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Little green steps 7 : Energy & Electricity

Further to the previous blog, there are small steps to save energy to save our planet : 1. Switch off aircon, room heaters, water heaters/geysers, lights and fans when not using a space. 2. Use solar lights and lamps in gardens and balconies to save electricity loads and use natural resources for lighting 3. Switch off the sockets for all appliances when not in use including those on stand by…

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Little green step 6 : Recycling greens

Continuing from my last blog, there are greens that we can reuse, regrow, recycle at home : 1. Many seeds from kitchen, vegetables and fruits once added to soil, germinate soon with regular watering and sunlight and eventually grow into full plants bearing these herbs/fruits/vegetables. Experiment and explore this! 2. Take cuttings(you may check online on where to cut these on the plant) of…

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Little green step 5 : Reusable Dry waste

(Photo of the recycled organiser above on right is from an earlier blog https://wordpress.com/post/shivanipurimalhotra.wordpress.com/879) Further to my last blog, we explore further on little steps of preventing dry waste from reaching our landfills. We can use many of these examples for various uses at home : Empty glass bottles of provisions work well for storing kitchen dry foods and keep…

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Little green step 4 : Green Cleanathon

Continuing from the earlier blog, we could look at ways of cleaning our spaces in non-toxic green ways! 1. Eco enzyme(made from fruit peels) added in mopping water sanitizes the floor as well as repels ants. It also works well to open blocked drains and avoids harsh chemicals going through our drainage system 2. Soaking fruits(especially berries) or veggies in water diluted with eco enzyme and…

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Little green step 3 : Kitchen waste to Garden

In continuation from the last blog, there are ways to convert kitchen waste to food and nutrients for our home garden/plants : 1. After using eggs, keep the egg shells, rinse, crush and add to your pots 2. Tea leaves work very well as nutrients for our plants 3. If you use a coffee machine at home, use coffee grounds and the water collected in tray of a coffee machine(after cooling) to add…

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Little green step 2 : Food waste beauty

Continuing from my earlier blog, sharing few products from kitchen waste that can replace cost of chemical laden facials, scrubs, treatments etc. Here you go on some basic suggestions : Rubbing inside of papaya peel over your skin and washing it after about 10 minutes is great for making skin soft and glow. Same done with tomato peel helps reduce tan Inside of lemon peel along with sugar…

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Little green step 1 : Food waste

2023, a new year of restarting my blogs after a gap of more than an year! ‘Little green steps’ will be a series of short blogs with must-do’s to incorporate as part of your daily habits, and a way of living sustainably for a safe and healthier existence of our planet. Take a pledge to start on this much-required journey along with family, neighbours, helpers or anyone working or staying with or…

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Kitchen appliances : Cleansing, Deoderising, naturally!

Continuing my journey of green living through previous blogs, today I would love to share a Sunday well spent on cleaning every nook and corner of 2 appliances(more to follow) : Microwave –1) Take a microwave safe bowl of water and squeeze lemon in it2) Microwave this for a minute. Let it rest ahd micriwave again for a minute3) Take out the glass plate for washing and wipe the insides of the…

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Wasted Beauties...

Wasted Beauties…

In continuation to my earlier blog, this blog is to address my following concerns : Wet waste still continues going into those garbage dumps and creating methane gases harming the ozone layer. Lets repair back this ozone layer by reducing output of wet waste into garbage disposal.We spend endlessly on beauty products based on fancy and expensive advertisements. Other than expense, it is also an…

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Work culture = Future

Work culture = Future

In continuation to my earlier blog, work culture is something I extend writing further on as it is such an integral part of any organisation’s growth and success!

Birth of Culture :

What starts at a top management level, is what trickles down all the way! Overconfidence and arrogance are surely a formula leading to a negative work culture – came across an interesting article on same…

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Vertical surface of shell...

Vertical surface of shell…

Continuing from my earlier blog, we now explore how vertical surfaces(walls here) effect our indoor environment of a space…

Walls and partitions are the vertical divisions of our space that are kept minimal with one or two as focal or decorative walls. Considering these are a large surface area of each space, we breathe in maximum from and within these. This blog will cover walls in 2 parts –…

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Covidized Work Culture!

Further to my earlier blog, I realized that WFH became the most famous abbreviation this year… the year of a viral pandemic! Industries have shut shop,some have downsized, some made changes and yes some even grew bigger through it!

In the last few months, one realized importance of a work culture in midst of a global pandemic. Penning down a few thoughts on what can keep us going and where…

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WFH... Feeling Covidized!

WFH… Feeling Covidized!

Continuing from my earlier blog, thought I would explore life from the work lens and yes life has changed from moving from office to home as work space!! Better or worse? Well, I feel these are times of how you want to make them, what you want to think and what you want to believe and live within! There is no right or wrong.

Must do’s :

Be positive: The world is suffering. You are part of it.…