• Single use (for only a few hours) • Non-recyclable plastic • Full of chemicals that will eventually make their way into our soils, water and/or air. As much as my kids love a glowstick they do now happily accept that I will never buy them one for all of the above reasons. The short-term …
It started with the socks. When I went to pick up my son from an Airhop party this weekend (which he loved by the way), I saw that all of the kids had removed their Airhop socks that they had been given at the start and put them in a basket. When I enquired as …
Yes, yes, yes! Two years ago I was struggling to find environmentally friendly stationary in our High Street shops. However, I am delighted to say that this year has been a lot easier. I have found that WH Smiths and Rymans now have a quite a few Eco product ranges and whilst they are not …
Being blonde, myself and my boys burn very quickly in the sun and so for convenience as well as to try to minimise the amount of suncream that we use, we all try to cover up as much as possible especially when at the beach or swimming. I am therefore delighted to have found that …
Oh how I wish my hair was as blonde as my boys! Having given up highlighting my hair 3 years ago due to the environmental impact of the chemicals and foils, I was delighted to discover that there is an organisation that is actively helping salons to become more sustainable. It is called the Green …
I don’t know why I thought it would be difficult but as it turns out it was actually very simple. My eldest son has been harassing me for ages for his first mobile phone and as much as I didn’t really want his first phone to be smart phone, in the end I figured that …
One of the most powerful things that we can do as individuals to fight climate change is to invest our money in the right places, especially when it comes to our savings and pensions. I have been slowly working (and procrastinating) on this for quite a long time now, but this week I finally managed …
Have you seen this image on the back of your household cleaning products? It means that it can cause serious damage to the environment (both immediate and long-term). But that must be ok (I try to justify to myself), as they wouldn’t be allowed to sell this stuff to everyone so easily if it was …
There is no filter that can make these Christmas presents look exciting, but having just moved house these are the things that I really do need right now. Unfortunately, my much loved cordless Dyson vacuum decided to stop working as soon as we arrived at our new house and so although I do still have …
Protecting and restoring the Earth’s soils is at least as important as the climate emergency. (According to the scientists behind a UN report on soil biodiversity). As an individual we can play an important part in doing this by simply choosing organic products. Thankfully there is an ever expanding range of organic products that are …
