“Dad, what did you do to combat climate change?” I haven’t been asked yet, but this question has been haunting me for some time now. Despite a…… Read more “I will rebel”
Book Review – The Art of Frugal Hedonism
“Hello. Could you please tell me how you manage to work so little, and do so much cool stuff?”
I’m betting you haven’t been asked this before, but would probably like to be. I certainly would!
Plastic Free Shopping around Melbourne
During my first Plastic Free July last year, I found it hard to know where to go to buy products without packaging. There were so many products…… Read more “Plastic Free Shopping around Melbourne”
Plastic Free alternatives: for everything
Attempting a plastic free lifestyle in our society is a big challenge, because it’s just not set up for it. So we found ourselves spending a lot of…… Read more “Plastic Free alternatives: for everything”
Plastic Free July: Debrief
July is well and truly over now, and daily life continues on. We made a lot of changes in July — will they stick? Were they enough to…… Read more “Plastic Free July: Debrief”
Plastic Free Coffee Break
On my first work day in July, I quickly realised that my usual coffee break would have to change. In fact, it seems almost every consumable product I…… Read more “Plastic Free Coffee Break”
A holiday from plastic
Holidays are times when convenience is priority — we want to travel light and keep things simple and easy so we can just enjoy ourselves. But doing…… Read more “A holiday from plastic”
My new favourite dairy
Sadly, some of the hardest things to get without plastic are also the hardest things to let go of. Take dairy for instance. Cheese, milk, cream, yoghurt, butter…… Read more “My new favourite dairy”
A plastic free home
It’s Plastic Free July! The challenge is the same as last year, “Attempt to refuse single-use plastic during July”, but instead of an individual challenge, this year…… Read more “A plastic free home”
Australian Aid: Fail.
In 2005, when a rock star said “Let’s make poverty history”, people got enthusiastic. But our world is fickle, attention spans short, and we’ve since moved on…… Read more “Australian Aid: Fail.”