I came across the Traidcraft Supermarket Shoppers’ Survey on their website the other week and I must admit, it has been troubling me ever since. Having started to answer questions on my shopping habits, one of the many distractions in my life stopped me from completing and submitting the survey, so my contribution will count […]
Filed under: Uncategorized on April 29th, 2007 | No Comments »
I’ve just had the most fantastic experience. Ten minutes on my own in the local swimming pool. Completely on my own, swimming along with the sun streaming through the window. Bliss. Marred only by the anticipated arrival of the rowdy class of kids I’d passed on the steps on the way in.
Gadget man’s suggestion for […]
Filed under: solar powered, sustainability on April 24th, 2007 | No Comments »
It was my sister’s birthday last week and the hunt for the perfect present was underway. Nothing too expensive and yet something special. Nothing too difficult to get hold of and yet something meaningful. Nothing extravagantly pointless and yet something memorable.
I’ve never had the confidence to give my granny a goat, my kid a kid […]
Filed under: gifts, fair trade on April 24th, 2007 | No Comments »
People Tree sell a T shirt with USELESS on the design. Strangely, my husband is keen to get himself one. Not that he suffers from crushingly low self-esteem. On the contrary, he definitely has enough self-confidence to carry it off. Me and the kids haven’t knocked it all out of him yet. No - he’s […]
Filed under: fashion, Reduce on April 23rd, 2007 | No Comments »
Couldn’t resist the title and it’s the least I deserve, given the inconvenience my gadget man’s latest eco-gadget has caused me.My bedroom has not experienced such noise and action in quite a while, I can tell you. Any ideas yet?
Sorry to disappoint, it’s just a Freeplay Summit wind-up radio. I shouldn’t say ‘just’ because there […]
Filed under: Uncategorized on April 17th, 2007 | No Comments »
Having been away with my brood for five days, my greatest preoccupation since my return has been moving mountains. Mountains of washing. Colour-co-ordinated damp dirty smelly clothes into the washing machine. Then cottons into the tumble drier, synthetic fibres onto the line, underwear onto the airer in the bathroom. After that, the ironing pile reaches […]
Filed under: Uncategorized on April 13th, 2007 | No Comments »
Just been away with the family to Spring Harvest, an annual Christian conference - at Butlins Skegness, no less! And ‘stop the traffik’ is not a misspelling of any fears, hopes or prayers for the journey: it is the slogan for the coalition that was flagged up throughout the time there.
Tying in with the launch […]
Filed under: Uncategorized on April 12th, 2007 | No Comments »
Maybe no sweat, but definitely a few plasters to cover the blisters created as I try to wear in my new fairly traded sneakers!
I needed a pair and was about to visit the cheapest sports shop in the area, when I was struck by an attack of conscience. I sat down at the computer instead […]
Filed under: Uncategorized on April 11th, 2007 | No Comments »
A day after my comments on fish last week, the National Geographic Magazine landed on my doormat. Its leading article was on fish.
Actually, less about marine pollution and more about over-fishing, but the link can still be made. With fish very much in my thinking, the stark images really got to me. Bycatch being thrown […]
Filed under: Uncategorized on April 3rd, 2007 | No Comments »
A couple of days ago, I decided to make a momentous purchase. All my trousers have been a size too small since my excesses at Christmas, but I thought the best incentive to lose weight was to resist buying any new ones. It didn’t work. So, having seen M and S adverts for fair trade […]
Filed under: Uncategorized on April 1st, 2007 | No Comments »
