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How to Go Zero Waste and Do Less Dishes
If I had to say there was a drawback to living plastic-free or zero waste, then I would say it is this: the dishes. There’s not really any way round it. Choose reusables and you’ve got to wash them up. The more reusables, the more washing up. Sigh. It’s not that I hate washing up. […]
8 Zero Waste, Plastic-Free and Sustainable Lifestyle Books for 21st Century Living
Times are changing. It wasn’t that long ago that the section in the library or in the local book store about green living had a couple of books about keeping chickens, preserving your entire homegrown harvest and going off-grid, a few more about saving the planet without even leaving your armchair, and not very much […]
5 Mantras for Buying Better
Nobody intends to buy things and not use them, but of course – it happens. We buy clothes that we end up never wearing, we buy tools or gadgets we end up never using, we buy games we end up never playing… and the list goes on. I, for one, was particularly guilty of buying […]
3 (More) Assumptions You’re Making About Decluttering…And Why You’re Right
After writing last week’s post all about assumptions that we make about decluttering that are actually wrong (no, decluttering something that you never use, don’t need and don’t like is not a waste – you can read all about these assumptions here), I wanted to continue with this theme – but talk about some other […]
3 Assumptions You’re Making About Decluttering… And Why You’re Wrong
If you care even the teeniest bit about our planet and where stuff goes when we throw it “away”, if you see ‘stuff’ as money spent and resources used, chances are you struggle with the idea of decluttering. I get it. This used to be me. There I was, holding onto things I didn’t really […]
How to Make DIY Crackers, Zero Baking Skills Required
This recipe feels like such a non-recipe, I wondered about making it into a post at all. But then again, the reason it feels like a non-recipe is because it is so simple and easy – and who wouldn’t want to know about something simple and easy? I know I would. Plus when I consider […]
6 Places to Declutter To that Aren’t the Charity Shop (or the Bin)
I think decluttering is both a good thing (for our sanity and our stress levels), and a zero waste thing to do. Yes, a zero waste thing. Let’s make no mistake: keeping stuff in our homes that we don’t like, don’t need and never use is a terrible waste of resources. Of course, yes, the […]
Experiments with Less Stuff: 3 Outfits for 30 Days
There’s nothing quite like writing a book about decluttering and living with less stuff to make you re-assess all the things you own, and question again whether the things you have are really being used to their full potential. Things left languishing in cupboards and drawers barely used? That isn’t the best use of those […]
