We Belong Outdoors

Top Tips for Avoiding Sandfly Bites

Your best defense is a good offense #howNOTtodress is one of our best resources. Timing is everything. Sandflies love dusk just as much as you do. But instead of unwinding from a long day of work,...

Choose to Change

It's time to be honest with you about the business side of Goodbye- and why that matters to you and all of us I need to tell you a little about what is happening here at Goodbye. Since March we hav...

These Are Your Words For Hello 2021

Hi February, The light is changing. In New Zealand, our kids are going back to school. For whatever the holidays have been to you, I hope you feel a little more free and easy in your body. Now, w...

I Lov Sprouts - Easy to Grow Your Own

Hi Neighbor,  Let's focus on simple things this week. Sometimes we have to go back to the basics of healthy living, creating the most vital food for ourselves and our family. It's winter in NZ, whi...

How to Make Your Own Face Serum for Yourself, Friends and Family

(at better quality and value than most products you can buy) There are cosmetic companies that have made a great deal of fuss over the dropper bottles full of magic. Fifteen millilitres of hope for...

The Process of Making Grateful Face

One of the things I'm most grateful for as the founder of Goodbye is that I get to formulateour products. Many companies start as a marketing idea and then get a lab to provide base formulations so...

Hi Neighbor - Chia Sisters

Hi there, With respect for the millions of stories that are playing out right now in our world, I'm stopping by to check in on you. Life is rich right now, that's my secret code for a heady mix of ...

All the signs say its the perfect time to . . .

Hi Neighbor Descending moon, waning moon, autumn, and lockdown- all the signs point to one major theme for the next week. Composting. A time of deep transformation.You know I see the world truths t...

Twenty Years Outdoors

December 12, 2019 is a special day, as twenty years ago John and I were married. We also call it the birth day of Goodbye SANDFLY, because we gave away bottles to all of our guests. December 12, 19...

Workhomeworkhome and then . . . Home. and Work.

I have a lovely morning routine that gets me to work about 6:30, where I do something to acknowledge the start of the day, in the quiet before anyone else arrives. Some mornings it's a meditation, ...