Raised bed gardens… what a bastard. Technically, bed gardening isn’t bastardly. My lack* of gardening skills are. But here I am, my third year of trying to grow some blooming vegetables. Here are some pictures from my attempts of the last few years. If you are thinking ‘blimey, this looks terrible’, you are right. But…
Last month, my goal was to reduce food waste in my home, especially my fridge. In case you missed the previous post, my method was the following: And the below was how I was going to decide if the experiment had been a success: In order to learn our food behaviour patterns as a family,…
When I bought this Compost Tumbler around three years ago (I think), I remember thinking that THIS was the product that would change me into the eco-homemaker I’ve always wanted to be. Between health issues, babies, and life in general, this compost bin has been neglected for at least 2 years. If I am completely…
I wish my concentrated efforts were eliminating food waste in my home, but it’s a work in progress. We are doing baby-led feeding with my little one, so a lot of meal times look like this: But progress is being made. While my fridge contained a lot of food waste, my freezer has been my…
From Chaos to Clarity: My April Fridge Experiment & Food Audit Last week, I learned that I was a climate villain, and decided to take steps to correct this starting with food waste in my kitchen. And what a week to start. This is embarrassing to admit, but this was my fridge a week after…
I learned I’m a Climate Villian 🙁 As April is Earth Month, I thought a fun learning activity to do with my daughter would be to calculate our carbon footprint as a family. Admittedly, I knew it wasn’t going to be great. Since having my second baby 18 months ago, I’ve definitely chosen the easier…
Sometimes the house is clean, but the atmosphere still feels heavy Have you ever had days where you’ve finished your cleaning to-do list, but something about your home still feels off It could be anything, coping with a long week, kids running riot, just watching the news. Sometimes, you can’t even put your finger on…
You are cleaning the kitchen, and feel overwhelmed. After a root through the cleaning cupboard, you realize you are low on all-purpose cleaner. You take a breath. This is no big deal. You pop to the shops to pick up something and then… WHY ARE THERE SO MANY OPTIONS? I’m just trying to get my…
Have you ever been told ‘just Google it’? I have. Quite a lot actually (I ask a lot of questions), so now I have a habit of Googling every problem, including the problem I found myself facing in 2015 when I first became a homemaker. ‘How do I become a better homemaker’? At the time,…
Homemaking seems to be a loaded term. Any search I’ve done of it conjures up images of women in cute dresses and not a hair out of place telling me the 20 vintage skills women need to become a better homemaker, or how to be a better wife for my husband. I usually look like…