So my foray into the world of wormeries didn’t go quite to plan. In my over-excitment I grossly overfed them in the first few weeks. Bewildered by the vast amount of food being heaped on them they panicked and buried themselves into the soil, refusing to eat a thing while the growing pile of my vegetable odds and ends were being mercilessly heaped on above them.
For Christmas, W and I amassed quite a haul of stuff to make our balcony more exciting. From a wormery to a bird feeder, to a beautiful box of seeds and tips from Allotinabox. I even got a can with a sunflower seed in it. Eating locally just got a whole lot more local.
Photo by JanezOrz via flickr
Yesterday I received about 30 new pets through the mail (but shhh, don’t tell my landlord). 30 pets might sound excessive to you but they don’t take up that much space. I keep them in a plastic tub on my balcony and I’ll feed them on scraps once a day in about two weeks. This isn’t animal cruelty, this is the life of a womery owner.
I thought I would share a little all-consuming activity I did over the holidays. My favourite pair of jeans have always been just slightly too short for comfortable wearing with anything that isn’t an ankle height boot. Luckily for me, the fashion at the moment is slightly too short trousers. However I’ve become increasingly aware that I, a) I’m not really cool enough to pull off the short jeans look and b) my ankles feel the cold, rather a lot.
Photo by Telstar Logistics via flickr
Bigger is not necessarily better. At least when it comes to houses. This year in America the average house size has decreased slightly. Most likely due to the (*sigh*) “Current Economic Climate” and other money issues. But possibly this dent could be attributed to these little homes making a rather big impact.
This year is my boyfriend and I’s first year in a flat by ourselves and so, in true girly style, I was excited about our Christmas decorations. Due to space restraints, anything big was definitely out the question. Anything store bought was also off the table.
Photo by HOLSTEE via flickr
If you’re struggling for a Christmas present idea that ticks not only all the environmental boxes but also the boxes marked “fun, want and awesome” then you’re in luck. Sugru, the most magical of all materials, is here to save the big day. If you haven’t heard of Sugru yet then 1. You obviously didn’t read my blog gushing about the life changing experience that is discovering Sugru and 2. You’re totally missing out!
With winter drawing in and the rain starting to fall I fell upon my yearly dilemma of “what shoes can I wear that will keep my feet dry?” I realize that I don’t like spending lots of money on shoes and clothes, and until this year I tended to go for whatever was cheapest and didn’t think about why it was so cheap. Obviously the quality was poor – and I’d end up buying a new pair the following year – but the cost to the planet from these shoddy shoes never even entered my peripheral mental vision.
Photo by Samuriajohnny via flickr
Apologies for the fact that this post is about 3 weeks late, but I thought what happened was a nice enough story to tell so long after the event.
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A Trip to Paris to Steal a Sustainable Idea
After being together for almost 2 and a half years, my boyfriend W and I finally took our first proper holiday together last month. For four wonderful days we went to Paris. We took the Eurostar over (or should that be under?) from London, and stayed in a great little hostel within walking distance of just about everything.
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