I grew up in a country town and one of the big social events was the local races. It was never about the horses. It was about an excuse to dress up and put on a fancy hat. The months of October and November is the Spring Racing Carnival in Melbourne. The Builder and I were fortunate to receive tickets for Stakes Day. Due to the las…

I am excited this week. You might think it's because I have my impending trip to Myanmar in six days. Well I am excited for that! But this week I'm excited about something else... My kitchen is almost free of plastic packaging. That’s right. I predict in the next fortnight there will be no more food in plastic packaging. The…

I have a holiday to Myanmar coming up. I am eagerly counting down, until I get to shut down my computer, ditch my phone and spend two weeks in a new land. I also plan to say no to plastic bottles. Myanmar (also known as Burma) lays snugly  between Thailand, India, China, Laos and Bangladesh. Besides being worried about snakes …

The first environmentalist that made an impact on my life was my dad – I just did not know it until now. I chatted about it with my siblings, each of us with the memory of him picking up other peoples tossed aside food wrappers. It was never him walking around our town with a bag collecting rubbish. Only what he encountered on his…

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 …