Litter isn’t just on land Every week Bristol Harbour Authority fill a skip with rubbish. They do a lot of litter picking as part of their role to keep our waterways safe. Marine Service Officer James told us that very little litter comes down the river, most of it comes from land. He said: “If we have a busy hot …
You don’t need a garden to grow your own with IKEA Live LAGOM
What is Live LAGOM? Three years ago I was chosen at random because I answered an email from IKEA asking me if I’d be interested in learning to live more sustainably. I was interested to hear how a brand would be able to help me save money, simply by sharing their advice on day to day routines at home! Live …
A good long list of nice things to do.
This idea came from Christine in the less-stuff Facebook group. I post prompts most days with ideas for little things to do and on Tick it off Tuesday Christine posted a list of nice things to do. That was such a brilliant idea I asked if we could use it to write a blog post. All the ideas in this …
Super easy and quick granola
Delicious for breakfast with yoghurt and apple puree, nice as a topping for crumble too. Not the best breakfast choice if you are trying to keep your carbs and sugar low but at least you know what is in it if you make it yourself. If you are careful you can make this frugally and zero waste too. Lidl sells …
Root vegetable crumble – a delicious way to use up any veg
This is a genuinely lovely comfort food recipe with the added benefit of being a fridge clearer! You can add almost anything to it. Cabbage, Pak Choi, Kohl Rabi, Swede, Turnips….all those hungry gap vegetables will be turned into delicious nommyness with the addition of a super easy white sauce and a savoury crumble topping. The only thing to watch …
What can you do with beetroot powder and rose petals?
The nice folk at www.buywholefoodsonline.co.uk sent me a box of unusual ingredients for me to try out. I was keen to try out the beetroot powder, I like beetroot anyway, especially in chocolate brownie form but I don’t like the hassle of cooking and peeling it. Beetroot powder is still good for you but it is a lot easier to …
How changing a lightbulb can make a huge sustainable difference
This post is about the changes that IKEA has made to be more sustainable. We can use their ideas in our homes to save money too by reducing, reusing and repairing. Read on for more ideas to make sustainability easy. Reduce costs and change the bulbs IKEA only sell LED bulbs now and their stores are lit by LEDs or …
The Frugal Family Takeover Part 4 – Practical Self Care
Often people assume that after spending so very long teaching and supporting others with their personal development I have a perfect life – this is hilarious to me and those who know me well. My life is as messy and full of procrastination as every one else’s, but that’s the beauty of information – I can pass on what I …
Think big to save money – how IKEA’s pressure cookers can help you save
As a country, the UK is wasting an awful lot of money throwing away food. “The average household lost £470 a year because of avoidable food waste, whilst those with children incurred a loss of £700, with the average person in the UK losing £200 a year.” House of Commons, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, Food waste in England, …
IKEA goes green in Greenwich with their most sustainable store in the UK
I’ve just come back from an amazing preview of the new IKEA at Millennium Way Retail Park in Greenwich, London. I did have a bit of trouble finding it, because it is not the normal big blue box. This IKEA has windows! Lots of them. The whole place feels open and welcoming and on the last day of January, with …
Repaint your home on a budget and save the planet with Community RePaint
This time last year I started to strip off some of the woodchip wallpaper. I had avoided it for years because I suspected it was actually holding the house up but 2 walls of the stuff steamed off pretty well leaving just the odd crack and revealing some loose plaster. For 12 months I have had 2 bare walls waiting …
How to have an eco-friendly, low waste and frugal Christmas
In the brilliant less-stuff Facebook group, Laura mentioned upcycling broken old artificial Christmas trees by wrapping individual branches with twinkly lights to make garlands. This sparked off a whole load of ideas from Laura, Dawn, Jill, Claire, Liane, Carolyn, Sarah, Anna, Arabella, Bróna, Jane, Dina, Lynne, Anna, Linda, Victoria, Shirley and Clare which I have collated into this really useful …