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School Holiday “Traditions”

As we head into the chaos of Term 4 and the blissfully slow school holidays come to an end, I thought I’d share one of our little family traditions.

In our house, school holidays mean the kids get to enjoy the fun breakfast options like Nutella, Coco Pops or Froot Loops. 😂

Nutella is also a special treat when they go to Nanna’s house!

I decided a while ago to keep these as school holiday treats. Not because I want to restrict my kids from certain foods, but because I try to encourage a bit of balance and more nutritious breakfasts during the school term.

Plus, I figured it was a simple way to make the holidays feel that little bit more special.

And somewhere along the way, it’s become one of those little traditions the kids look forward to every school holidays.

It’s funny how the simplest things can become the things they remember.

Now I’m curious, does your family have any little traditions that only happen during the school holidays? I’d love to hear them! 👇

September was one of those months that somehow felt full, slow, happy and incredibly sad all at once.

We wagged a day of school and took the kids camping for two nights with no reception, no screens and nowhere else we needed to be… and it ended up being exactly what our family needed.

Harlow turned 10, which means somehow ALL THREE of my kids are now in double digits 🥹 School holidays began, Harlow and I started getting out for some walks together, we celebrated Father’s Day and CC once again decided the neighbour’s paddock looked better than his own. 🙄😂

Behind the scenes at Be Inspired Naturally, Tri Nature changed freight companies and my poor stock boxes arrived looking like they’d been through a small war 😂 Thankfully everything inside survived, including the Essential Oils which arrived sporting their brand new look.

September also brought some really sad news that knocked me around more than I expected. For a little while, the world seemed to lose some of its colour and things like social media just didn’t feel very important.

It was a reminder of how quickly life can change and to appreciate all those completely ordinary moments with the people we love.

And amongst everything else, Excel Bathroom Cleaner took out September’s most loved product 🌿

A very mixed September. Lots to be grateful for and a reminder to hold the people we love a little closer. 🤎

Here’s to October.

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What should I use to clean this?

This is one of the questions I get asked all the time.

After using Tri Nature for over 12 years, there aren’t too many cleaning problems I haven’t tested something on.

Here are 4 I reach for regularly:

🌿 Everyday kitchen mess → Supre Multi-Purpose Cleaner
🌿 Calcium build-up → Maxim Machine Descaler
🌿 Texta on walls, tables or benches → Ultra Cream Cleanser
🌿 Soap scum & bathroom grime → Excel Bathroom Cleaner

And this is exactly what I’m here for.

If you’ve got something you need to clean and have no idea what product to use, send me a photo or DM me and I’ll tell you what I’d reach for.

Chances are, I’ve probably cleaned something similar before.

Now I want to know, what has been the wildest thing you have ever had to clean up?

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August, you were a bit of everything. 🤍

Cold winter weekends and sick kids. Teenagers collecting old mowers because apparently that’s a thing we do now. 😂

There were family beach days, a couple of escapes to the beach with my horse (one significantly more successful than the other 🫣), and I even pushed myself outside my comfort zone and went along to a networking event… and actually really enjoyed it.

August was also the month I finally started showing up properly here again.

I’ve spent far too long thinking about what I should post, chasing trends and trying to come up with the perfect idea only to post nothing at all.

This month I’ve just started creating again. Sharing the products, the cleaning, the everyday stuff, unpolished and not perfect. And it feels good, more right and inspiration is flowing again.

Meanwhile, Optimate Floor Cleaner quietly took out the title of August’s biggest seller.

And just like that, winter sport is done too. My netball season finished and Noah’s football finals run came to an end, which has suddenly handed me back FOUR evenings a week.

Honestly… what do people even DO with four free evenings?!

Here’s to September. 🌸

I get it. $24 for a bottle of multipurpose cleaner can sound expensive. 👀

Especially when you can walk into the supermarket and grab a ready-to-use bottle for a few dollars.

But the part that’s easy to miss is that Supre Multipurpose Cleaner is a concentrate.

That 1L bottle makes 10–20 x 500ml spray bottles, depending on the strength you mix it.

So instead of comparing $24 to the price of ONE supermarket spray bottle, we need to compare it to the cost of buying 10–20 of them.

And suddenly that upfront price looks very different. 👆

It’s one of the reasons I’m such a big believer in looking at cost per use, rather than just the number on the price tag.

Plus, there’s something pretty satisfying about refilling the same spray bottle over and over instead of buying another one every time it runs out. 🌿

Be honest… have you ever looked at the prices of some of the concentrates and thought “HOW MUCH?”

Mum ran out of time to post today so she told me to take the reins and post something.

I have no idea what I’m doing but I gave it a shot. She loves the Tri Nature products and you should try them too!

Did I do a good job?