20 ways to help halt climate change!
With so much negative news about the climate it can feel like as individuals we are powerless. Here are 20 ways you can positively help climate change.
Keeping the heat in and the light out!
I’ve been spending a lot of time smartening up my house recently and one thing I have found that has made a big impact is changing the curtains. Apart from…
Stop buying new clothes now!
If you care about the environment, yourself and people in general, then you need to stop buying new clothes and you need to stop doing it now – at least until…
Why You are in the Pocket of Big Recycling
I don’t usually publish guest posts on my blog, but I found this one really interesting. I have the mantra ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’ (in that order) at the back of…
A mendathon!
Ages ago I put a whole load of things that needed mending in a large laundry bag, which I then didn’t look at again until yesterday. I tipped everything out…
What is the problem with fast fashion and a challenge for you all!
My next challenge on My Year of Eco Challenges will be all about slowing down fashion. I am writing about it early, because I want to invite you all to…
How hungry is your appliance?
This is a guest post from Mr ETL (my husband) about how we found out exactly how much we are spending on our background electricity usage throughout the year and…
Alternative Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is edging closer and I’ve been thinking about some alternative “gifts” for this problem holiday. Why do we need to change Valentines Day, what’s wrong with it in…
A complete guide to how to be good!
We went and did our food shopping in Portslade today. We bought most of our food at Tiba – a great middle eastern shop which sells fruit, veg, meat, rice,…