http://www.thehealthyhippy.co.nz/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.thehealthyhippy.co.nz en-us Mon, 23 Dec 2019 14:10:01 +1300 Rocketspark http://www.thehealthyhippy.co.nz/blog/post/42355/What-to-pack-in-your-hospital-bag/ So you’re about to have a baby. And you’re wondering what to pack for the hospital trip? You may have read some wacky things like it’s imperative that your partner pack bendy straws and a hand held fan to keep you hydrated and cool simultaneously during labour and thought, yeahhhh nah, not so sure about that. Or, you’ve got a rough idea but keen to see what other people put in theirs…either way, you may find something useful (or not) below! Well, since I’ve had this convo a bit ... Thu, 04 Jul 2019 12:36:07 +1200 http://www.thehealthyhippy.co.nz/blog/#post42355 http://www.thehealthyhippy.co.nz/blog/post/40982/The-big-M-word-Miscarriage/ Grief. It’s a hard one. Healing is not linear, not by any means. Grief can take many forms, and alternate between them all in a topsy turvy, roller coaster ride. There’s no one size fits all. We all process it and deal with things in our own time and own way. There’s no right or wrong, nor is there a standard time period. It’s not like breaking an arm where you know you’ll be in for a certain amount of bone healing time, this is much, much different. Breaks of the heart can last a life... Tue, 28 May 2019 13:14:55 +1200 http://www.thehealthyhippy.co.nz/blog/#post40982 http://www.thehealthyhippy.co.nz/blog/post/40546/Mum-guilt-is-there-any-escapeMy-thoughts-on-the-SAHM-vs-Working-Mum-life/ Life changed pretty quickly for us last year. We found out we were/are expecting our fourth child, and since it was not planned it came as a bit of a, shall we say, surprise. As a result, I went back to work full time (virtually immediately) and so life changed for everyone in the family fairly quickly and dramatically. My kids were 6, 4 and 2 ½ when I started back at work and while it affected all of us, my four year old was almost 5, so almost starting school which is a whole new season of li... Wed, 15 May 2019 21:49:41 +1200 http://www.thehealthyhippy.co.nz/blog/#post40546 http://www.thehealthyhippy.co.nz/blog/post/33698/MOMM-Life-Mind-Over-Matter-Mums-Chats-Final-installment/ With the village not being like it used to – we all need to make sure we’re taking care of ourselves. Self-care is SO important. Ridiculously so. Understatement. It’s not selfish, it’s ESSENTIAL. I know when I feel valued and cared for then I am better able to take care of the kids, hubby & pets with joy, ease and sans resentment. We’ve all heard that analogy ‘you can’t pour from an empty cup’. And it’s so true! It’s kind of like the oxygen mask on the plane situation, put yo... Mon, 15 Oct 2018 20:50:46 +1300 http://www.thehealthyhippy.co.nz/blog/#post33698 http://www.thehealthyhippy.co.nz/blog/post/33697/MOMM-Life-MInd-Over-Matter-Mums-Chat-Part-2/ Picking up from Instalment number one… I can’t help but wonder, is some of the day to day stuff with kids harder because there’s no let up? The relentless is palpable for many families who don’t have a village. And in this day in age, how many people really do? We assume automatically, or at least I did, that our village would consist mostly of family, especially in those early days/months/years. And it did to a degree, and coffee group – who, although none of us thought we had ... Mon, 15 Oct 2018 20:40:45 +1300 http://www.thehealthyhippy.co.nz/blog/#post33697 http://www.thehealthyhippy.co.nz/blog/post/33696/CUPdate-HELLO-and-Goodbye-Moon/ It’s been a while since I’ve regaled you with my period cup progress…goodness even knows if anyone is interested in this sort of thing but if you are…read on! If you keep up with my posts then you’ll know I jumped on the cup buzz a wee while back. For many reasons, but a big one the sheer amount of tampons one goes through in their lifetime and the amount of waste that creates. Read my earlier blog for the low down on that and the organic vs non organic cotton situation. So a... Mon, 15 Oct 2018 20:28:52 +1300 http://www.thehealthyhippy.co.nz/blog/#post33696 http://www.thehealthyhippy.co.nz/blog/post/32265/Galaxy-Soup-Bowls/ I know how annoying it is when someone does a little ditty about their food when all you want is a recipe so I’ll keep it brief just for you Susan! Two tone soups are my new favourite thing. It doesn’t require much more effort, it looks cool and it gives the kids an opportunity to try a new flavour without having to have a whole bowl full. Also, they like spiralling it around and making patterns and I find that if they’re interested in their food they’re more likely to try it and eat it.... Fri, 07 Sep 2018 08:03:20 +1200 http://www.thehealthyhippy.co.nz/blog/#post32265 http://www.thehealthyhippy.co.nz/blog/post/31993/Momm-Life-Mum-chats-with-Mind-Over-Matter-Mums/ Recently I spoke at an event run by the wonderful team Maria and Teri from MOMM - Mindovermattermums.com so I thought I'd share what I said. I'll break it down into three instalments because it's quite lengthy. And I kind of adlibbed and went off tangent so didn't get to cover all of what I had planned! So here you go...Hi, I’m Fliss. I’m a SAHM, or a ‘SAHAM’ as Barb from the Letdown would call it. I do a bit of blogging on the side and sell things that we like to use in our own home on ... Thu, 30 Aug 2018 10:14:59 +1200 http://www.thehealthyhippy.co.nz/blog/#post31993 http://www.thehealthyhippy.co.nz/blog/post/29618/A-clean-home-is-not-necessarily-an-overly-sanitized-home/ We’ve all heard the mantra and seen the ad’s on tv, but could antibacterial cleaners actually causing more harm than good? It could very well be the case. We’ve become a society of over sanitizers. Not everyone has brought into the hype but we’ve all seen that Mum who’s whipped out the hand sanitiser to cleanse their childs’ toy after another kid has picked it up for a look (seemingly without worrying about the child then ingesting the sanitiser itself…).  The thing is, a... Tue, 26 Jun 2018 12:58:32 +1200 http://www.thehealthyhippy.co.nz/blog/#post29618 http://www.thehealthyhippy.co.nz/blog/post/29592/10-Reasons-to-get-your-green-clean-on/ 1. You’ll make your home safer A quick squiz at the labels of your conventional cleaners and you’ll note things like Toxic! Hazardous! Warning! Keep out of reach of children! Obviously, this indicates that there are hazardous chemicals and in fact – house hold cleaners are one of the top reasons for calls to the National Poison Control Center. Some of the common chemicals used, for just one example chlorine and ammonia, when mixed forms chloramine vapor, which can cause health issues incl... Mon, 25 Jun 2018 21:50:09 +1200 http://www.thehealthyhippy.co.nz/blog/#post29592