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The sustainable, ethical, natural way to eat – the ‘clean’ approach
Have you ever heard of clean eating? No? I hadn’t until I started preparing for the Living Smart session I presented on Healthy Homes, Healthy You back in November. Food is one of my passions, and I wanted to cover a range of things: eating natural, whole foods; the importance of organic; shopping locally at […]
An unexpected surprise in the mail
Checking the mail this morning, I found an unexpected letter. The community event I organised last year has won an award! How exciting is that?!
One last look at 2013…
We’re now into the third week of 2014, and so far on the blog all I’ve talked about is 2013. I need to get with the times, so this will be the final post I write that dwells on what is now behind us. Enough of living in the past, I say! Holidays and the […]
Going Plastic-Free in Asia (Part Two – all the other plastic)
My goal was to travel around Thailand for four weeks without consuming any single use plastic. It’s what I do at home, so why should anything be different whilst I was away? I’ve already talked about how I avoided using disposable water bottles, which I thought would be the biggest battle. But there were other […]
Going Plastic-Free in Asia: Plastic Water Bottles
I’ve spent the last 18 months committed to avoiding unnecessary plastic. My food shopping is almost entirely plastic-free, and I especially don’t buy bottled water. Why would I, when safe drinking water comes out of my tap? In Asia, however, the water that comes out of the tap is not safe to drink. The locals […]
Rested, refreshed and ready for 2014!
Ah. Four weeks away from it all. It was fantastic. I finally managed to slow down, take the time to relax properly and have a well-needed rest. I’m feeling so much better as a result. That’s not to say I took time out from trying to live as sustainably as possible, keeping things simple and […]
Holiday packing: the battle of minimalism vs sustainability
In less than 12 hours, I’ll be on my way to the airport for a month-long break overseas. It’s not my first trip abroad, or course, but it is the first time since I really started embracing the sustainability path. The last time I went overseas I hadn’t taken part in Plastic Free July (or […]
What I’ve been up to…
Do you ever get yourself into a situation, and wonder how on earth it was that you ever agreed to get involved in the first place? This time last week, that was me. You may have noticed (from the distinct lack of personal photographs on the blog) that I’m not a particular fan of having […]
