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Autumn/Winter 2019 Capsule wardrobe

Sep 26, 2019 | Life & Style

Am I the only person who enjoys the end of summer?! I LOVE feeling warm but I’m a sensitive soul and actually don’t enjoy exposing my skin. So, I welcome autumn with open “jumpered” arms! This is my second capsule wardrobe based on the rules of...

Easy Eco swaps

Jul 14, 2019 | Life & Style

Want to start ditching the plastic, but not sure where to start? Well, join me on my Colour Me Sustainable journey – here are 10 swaps that will slip into your life with ease! Disposable coffee cups to Reusable coffee cups; most are around the £10 mark and...

The Project 333 experiment

Jul 11, 2019 | Life & Style

For the first time in AGES, I was going, not just ‘Out’ but, #Outout! These opportunities are rare for me and I was so excited but then… “Oh my goodness, what am I going to wear??????”. Cue stress, fluster, extra deodorant, all of my...

The journey so far…

Jun 30, 2019 | Life & Style

It has been 6 months since I started my sustainability journey proper. I thought this was an exercise in simply changing our routines but it turns out this has been a journey of attitude. Once I started thinking about the 5 R’s (Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle,...

No New clothes – what I have learnt so far…

May 20, 2019 | Life & Style

In October 2018, I purchased my last item of new clothing – a green leopard print shirt that is pure synthetic. I like it, it’s colourful and it was cheap…. but I don’t LOVE it. And that’s the key, isn’t it? It’s fast fashion...

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...

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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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