Choosing a condom was never a decision that I spent a lot of time thinking about. Who does? I would grab whatever looked appealing and head to the checkout. I just wanted them to do what they were designed to do. A couple months ago I began to look for a sustainable condom. Not only did I find a sustainable condom that was packaged in…

There is a cute scene in The Clean Bin Project ,  when Jen laments about not being able to enjoy chips, and sets out to make her own. This is something that I encountered when I gave up plastic and general packaged foods. No more chips and no more crackers. So I made my own plastic free, gluten free buckwheat corn crackers and th…

I have written about my garden but have shown. I took a couple photos before I jumped in and planted new seeds over the weekend. The space we have is small but I have not let that stop me from making something of it. Welcome to my garden patch. When the Builder and I first started dating two years ago he had only been in the hous…

The Builder has outgrown his current home office and is on the lookout for a new space. I am very excited for him knowing his hard work is paying off. Not only will he be able to unplug properly outside work hours, we also get the lounge room back. With his impending move I began to think about ways to reduce waste when setting up a…

Over the weekend I visited a bookstore in Sydney. It was a expansive space that would make any bibliophile happy. I wove through the aisles peering at the names of titles looking for the sustainable living section.   For the size of the bookstore I hoped that there would be a plethora of green titles for me to gaze at. Instead there…