It’s a brand new year and a great opportunity to start afresh! I know most of you have made your New Year resolutions and I sure hope they include things more than losing 10 kg! It’s been lovely hearing about some goals people have made this year – coloring a page every day, mastering a […]
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De-stress with Aromatherapy – {Green Living}
“Nothing is more memorable than a smell. One scent can be unexpected, momentary and fleeting, yet conjure up a childhood summer beside a lake in the mountains.” -Diane Ackerman There is something about how our brain responds to smells. It can trigger memories, it can make us sneeze, it can put us off or it […]
7 vegetables you can grow in pots {Green Living}
I stay in a flat and one of the problems a high rise faces is lack of space. I took to growing veggies and flowers simply because I wanted my boys to love the nature. What I did not realize was that it introduced me to a better way of living and slowly it became […]
5 eco friendly living tips {Green Living}
Do we need just one day to remind the people about saving the planet and making it a better place to live in? I guess we are done with bombarding the timelines in FB and tweeting enough about saving the planet, thanks to the World Environment Day that was celebrated a few days ago. People ( […]
Celebrating Earth Hour {Green Living}
I have talked about my journey in green living and how I am managing to get there. I believe that it is the first step that is the most difficult to take. Once the step is taken, the rest of the journey is a smooth one, filled with learnings and awareness. Green living is all about […]
8 easy ways to live an eco friendly life {Green Living}
I have talked about my journey towards becoming more eco-conscious and moving towards green parenting a few months ago. I have been introduced to many brands and products over the few years that make me stronger in the resolve to move towards living a better life. I think one of the biggest steps I took […]
Clean your home with Lemons {Green Living}
When was the last time that you ventured out of your comfort zone and tried to make some organic and natural cleaning solutions for your home? If you just peeked into the refrigerator, you would have at least two awesome ingredients that double up as natural cleaners for almost everything in your home. One of […]
10 Green Resolutions for the New Year {Green Living}
2014 is right around the corner! It is the time to make resolutions – keep them or break them. I’ve spent enough years breaking resolutions that I made, but this year has been a year full of gratitude and I realise the importance of things and I know that these go green resolutions I make […]
Organic clothing for kids in India {Green Living}
Organic clothing wasn’t very popular till a few years ago. I remember discovering it just about 4 years ago and I was a bit taken aback when I saw the price tags. I came home and did my research on what it was all about and I went back convinced that the price did not […]
Organic cleaning solutions for your home {Green Living}
When you resort to lessening the carbon footprint on the planet, you also look out for safer alternatives that are good for you, your home and of course the environment. About three years ago, I started looking for options where I could use organic cleaning solutions for my home. The choices were limited and it […]
My eco-mantras – Part 1 {Green Living}
Sometimes I am just amazed at all that I buy and I seriously wonder what prompted me to buy things that I did not need. And of course, with two rapidly growing boys, there are more things than you can imagine. I need to de-clutter my home at least once in 3 months. It came […]
A green living {Green Living}
Most of us grew up playing in the sand without any worries about getting tanned in the sun or getting the dirt in the nails. It was also alright to drink the colas from the bottle without waiting to wipe the neck of the bottle clean and hand sanitizers did not exist. Seatbelts did not […]
The Beginner’s Guide to Zen Living
“We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.” – Thich Nhat Hanh It’s the start of a journey that I hope to accomplish. I was introduced to the concept of Zen decades ago, but the importance of it was revealed to me about five to six years ago when I re-started my practice […]
Infinity Blog Awards – Best Green/Eco Blog 2021 – Pratsmusings
My journey as a blogger has evolved over a decade. What started off, as a pursuit for choosing natural and organic products for my twin boys who were less than two years old that time, made me choose a path I never would have realized that actually existed. As my blog grew, so did my […]
Five ways to celebrate a green Diwali this 2020
Diwali is just around the corner. Needless to say that the celebrations across the country have already started. It is one of the biggest festivals we celebrate and needless to say preparations start from at least a month earlier! It is one of the biggest festivals in India and brings unmatched joy and excitement in […]
