In a nutshell – Instead of buying tampons monthly there are alternatives that save you money & are good for the environment. Guest Post by Rachael Hertogs. This is a guest post by Rachael Hertogs of Moon Times. Reusable menstrual products are safer for your body and more cost effective; they are not a step back in time but a …
First indoor salad crop from hydroponics kit
In a nutshell – 7 weeks ago I started some seeds off in a hydroponics unit bought through the Ikea Live LAGOM project. This is our celebration meal with the first crop. I’ve been growing 3 different types of lettuce in the grow house for the last 7 weeks and today we started eating it. We can kiss goodbye to …
Live LAGOM Actions – Inspiring sustainable change
In a nutshell – As part of the Live LAGOM project I’ve been thinking about tiny ways we can all make changes for the better. Here are some ideas to live a more comfortable and sustainable life. Illustrations of key points from my Live LAGOM experience, where Ikea gave me a budget for things to make life more sustainable at …
7 weeks from seed to salad – indoor hydroponics
In a nutshell – how quick it is to produce your own salad indoors, even in mid winter. 48 days after planting seeds we have a good crop we can start eating this weekend. They are growing in the darkest room in the house, under Ikea VAXAR lights, bought as part of the Live LAGOM project. You can read about …
How long will it take for a hydroponics unit to pay for itself
In a nutshell – How long it will take for an indoor hydroponics growing kit to pay for itself. Assuming I eat one packet of bagged lettuce a week at a cost of £1.50 a week. If I spend £1.50 on a bag of lettuce a week that is costing me £78 a year. How much does the growing kit …
Becoming Sustainable – 5 Cheap Ways to Live LAGOM with Ikea
In a nutshell – I had some free stuff from Ikea to help me become more sustainable as part of their Live LAGOM project. This is a list of the top 5 cheap products I’ve found that have really made a difference. Last month I was lucky enough to have a £300 voucher from Ikea to spend on things to …
Live Lagom – keeping warm and saving money
In a nutshell – as part of the Ikea Live LAGOM project I chose to save money on energy escaping the house. This was easy with curtains and rugs to keep us warm and save money. I’m the sort of person who craves daylight during the winter. For years I’ve put up with wind whistling through cracks in doors …
A week on WW2 rations – day 7
Breakfast toast and dippy egg, juice some cheating here with an extra egg but this used the last of the butter ration Lunch – out, T had chips, I had a sandwich Dinner – vegi sausages (in ration, I was intending vegi burgers but these were easier) mashed potato with some out of ration butter, sprouts and broccoli The …
A week on WW2 Rations – Day 6
Breakfast cornflakes and a small spoonful of sugar although there is loads of it left juice Lunch Toasted sandwiches, 2 x smoked salmon (bacon substitute) and mushroom for T 1 smoked salmon and mushroom for me and a bowl of vegi soup Dinner thoughts at 2pm something potato based, possibly pasties (again) We have most of my ration of cheese …
A week on WW2 rations – day 5
Friday is an inset day at school so we plan to have a late Breakfast/Brunch Toast Vegi Sausage Baked Beans Fried Egg That will leave us just one egg until Monday and no more baked beans or sausages. It will also use up some of the butter ration with the toast. Late Lunch/Early Dinner Eating out! Yippee, hooray, I might …
A week on WW2 rations – day 4
Halfway allready! I weigh 10st today, 1.4 down from yesterday. My neighbour has just come over with a lovely smoked rainbow trout so that is lunch for me! I still have extended soup to eat and I’m looking forward to the leftover mushroom soup, which was so easy to make despite using a little of the butter ration. Onions and …
A week on WW2 rations – day 3
I should have weighed myself on Monday but I forgot – I’m 10st 1.4 I can’t imagine with all the sugar on the ration I will be anything less on Sunday. Breakfast Porridge and honey Juice We are out of honey and treacle, I think we will use our ration book to buy a pot of honey. Packed Lunch for …