | Simple Living
This morning I saw that the hashtag #naturalimmunity has been censored by Instagram. And by censored, I mean completely shut down: inaccessible. Instagram’s explanation is that there was some questionable information shared in accounts using this hashtag, but isn’t...
