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Sustainable Christmas Gift Guide

Nov 28, 2020 | DIY & Sewing, Home & Garden, Life & Style

Well, it’s been a strange year… 2020, since I last wrote my thoughts on a Sustainable Christmas. And following suit, Christmas here in the UK will be strange too – social distancing, isolating, who to visit, who not to. So we need to make sure that...

Sustainable Renovations… hopefully

Sep 21, 2020 | Home & Garden

We have bought a new house! It seemed like a mad idea in the middle of the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown but, actually, this has been a welcome distraction. I knew it was going to time to move on when we finished the last of the DIY projects in the house. My husband...

A Sustainable Christmas?

Dec 9, 2019 | Home & Garden, Life & Style

1st December – my tree is up, the Christmas music is on and I’m feeling festive!!! There is nothing I like more than Christmas! However, there is nothing I hate more than waste… The two have become synonymous. How do we break them apart?! Can...

Make your own dishwasher tablets

May 4, 2019 | DIY & Sewing, Home & Garden

Easy-peasy, non-toxic dishwasher powder or tablets and rinse-aid tutorial I love my dishwasher – it is my savior in a busy working week. The only thing I don’t like is my off-the-shelf dishwasher tablets – opening up the packaging to be hit in the...

The Toiletries Inventory

Apr 4, 2019 | Home & Garden, Life & Style

This is a bit of an embarrassing challenge for me and I feel exposed at the thought of posting this. However, I also feel it is an important stage in my journey to a sustainable lifestyle. No-one transforms their life overnight and I am no different… I was...

Beeswax Wrap Tutorial

Apr 4, 2019 | DIY & Sewing, Home & Garden

Today, I made my first steps to a more sustainable kitchen (smug-face). I made my own beeswax wraps! Beeswax wraps are a perfect eco-alternative to clingfilm. These can be bought quite readily now in some gorgeous prints but can be on the pricey side hence the...

About Me

I’m Lucy, a lover of clothes, nature documentaries and all things crafty. Lucky Mummy to 2 and wife to 1. I’m on a journey to make our lifestyle more environmentally friendly; well specifically, more sustainable. I started writing my blog as a sort of journal for myself but then I thought if people wanted to do the same but were unsure of where to start then they could join me… at my beginning.

There is so much exposure for the way we treat our planet, it is hard to ignore…. Or is it? Actually, it has been easy to. Fast fashion, fast food and fast living are still socially acceptable with the assumption that governments and big business must changes their ways first. However, I believe the power is with the consumer and thanks to the ‘Blue Planet Effect’ more and more people, like me, want to change their ways. I plan to share my journey to a sustainable lifestyle- easy changes, easy to keep.

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