Ladies products. Sanitary items. Never thought I'd be so damn interested in writing about this subject. Since jumping on board the Plastic Free July  bandwagon and deciding to continue on with it, my shopping habits have been scrutinized. Everything I buy has been put under a microscope. And this includes below the waist line …

My first   Plastic Free July  ends tomorrow and I have decided I'm quitting plastic. Why? Simply because this challenge held a mirror up to my life and my habits...I do alot of buying without thinking. I don't think about the people affected by the manufacturing of the item or where the packaging will end up. I use a lot of plast…

Image from pinimg.com My Monday to Friday lunch ritual starts on Sunday. On Sunday I cook four lunches for days Monday through to Thursday. Usually the dish is roasted vegetables. This will be pumpkin, cauliflower, sweet potato, carrot, broccoli, zucchini and onion cooked in coconut oil with garlic ( i love garlic ) and either…

Plastic Free July has changed the way I shop for food. I roam the supermarket aisles avoiding everything in plastic, and look for packaging that can be recycled and have begun to take my own bags for vegetables and containers for cheese. I find that it is easier to buy food that is not packaged in anything. Hello more vegetables and…

When I decided to attempt Plastic Free July, I sat down and wrote a rough list of items that fall into my shopping basket each month that would be covered in plastic. My list showed that the biggest offender was packaging. I made my way down the list writing down alternatives and feeling chuffed with my ideas. That was until I came…

I have decided to take on the challenge of Plastic Free July. This means for the month of July I will abstain from single-use plastic. After watching The Clean Bin Project I immediately jumped online looking for ways I can reduce my waste. I discovered Plastic Free July , deciding it would be an interesting way to see if I can…