Waste Less Live More Week has flown by. Today is the last day, and it’s time to #Discover It. Discover new ways of doing old things-different ways of getting to the same place; different places to shop; different things to do with the kids… I thought that as this blog came about from a year … Continue reading
Crikey, it’s Friday already! Waste Less Live More Week is flying by…! Today is all about sharing: Some children at BigSmall’s school have clearly been working hard on this, and have very kindly shared their chicken pox…! Fortunately, (or unfortunately, as everyone keeps telling me he’ll get it again) BigSmall has it very mildly, but … Continue reading
Thursday already, and today’s Be Resourceful Challenge for Waste Less Live More week is #GrowIt. I am the world’s worst gardener. I kind of want to garden, and to be part of the whole Grow Your Own movement. But I soon get frustrated when I realise that: I have no idea what I am doing/the … Continue reading
Wednesday, hump day, brings us #ValueIt for Waste Less Live More week. This is all about valuing what we have. Taking the time to think about what our ‘stuff’ is made from, and how we choose to treat it. It’s all about re-using and really treasuring our things. I guess it’s the opposite of the … Continue reading
Day 2 of the Be Resourceful Challenge for Waste Less Live More Week is #Borrow It I would imagine that the most common ‘borrowing’ that most people do is from the local library. I LOVE our library, and the whole concept of libraries. Books for free! And then you get to change them when you’ve … Continue reading
Hurray! It’s Monday, and not only the start of a brand spanking shiny new week, but also the start of this year’s Waste Less Live More week too 🙂 The theme for this year is Be Resourceful, and there is a Be Resourceful Challenge running all week-you can register and download your Challenge pack here. … Continue reading
Hurray ,it’s back! It doesn’t seem like a whole year since last year’s Waste Less Live More Week, but it is! Last year was all about Better Food for All, and if you missed it, and have a burning desire to read them, you can see my posts here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and … Continue reading
The last day of Waste Less, Live More Week, and the end of the Better Food for All Challenge. And it’s Seasonal Sunday. This time of year really is the best to be eating seasonally. But I have to confess that this is something I find hard to do sometimes. When you walk into the … Continue reading
Right then, it’s the weekend-hurray! For all those still keeping up with the Better Food for All Challenge, as part of Waste Less, Live More Week, Saturdays are for sharing. Obviously in the spirit of being prepared, I have organised a whole sharing party with the rest of my street… Sadly not, sorry. BUT, here … Continue reading
TFI Friday! And Fruitful Friday, for anyone doing the Better Food for All Challenge for Waste Less Live More week. At this time of year, there is lots of FREE fruit about. Blackberries (I blogged about free jam over on the Pinaddicts blog a week or so ago), elderberries (to make your Christmas gin), and … Continue reading
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