We are well and truly in the swing of the silly season. End of year presentations, christmas parties and an email inbox frenzy promising bargains can sometimes take the spirit right out of Christmas and leave you wondering, is this what Christmas is all about? As a western nation, consumerism is well ingrained in our […]
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With Spring and warmer weather just around the corner, you might be contemplating toilet training your toddler. As a mum of three boys who’s been through the toilet training routine twice already, I thought I’d share my experiences so far and some tips with you … Is it terrible to admit I can’t really remember […]
Continue readingOn clean floors and kid chaos …
How clean are your floors – do you really care, and does it even matter? Much to a close family member’s horror, Amanda Hudson recently discovered that an unexpected bonus of her new floors was that they take a long time to look dirty………… There’s about 650km between my mum and I, so we catch […]
Continue readingWTF is a TOG? … let’s talk sleeping bags
Before I had children, togs were the daggy name we gave to bathers (or you might call them swimmers). You know, when your mum would say “don’t forget your togs and your towel” when you were heading to the beach for the day. These days, TOG (which actually refers to Thermal Overall Grade) has a […]
Continue readingAmanda joins the Sustainababy team
Hi there, I’m Amanda and I’m really excited to join the Sustainababy team. I’ll let you in on a secret … firstly, I seem to take a lot of selfies with my kids (as illustrated above). And secondly, I’m nowhere near as eco as I want to be! In fact, when Laura first asked me […]
Continue readingFive Things You Can Do Right Now to Create More Calm
Wish you knew a few easy tips to tone down the crazy at your place? Eva Van Strijp knows a thing or two about how mad life can get – she’s a mother of five, business owner and creator ofSimple Life, Peaceful Home. Here she shares her top tips to create more calm in your […]
Continue readingTwo national awards in one week
I am so thrilled to let you all know that Sustainababy was the recipient of two national awards in October, winning bronze in the eco-friendly category of the Ausmumpreneur Awards and Highly Commended in the Kids category of the Green Lifestyle Awards. I made a fleeting visit to Melbourne (leaving my boys in the capable […]
Continue readingWe’re a National Finalist and we need your vote
The Annual Ausmumpreneur Awards recognise a special kind of entrepeneur – the Mum who has created her own successful business from scratch! Four years ago, Sustainababy was a dream that started from a garage in outback South Australia, and look at us now! We are a national brand that is successfully inspiring and encouraging other […]
Continue readingTAKE TIME OUT this January and WIN
This January, Sustainababy is eco challenging you to TAKE TIME OUT for your chance to WIN an Endota Day Spa Cocoon Gift Voucher valued at $120! All mums work hard. Eco mums, due to the nature of bringing some tasks that are conventionally outsourced back into the household, tend to work a little harder. Tasks […]
Continue readingNovember Eco Challenge WINNER
Cathy McNab completed the November Sustainababy Eco Challenge to get her kids grubby. This is the story of her journey…… Finally!! The cold, wet weather has passed (well, mostly) and I can get some vegie seedlings planted. Well, I can as soon as I’ve done this job, and this one, and then this other one….. […]
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