Eco-baby care & green parenting
Being a parent is an incredible feeling, but bringing up twins was something I was unprepared for. While the excitement of nurturing new lives was there, so was anxiety and challenges that I had to face as a new mother. To be able to bond with the babies, to be able to take time out […]
12 Ways to help Kids Go Green in 2019
We many not notice it, but kids are watching our every move. Every time we yell in road rage or swear when the internet goes off, they are internalizing our behavior. This is true in every aspect of our lives, including going green. As parents, teaching our kids to go green is a big responsibility. […]
4 benefits of green cleaning
We lead hectic lives and what is more challenging is that we don’t have the time to lead a life as cleanly as we should. A walk into the supermarket aisle and we end up buying products laden with chemical because we may not just have the time to check the ingredient list. The benefits […]
3 Green Tips for your home
All around the world we are celebrating the World Environment Day, but let’s take a step back and realise that saving the environment is more than just a day’s work. These green tips for your home and eco-friendly household cleaning tips and ideas will not just help you save money, but will also ensure that the […]
Yos Greenn Box – {Review}
One of these days I’ll lose track of the multiple bags and boxes that does the rounds every month. I mean the beauty bags and boxes. Around a particular date, you’ll find a bevy of posts that will pop up followed with oohs and aahs for a few days. And the cycle repeats the next […]
Omved – Pure Natural Living {Brand Focus}
Omved has always been the most special brand for me. My journey towards green living started with Omved because this was the first brand that introduced me to the concept of living well. Using products that are chemical free is something that I have begun to follow and yes, I also advocate it. Why? Because this is […]
The A-Z challenge: E is for Eco-living
The recent months have made me associate with some wonderful bloggers. One of them is Vidya Sury, the awesome blogger behind going a-musing,collecting smiles. We share a lot of similarities, right from the songs we like to hear, the conversations we have, to the colonies we have stayed in. And despite all these simiarities, will you […]
Shopping Reviews – MyGreenKart
When you make the switch to organic and green living, one of the major tasks that you face is looking for stores that sell the required range of organic products. Till now the options available were very few. The past few months have seen a sudden spurt of eco-friendly organic stores opening, some survived and some did […]
The Green n Good Store
I got to know about GreennGood quite a few months ago and the first time I visited the website, it was just in the infancy stage and I did not sign up with them. But on a recent visit, I was quite pleased to see the array of products they had online and the go-green […]
Sustainable, Natural Living with Natural Mantra
I’ve found a site that houses quite a few products that are organic. The site is Natural Mantra. As Tina Datta from Natural Mantra , puts it ” We have sustainable products without the toxic chemicals. Hence we have natural, eco-friendly, handmade and also organic products.” They have multiple brands which gives the customer the advantage to compare between […]
Go Green
When I thought about living a green life, the first thought that crossed my mind was ” OMG, I need to really give up so many things I have been used to.” Simple things like the kitchen sponge wipes that makes your kitchen so clean! But once you get about setting it as a target, […]
How to make Lego ornaments for your Christmas tree
Would you like make your Christmas tree really unique and decorate it with LEGO ornaments? If you have kids at home who love their lego toys, it is time to get them to use. No more stepping on the truant lego parts, instead you can use them to make colourful decorations this festive season. It […]
9 easy ways to protect the environment
To protect the environment, you can start at home. Here are some easy ways to protect the environment. You can start gradually, and move on to bigger things that can mean contributing at a larger level by championing causes that are close to your heart.
11 reasons why moms are choosing cloth diapers
With more parents becoming aware of the hazards caused by diapers, there is a slow but sure move towards choosing cloth diapers as an option. Whether this going to affect the industry of use and throw diapers is what time will tell, but for now an increasing number of millennial’s are choosing to reuse and […]
15 Eco Friendly Diwali Gift Ideas Under Rs.1000/- for 2020
Diwali is nearly here and it’s quite likely that with all the festive prep underway, you’ve forgotten about the gifts! Yes, Diwali gifts are a big deal, and it’s one of the ways we show our love and appreciation for our friends and family members. But does that mean that you have to break […]