Plastic Free July - check in
We’re just under half way into the month and I’m taking a pause to have a look at my efforts so far at cutting down on plastic usage. In...
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TheSimpleCountryCreative
- May 3, 2020
- 6 min
Pandemic Baking
The Coronavirus pandemic and the associated lockdown seems to be resulting in a lot of baking. As someone who bakes regularly, I...
TheSimpleCountryCreative
- Feb 9, 2020
- 2 min
Simple Food: Fruit Crumble
It's not super pretty, but it's cheap, easy and delicious. It's Perfect, Simple Food.
TheSimpleCountryCreative
- Jan 23, 2020
- 4 min
Happy New Year's Resolutions
I hate to admit it, but we’re approaching the end of January. This means that for many of us, our New Year’s Resolutions have already...
TheSimpleCountryCreative
- Dec 23, 2019
- 3 min
Scraps of Time
“Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.” ― Anthony G. Oettinger I am supposed to meet my son’s school bus at the bus stop...
TheSimpleCountryCreative
- Nov 27, 2019
- 5 min
'Tis The Season
Living in the country has made me pay attention to the changes of the seasons much more than suburban life, as my day-to-day activities chan
TheSimpleCountryCreative
- Nov 12, 2019
- 3 min
There are always flowers ...
The artist Henri Matisse said: "There are always flowers for those who wish to see them”. I was walking through the bush this morning at...
TheSimpleCountryCreative
- Oct 29, 2019
- 4 min
Zero Waste & Plastic Free Living
One of the focuses of my simple life is trying to tread more gently on the Earth. I want to limit my environmental impact in as many ways...
TheSimpleCountryCreative
- Oct 16, 2019
- 2 min
Simple Food: Overnight Oats
Healthy, delicious breakfast prepared in advance? Yes please! High in fibre, low Gi and therefore full of slow burn energy, overnight...
TheSimpleCountryCreative
- Oct 1, 2019
- 7 min
Excuses, Excuses
Excuses are one of the biggest obstacles that stand between ourselves and living the lives we are capable of living. Excuses are...
TheSimpleCountryCreative
- Sep 24, 2019
- 2 min
The One Minute Rule
If you have a desire to gain a bit more control of your cluttered home and brain, The One Minute Rule is a great place to start. I first...
TheSimpleCountryCreative
- Aug 6, 2019
- 5 min
Simple Food: Make Your Own Yoghurt
The best way to know exactly what's in your food is to make it yourself... Yoghurt is delicious and has lots of healthy probiotics...
TheSimpleCountryCreative
- Aug 1, 2019
- 2 min
Twitter is hating on Richard Branson
When Richard Branson posted this on Twitter on 29 July 2019, the response was an avalanche of revolt. “I truly believe that “stuff”...
TheSimpleCountryCreative
- Apr 22, 2019
- 2 min
What is Simple Living?
For me, simple living is living with purpose and intention - putting in place strategies and practices that allow me to approach and...
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