This is about my first adventure with a Yo Bike. I do own a pushbike. It was my present to myself on my 40th birthday and it was built by the very lovely John the Bike who is no longer with us. He measured my legs, looked at how I used a bike and carefully sourced me loads of second …
Eco To Go Reusable Rice Husk Coffee Cup Review
I’ve been on the lookout for a re-usable coffee cup for a while now. I work from home so I try to get out of the house for a walk every day. In the winter I’ll go to a coffee shop but when the sun is out I prefer to sit outside. Building on the success of giving up plastic …
What to do with a veg box in April
Every week I get a vegetable box delivered and I find myself staring at it thinking, ‘what can I do with all this veg?’ To save myself the agony next year I’m writing down my ideas every month. It is turning into a seasonal food diary and the little bit of planning is saving me lots of stress. This is …
How can I make time for myself when I should be doing other things?
A couple of questions came up in the less-stuff Facebook group about making time. “How can I create time for working on my mental health when all other matters feel more pressing?” “How can I make time when I keep being asked to do things like form filling and change electricity suppliers and stuff?” This post is about how …
Fresh salad all year round with this easy hydroponics unit from ManoMano
If you spend £1.50 a week on bagged salad you could make your money back on this in 6 months. Bagged salad is wasteful in terms of the water used to produce the leaves, the non recyclable plastic it is bagged in and it is one of the most common food items left to rot in the fridge. And there …
Freebies that save you money – 7 Starters to Frugal Freedom
I’m usually pretty careful with my money but I do need to keep spending in check. It has been an expensive month with a new oven and the bathroom ceiling is leaking again so I need to be extra careful. Later this year I’ll be a part time student and my working hours will be reduced so now is a …
Mend something!
Scroll down to enter a competition to win a Home Hacks Kit from Sugru! Before you throw it away…. Visible mending can be really beautiful and there is a whole website devoted to it – visiblemending.com. Jen Gale has written reams about visible mending on mymakedoandmendlife.com too with loads of handy links to tutorials. Things you can fix quickly Squeaky …
Natural salt deodorant balls. zero waste and plastic free
Guest post by Lindsay Coldrick of NRG Healing What is in your deodorant? Many people are still unaware of the hidden dangers in the active ingredients of modern day deodorant. They can contain some potentially hazardous chemicals which are then sprayed/rolled on the underarms as a way of reducing perspiration and odour. The primary ingredient used in most antiperspirants is …
How to have a perfect mindful camping holiday
I call my car an escape pod, and the most frequent escapes are for an overnight camping trips. Staying away for longer involves cat sitters, worrying if the fat one has taken his medicine and if the little one has done a dirty protest in a very inconvenient place. An overnight camping trip restores me and recharges me for a …
Trigg Life Mapper – Journal review 3 months into the year
When Nero’s Notes aka Pocket Notebooks became site sponsors they asked me if I would like anything to review. I begged them to send me a Trigg Life Mapper after the Procrastination Coach got one. I had a serious dose of journal envy from day one. [adrotate banner=”11″] I’ve already written a little bit about how I’ve used the …
March 2018 – life audit
What I’ve been doing and enjoying this month. A record to keep me on track of what I’ve done and what I want to do. Reading: Nothing, I have forgotten how to read. I can barely read a magazine article without checking Facebook so I’m trying to keep Sundays social media free. Learning: Ancient Philosophy: Aristotle and His Successors and …
What to do with a veg box in March
This is my veg box from Chi Wholefoods at the end of March. I’ve asked them to put in reduced veg if it is available so the carrots are not as gorgeous looking as the full price ones. They will be incredibly tasty and I’m doing my bit to reduce food waste and save money. The box is to feed …