The wave of banning plastic bags in shopping centres has begun, and my city is soon to be hit. While I personally applaud this change, signing petitions to help the cause be heard, it has honestly also caused some low-key panic. What on earth will I do when I run out of plastic bags?? I use them in my bins! How will I ...
Home Making
DIY Reusable Grocery Bags (Eco Friendly & Great for Reducing Plastic!)
Reducing plastic was a big New Year's resolution for me this year. When it comes to over-using plastic, for me food shopping is a big culprit because: 1. Many fruits and veggies are packed unnecessarily in plastic. Does everything really have to be packed in plastic?? According to many grocery stores, the answer is ...
So You’ve Bought An Essential Oils Starter Kit… Now What!?
Are you an essential oils newbie? Have you signed up for a starter kit, and are now wondering what on earth you're going to do with the small fortune's worth of oils that have landed on your door step? If you're overwhelmed by your new essential oils, don't worry. I was once in your shoes! A few years ago, I ...
The Ultimate Christmas Bucket List (+Free Printable!)
CHRISTMAS BUCKET LIST. YES. THIS IS HAPPENING. Christmas is my favourite time of year. It has always, always been magical to me. The lights, the decorations, the music... and holy moly, the smell of a real Christmas tree is like a drug to me. Growing up, my parents did everything they could to make Christmas ...
What on earth are oils?! (How to start using essential oils!)
This article may contain affiliate links, which means by clicking and purchasing a product via our website, we receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. It is our policy not to promote or endorse products that we would not purchase or use ourselves. I first found out about Essential Oils through a friend ...
4 Essential Steps to Escape the Takeout Trap
Are you a little too reliant on the convenient, tasty, money-hemorrhaging phenomenon known as takeout? Addicted, even? Well, you're not alone. At the end of a long day, there are few greater comforts than knowing the only thing standing between you and a ripper dinner is the line of cars ahead of you at the ...
Healthy, Frugal Shopping: 7 Health Foods You Should Always Stock Up On When They’re Cheap
If you're like me, you have found yourself lamenting the price of your favourite health foods at the grocery store on more than one occasion. Sure, Hungry Jacks will sell you two cheeseburgers, chips and a coke for $3.95 but your local green grocer just ain't that generous most of the time. Fortunately, there are ...
The September Challenge: Spring Clean Your Life!
Welcome to September! Winter has finally collapsed into spring and with it has brought the candescent month of change. For the next thirty days the season challenges you to take a breath and revisit your environment, both externally and internally. To cull the toxicity and clutter from your life and ease into October ...
Cleaning Naturally (Using Products You Already Own!)
This post is not a sponsored or paid post in any way. These thoughts are my own and based on my own experiences. We all want a clean, comfy home right? But does chemical-free aid or constrain that dream? Well, cleaning products you find at the shops are full of bleach, chemicals, and artificial scents. This is ...
For the Love of Hygge: 6 Unexpected Spots to Place a Lamp in Your Home
I have partnered with Urban Lighting Sydney for today’s post. However, all content and opinions are my own. At Her Happy Heart, it is our policy to only work with, promote and endorse brands that we love and would use and purchase from ourselves. This article may contain affiliate links, which means by clicking and ...
Tips for Keeping a Clean(er) House
I know we've covered this before, but I am not a brilliant housekeeper. Despite my poor Mum's best efforts to get me to do chores when I was growing up, it didn't stick. I just didn't have the clean gene. The moment I married Chris (also a terrible housekeeper*) and moved out of home, it was all over. ...
What to do when you have way too many lemons and limes
This article may contain affiliate links, which means by clicking and purchasing a product via our website, we receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. It is our policy not to promote or endorse products that we would not purchase or use ourselves. I have a confession to make: I'm a giant sucker for a ...