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,…
It suddenly clicked!
I’m still making very little progress with my mending pile and things are still breaking at a good rate in my household (although I have started a bit of what I think is an adventurous project…
Found
I’m often out walking somewhere with my family on the weekends. Our kids have so much energy that they need to get out and about and burn some of it…
How to make a DIY chimney balloon
How to make a DIY chimney balloon at home, quickly and with very little expense! Blocking drafts from your chimney can save you money and energy
Obsessive or prudent?
I have written a couple of articles about our Eco-Eye energy monitor here and here, but really it is my husbands baby and he wanted to write an article about…
What a great haul!
This half term I’ve booked in playdate after playdate – a great way to keep the kids entertained in the holidays. Today I met up with a school mum and…
Ooh arr me hearties!
Chrismakah (i.e. Christmas and Chanukah) are approaching fast and I have started thinking about what I am going to do for it. For Chanukah we have always given our kids a…