It’s suddenly got really chilly over the past few days so I thought I’d share some eco-friendly ways to stay warm. Environmentally (and financially) just cranking up the central heating isn’t an option - we keep it on a timer with the thermostat set relatively low. On really cold days we might put it on … Continue reading Eco-Friendly Ways To Keep Warm →

This year we challenged ourselves not to put the central heating on until November (we didn’t cave in until November 3rd) which meant digging out the woolly jumpers. A few were looking a bit sorry for themselves, including my favourite, so I’ve been trying to extend their life by darning all the holes. I’ve had … Continue reading Darn It! →

Now that my children are back at school time seems to have hit fast forward mode and I can see December starting to hurtle towards me. This year especially I feel that I need to get organised early and start my Christmas present buying. Each year I try to buy just a little bit less … Continue reading Eco Family Life Gift Guide →

One of my favourite things about August has to be blackberries. We have a bramble growing by our back fence which produces some of the biggest and juiciest blackberries ever. I think some of the neighbours might find the bramble a bit messy looking but I’m reluctant to give it more than a light trim … Continue reading Blackberries →

I’ve been struggling to write a blog post for a while as I’ve felt like being eco-friendly has taken a bit of a backseat whilst we’ve all struggled with the challenges of lockdown. Plastic seems to be entering our house again in abundance, something which I feel a bit guilty about. As we’ve been shielding … Continue reading Eco Family Life in Lockdown →

It’s been a while since I last had the chance to write a blog post and a lot has changed since I last wrote. As a family we are into our fifth week of self isolation - our youngest child has Cystic Fibrosis which means we are all ‘shielding’ for at least 12 weeks. We’re … Continue reading Trying to be Eco-Friendly in Isolation →

We’ve been trying to reduce our plastic use and waste for a couple of years now and as we’ve been making changes I’ve kept a list of everything we’ve done so far. We’re not perfect, and I can’t see us fitting a year’s waste in a mason jar any time soon, but we have reduced … Continue reading Our plastic free journey so far… →

I’m still trying to perfect a more eco friendly bathroom cleaning routine. Along with ironing it’s one of my least favourite household chores but I force myself to give the bathroom a good scrub once a week. I’ve tried a variety of eco-friendly sprays but always get annoyed with having to buy a new spray … Continue reading Bathroom Cleaning →

One of the best eco-friendly things I’ve done has to be planning meals in advance. I was a bit uncertain at first as I generally thought I was pretty good at not wasting too much food and, to be honest, it felt like it could end up being a bit too much hard work and … Continue reading Meal Planning →

We’ve been trying to reduce plastic (and waste in general) for the past few years so I thought I’d share some of the things we’ve learnt along the way as it can be especially hard to avoid plastic at Christmas. 1. Stockings My children are still quite young and the lure of plastic toys like … Continue reading Plastic Free Christmas →