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At my place – between the 2 adults, 2 kids and 2 guinea pigs – we go through cleaning stuff (dish wash, cleaning spray, laundry powder) like Peppa Pig through muddy puddles. Founded by Kiwi couple Malcolm and Melanie Rands (the pair pioneered sustainable & organic gardening practices in on their property for many years) ecostore home, kids and baby products are all about doing a little good every day. Put simply, that means: ✔︎ plant and mineral-based ingredients ✔︎ sustainable, biodegradable packaging ✔︎ healthier, safer products for you & family Case in point: For ecostore the ethos of “doing a little good every day” translates to tangible differences in the ingredients (plant and mineral based, GE free), packaging (sustainable and recyclable) and impact (cruelty-free, manufactured via a carbonNZero certified factory).

So this week I’m amping my lunch game with help from Huon Salmon. Ethically harvested in the pristine waters of the Huon River, Tasmania, #huonsalmon is your quick & healthy lunch sorted. Harvested at night, so it’s fresher by day, this omega-3 rich fish is a one-stop-shop of energy, protein and seriously fresh flavour. Grown using sustainable and best practice farming techniques, the brand is the work of Peter and Frances Bender who commenced salmon farming in the ‘80s and continue the Australian-owned, family-run operation today.

You know those pictures of sleeping babies curled around puppies or toys or their dad’s arm or a pack of double-coated Tim-Tams that are so cute they make your heart explode? They would cry at 3am in the morning & my boyfriend & I would scurry out of our apartment block scared we’d just woken up 519 nurses and tradies & dash down to the local park where we’d walk for hours under the moon with a screaming baby strapped to our chests. I suspect now that my girls had colic, a stressful & mysterious trouble defined by “excessive, frequent crying in a baby who appears to be otherwise healthy and well fed” according to healthdirect.gov.au. The drops feature Lactobacillus Reuteri – a patented lactic acid bacterium that helps improve the balance of good bacteria in the digestive system of colicky babies.

For me, self care is moving my body, going somwhere different, getting a million tattoos and dyeing my hair green. Turns out I found all of this (OK, minus the tattoos and green hair) at a brand new local pilates studio, Vive Active at Warringah Mall. We learned a lot from Soul Cycle in the States, a workout isn’t just about boosting your body, it’s needs to be entertaining and offer a lifestyle that sustains you beyond the class. A post shared by Vive Active (@viveactiveau) on With a killer Instagram account @viveactiveau and connections with health and wellbeing chefs and gurus, I can see Vive Active becoming a new source of self-care.