Will you cut the ties that bind you to your favourite big brands?

Ever been in a relationship with someone who doesn't believe in you?

Years ago, I got the sense that big household cleaner brands were telling me, "Don't you worry your pretty little head. We know exactly what you need to clean your home."

As if I was too dumb to figure it out.

Do your home cleaners list ingredients? Do you value transparency? (Credit: Billaday via Flickr)

Grab a bottle of one of your home cleaners. Notice anything missing?

Hint: How do you know what's in the stuff?

This is a face of a dog that wants you to take our home cleaners survey! (Credit: Jodi Garwood)

Meet Arthur. He's a wiener dog. And this is his "please take our home cleaners survey face."

Release your mason bees on a calm day with a minimum 11˚C noon-hour temperature (14˚C is ideal when your garden is 25 per cent in bloom). (Credit: Daveeza via Flickr)

Queen of Green teaching a workshop, to women, on making safer cosmetics. (Credit: Linda Mackie)

Happy International Women's Day!

I learned how to quilt with a few lessons from my co-worker Heather thanks to a skill swap auction! (Credit: Lindsay Coulter)

We are all more than the titles on our business cards.

Eco-friendlier spirits—vodka goes organic. (Credit: Lorien Schramm)

My relationship with vodka: add two teaspoons to ¼ cup of sparkling water and 25 drops of essential oil. Voila--body spray (or air freshener)!

Students of David Suzuki Secondary School run a Think Recycle program, with a portion of the proceeds coming to The David Suzuki Foundation! Kimberly Hoover (from Think Recycle) with students Jasmine Kaur, Zoya Chahal, Mannal Maqbol, Nikki Sandhu and Nikeshia Hamilton.

Make nature your gym: time in nature also improves impulse control and boosts immune function. (Credit: Fitness First Germany via Flickr)

Do you drive to the gym to walk on a treadmill?