Someone asked me recently how disciplined I am when it comes to living sustainably. She asked me if I’d rethink a children’s activity because of plastic and waste. The answer is sometimes yes and sometimes no. For example, we don’t do balloons for birthday parties anymore but we do buy those little fruit snack packets […]
Sustainability
Eco-friendly gift buying
Most of us have too much stuff and it doesn’t make us particularly happy. As the holidays come round we struggle to think of things to buy friends and relatives and often don’t know what we ‘need’ ourselves. On Black Friday, and during seasonal sales, grabbing something at the mall or clicking ‘buy now’ on […]
A guide to cloth diapers
According to the EPA, around 20 billion disposable diapers end up in landfills each year in the US alone, causing 3.5 million tons of waste. If you’re considering the switch to cloth diapers, here’s everything you need to know… Confession: I didn’t cloth diaper with my son. As a first-time mother, just keeping a small […]