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I shall have to conclude that I am smellier than everyone else. I was given a version of eco-balls to try (I think it was made by lakeland, and there was only the one), but found after a few washes that my t-shirts were still a bit, er, whiffy under the arms :oops: . Not sure if this was because I o...

Tee hee. I'm hopeless with my mobile too. I abandoned trying to reply to a text message till my husband got home so he could do it for me :oops: The worrying thing is that a few years ago when I was a student I used a mobile all the time and could do pretty much everything with it, I just seem to ha...

Interesting to hear where other people are at with this. I'm considering HE (eldest is 3 years so don't have to decide just yet). I've basically concluded that HE is definitely a better choice over school, but I'm pretty sure that my little girl will be very keen to start school and can imagine her ...

Hmmm, so general opinion seems to be organic on the grounds that the plastic can be recycled (easy for us as we have a second wheelie bin for all recylables). Wish I'd figured this out before placing a trial order with the milkman :roll: I have to say I too hadn't realised how different organic milk...

Woah! you turn your back for five minutes, and discover your introduction has turned into a heated debate... :happy7: You guys obviously think a lot harder than I do. I think as some of you have said, it's a question of balance. I've pondered the whole population issue in the past. The conclusion I ...

May I seek some opinions on my latest dilemma on my journey to becoming self-sufficientish? Which do you think is more important: To get organic milk or to get milk in glass bottle which are returnable to be re-used? Of course ideally I would get organic milk in glass returnable bottles, but the onl...

Hi all, discovered this site a few weeks back, and couldn't resist joining the discussions! I'm a SAHM with two children - a nearly 3 yr old girl, and a 6 mth old boy. Like many folk I've started on the sustainable living route since having kids. Started with cloth nappies, and now 3 years on have d...