I was wondering what changes you've made to your lifestyles in the past 6 months to be come more self-reliant/sufficient-ish/eco-friendly?
Mine:
1/ Moved from a flat to a house with a garden
2/ Made some raised beds and started growing my own vegetables
3/ Rented a house with a conservatory so I can use it as a greenhouse
4/ Started a compost heap
5/ Re-use or recycle and reduced my landfill to 1/8 of what it used to be
6/ Changed to a mooncup (ladies will know!)
7/ Started walking into the town
8/ Started buying from local greengrocers, butchers, fishmongers and hardware stores and using a rucksack instead of plastic bags
9/ Work from home more often to reduce need for car
10/ Made the decision not to buy frozen food, allowing us to unplug the freezer and reduce electricity usage
11/ Boycotted T£sco due to the Hugh F-W fiasco with the annual meeting
12/ Changed all the lightbulbs to energy savers and always switch off when we leave the room
13/ Only turn TV on when there's something on that we actually want to watch
14/ Turn all appliances off at the plug where possible when not in use
15/ Put lids on pans to conserve heat
16/ Only kettle boil water that will actually be used
17/ Converted to Ecover or white vinegar, lemons and bicarbonate of soda for cleaning
18/ Only flush when necessary
19/ Use loo rolls, newspaper and plastic bottles/food trays for plant pots/seed trays
20/ Use Green People products to reduce chemical usage in the bathroom
I appreciate these are quite basic things but I'm proud that we've stuck to them and have a list of things we would like to achieve in the next 6 months. If nothing else - our bills have reduced considerably!
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