Since I have discovered that most simple bakes can be made without eggs and butter, I try to make them vegan because I do try to eat more vegan these days. Vegan diet does make a difference when it comes to fighting climate change. It’s one the biggest impacts you can make. And since a cake will taste the same …
My Ethical And Green Picks Of The Month: June 2020
One of my favourite thing about my blog is that I have this massive opportunity to make a difference. I use my blog to spread the word and make people aware of ethical and green issues. I find that the best way is to do this by introducing other options, that are positive choices for people and planet. We don’t …
The Good Cause Of The Month: ToyAid
Gifted product What is ToyAid? ToyAid is helping to raise money for Global’s Make Some Noise campaign. They have teamed up with 30+ companies in the toy & entertainment industry. Some are donating a cash lump sum but others are donating the proceeds of sales to the charity. The companies donating proceeds have also offered a minimum pledge so should …
Daily Note: Happy Upcycle Day
It was yesterday, Wednesday the 24th of June, but I missed it as we went for a day trip to the beach. There’s a DAY for everything now – so we have upcycling day too! What is upcycling? Upcycling is the purpose repurposing or reusing something that you might have otherwise discarded. Why upcycle? The environmental benefits of upcycling are …
Sustainable and Fairtrade Hemp Bags From Bagmaya (Review)
As other fellow mums probably know this very well: you cannot leave the house with the children without STUFF. The stuff have been reduced since they are 4 and 6 but we still carry quite a lot of things when we’re out and about. They are not “just in case items”, mind you. We need these things whenever we’re out. …
How To Create More Space in Your Home Without Moving
This is a collaborative post So you want to have a bigger house. Perhaps you have a new child on its way, or a partner has recently moved in with you. Maybe you’re just sick and tired of living in a cramped home with barely enough space to breathe. Whatever your reasons, sometimes moving house isn’t an option. Moving can …
Perfect No-Knead Sourdough Bread Recipe
This is a guest post by Yolanda from www.buzzcloth.com Finding things to do with your fourteen year old son can be tough but it becomes somewhat easier when you use the fact that teenage boys are always hungry as your secret weapon! Making no-knead Sourdough Bread has become the favourite Yummy Activity for him (aside from Super Duper Popping Popcorn), …
Eco-Friendly Home Decorating Tips
This is a collaborative post Decorating your home is something that can feel intimidating enough, without having to take the environment into account. However, if you think outside of the box a little, and choose some more eco-friendly ways to decorate, then it will be something that is beneficial not only to you, but to the environment, in the long …
Setting Up A Virtual Charity Shop (Benefitting The World Land Trust)
A month ago, a local mum and friend of mine (we’re both members of the local XR group) had this genius idea of setting up a group on Facebook to swap unwanted items locally and after every item people can donate to a charity. She posted this to our local XR Mums WhatsApp group and I said, I will help …
One Small Can Of Paint – Three Upcycling Projects
Back when the lockdown started, spending all my time at home just like lots of other people, I started to declutter, make some improvements and little projects at home. Like finding some good home upcycling projects! I found a few things at home which I wanted to give a bit of a make over, rather than buying a new thing. …