An exciting letter in the post…
I’ve been excitedly waiting for the gas bill for a couple of weeks now, and yesterday it finally arrived! Yep, you read that right. I was excited by the thought of receiving the gas bill. Three months...
View ArticleAnother step in the right direction
The parcel I’ve been waiting for all week finally arrived on Friday. Oh the excitement! I don’t order things online much anymore, but it wasn’t the idea of receiving a parcel that caused my excitement....
View ArticleThe Last Day of Plastic Free July…and a Debrief!
Phew. It’s the 31st, and that means Plastic Free July is over. Everyone breathe a sigh of relief! Whether this was your first attempt at going plastic-free, or whether you’re a seasoned veteran, it’s...
View Article8 Lessons Learned from 4 Years of Zero Waste Living
If you speak to any zero waste or plastic-free living advocate, and ask them about their experiences and their journey, at some point in the conversation they will say to you: with hindsight, I would...
View ArticleStraws Suck… Don’t They? (And Why It Doesn’t Matter If People Disagree)
Last week, I shared a picture of some reusable glass and metal straws for sale in a local café on my Instagram feed, and it went a tiny bit viral. There were a lot of comments, some commending the...
View ArticleGetting Stuff Done (A Kind Guide for the Time Poor)
Almost all of us would like to do more than we currently have time for. I’m somebody who gets a lot of stuff done, but there are still far more things I’d love to do than there are hours in the day....
View ArticleWhy You Can’t Fail at Plastic Free July
Plastic Free July started last Saturday, and enthusiasm for the challenge is everywhere! Yet a week or so into the challenge, we all start to see the cracks. We leave our reusables at home. We can’t...
View Article5 Things You Need (No Purchase Required) To Go Zero Waste
I believe that less waste is firmly linked to less stuff. Yes, I do have a bunch of reusables, and yes I use them and find them useful. But the focus of the zero waste conversation doesn’t need to be...
View ArticleTired of ‘eco-judgement’? Here’s how I’m tackling it
Have you ever made a deliberate choice to do/not do something because of the environmental, ecological and/or social impact, and then mentioned that choice to a friend, shared it on social media, or...
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