Archive | February, 2010
Posted on 28 February 2010. Tags: Cleaning, Clothing, Craft, Home, pictures, Tips & Tricks
Drawer liners are way too expensive to buy and wear out fast. But they are a great insect repellent and will discourage egg laying in silverfish and moths if you have lavender or cedar in the perfume. Don’t put real perfume in there as it goes stale quite fast and you will smell like an old aunty! Continue Reading
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Posted on 27 February 2010. Tags: Drinks, Food, Health, pictures, Recipes
Tea as we know it was apparently discovered in around 2737 B.C. when the Chinese Emperor Shennung, drank the result of some tea leaves – unfermented and green – blowing into his cup of hot water. Continue Reading
Posted in Food, Health
Posted on 26 February 2010. Tags: Food, Green Tips, Home, pictures, Recipes
There’s nothing like having a few yummy dips in the fridge for emergencies. If you make these from low fat cheese and use natural herbs and not resort to the old French Onion soup packet you will notice a huge difference in their healthiness and tastiness alike. They are so much cheaper than the bought ones too and you won’t be wasting a container. Get’s a big green tick for those reasons. Continue Reading
Posted in Food
Posted on 25 February 2010. Tags: Health, pictures, Reduce, Save Money
I don’t mean to preach but it is an irresponsible way to live as a fat, sluggish and unhealthy person in modern society. It places a burden on your family, friends and neighbours and fellow tax-payers. You only have to look at how difficult health care is in say, the U.S.A. to realize that over-indulgence, drugs and just a lack of adequate pride in one’s own being has added to the cost of running any sort of health care. Continue Reading
Posted in Family, Health
Posted on 24 February 2010. Tags: Entertainment and Travel, Events, pictures, Style, Wedding
Congratulations, you’re getting married! My Green Australia is here to help you guide your way through the amazing amount of information about green weddings! Part 4 – The Flowers and Decor Continue Reading
Posted in Entertainment and Travel, Features, Style
Posted on 23 February 2010. Tags: carbon footprint, Conservation, Go Green, pictures
We are all becoming aware of the need to go green. We are recycling our newspapers and switching out light bulbs to compact fluorescent light bulbs. Perhaps you want to go even more green, and looking at your budget, you are wondering about more ways to go green and reduce your overall Carbon Footprint. Your family can save hundreds, even thousands of dollars each year by using some of these tips and still be in your budget. Continue Reading
Posted in Family, Home
Posted on 22 February 2010. Tags: Children, Conservation, Family, Go Green, pictures
It’s never too early to start making your children excited about the possibilities of changing to a greener life. In fact, all over the world, they seem to be better at it than adults. Continue Reading
Posted in Family
Posted on 21 February 2010. Tags: carbon footprint, Climate, In the News, pictures, sites
Climate change is real and it is transforming the way we live and the way society operates. ‘1 Million Women‘ is a campaign of daughters, mothers, sisters and grandmothers inspiring climate action. Continue Reading
Posted in Green News and Issues
Posted on 20 February 2010. Tags: carbon footprint, Health, pictures, Tips & Tricks
There’s a lot said about how today’s society makes people dislocated, angry, lonely and solo. But that doesn’t mean you have to be lonely. The Green Revolution also has its own way of looking for things to do to stave off that feeling and here are a few carbon-OK ways to have fun. Continue Reading
Posted in Health
Posted on 19 February 2010. Tags: Baby, Clothing, Food, pictures, Recipes
Looking for some great reciepes for homemade healthy baby food? Well look no further! Continue Reading
Posted in Family, Food
Posted on 18 February 2010. Tags: carbon footprint, Go Green, Green Tips, Home, pictures, Recipes
Here are 5 very practical ways you can go green today. Continue Reading
Posted in Home
Posted on 17 February 2010. Tags: Entertainment and Travel, Events, Family, pictures, Style, Tips & Tricks, Wedding
Congratulations, you’re getting married! My Green Australia is here to help you guide your way through the amazing amount of information about green weddings! Part 3 – The Dress Continue Reading
Posted in Entertainment and Travel, Features, Style
Posted on 16 February 2010. Tags: Craft, Design, pictures, Style
Alicia Kachmar of Create! shares her wonderful crochet fortune cookie pattern for those who are looking for a little good luck!
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Posted in Design, Style
Posted on 15 February 2010. Tags: Cars, Design, pictures, Technology
This is the working title for a proposal to retrofit the Australian Toyota Prius fleet as Plug-In Hybrid Electric (Dual Power) Vehicles, commonly referred to as PHEVs. (Writer/researcher Randall Berger) Continue Reading
Posted in Design, Events, Technology
Posted on 14 February 2010. Tags: Events, Love, pictures, Romance, Valentines Day
Hopefully you have told the person you love how you feel, so now it is our turn! We here at My Green Australia we really do love our readers! So HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY to everyone out there! Continue Reading
Posted in Events, Food
Posted on 13 February 2010. Tags: pictures, Time wasting
Talking about waste, how much time do we all let slip through our fingers as we stand in queues at the mercy of bank tellers, postal clerks and so on. I wasted the whole day today. Continue Reading
Posted in Entertainment and Travel
Posted on 12 February 2010. Tags: carbon footprint, Conservation, pictures
No worries may soon die out as an Aussie saying. It seems that throughout the world there is a high level of anxiety about the environment and that the present generation of children have nightmares and worries not in the world fifty years ago. Continue Reading
Posted in Food, Garden, Health, Home
Posted on 11 February 2010. Tags: carbon footprint, Events, Family, Go Green, pictures, Romance, Valentines Day
We should be saying “I love you” all year round to the people we love, we should be making an effort every day to show affection and admiration but some people like the big Valentine’s day to do something a little extra, so how do you do it with a green heart? Continue Reading
Posted in Entertainment and Travel, Events, Family, Features