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The I Quit Blog Fiesta no. 11

  I’ve made it to the 11th I Quit Blog Fiesta after a little bit of a wobble last month (read more here)! This month it is a party for 3, plus all you lovely readers out there. Westywrites has set...

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The I Quit Blog Fiesta no.12 – oops I nearly forgot!

This month I am running a little late with my I Quit Blog Fiesta, but here it is – better late than never! Two inspirational ladies are taking on two challenges this month and I had to write about...

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Introducing Catchbox!

I have recently signed up to a great local scheme called Catchbox (see their site here). Catchbox is a ‘not for profit, community run co-op’ which connects local fisherman with the people who want to...

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My Year of Eco Challenges – Challenge 9 and an update

I have already announced my 9th challenge and this time it doesn’t start until the beginning of June.  Just to recap, in case you missed it, the next challenge is to slow down fashion!  I plan to try...

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It was such hard work, but would I do it again???

The answer to that question is most likely yes I would, but there are definitely some lessons to be learned for next time.  What was it that I did though? Not content with trying to slow down fashion...

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Peaking too soon and going in the wrong direction

Plastic Free July is just around the corner and right now I’m feeling particularly unenthusiastic about the whole thing (don’t worry though, I’m writing this blog post to cheer myself up about it, as...

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Plastic Diary days 8 to 13 – no use crying over spilled milk!

I have been known to get emotional over wasted food before (read more here), but this time I managed to keep it together  This milk got spilled on day 12 of Plastic Free July and is part of a longer...

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The end of My Year of Eco Challenges!!!

My Year of Eco Challenges has come to an end!!!  It’s been an amazing year, full of adventures, changed habits and money saved. I’ve pushed myself to the limits in some ways and still have so much...

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Purple cauliflowers and a water pistol!

Since finishing my year of eco challenges, I still haven’t stepped foot in a supermarket and when I did my food shopping the other day I found two quite unexpected things at my local grocers – purple...

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5000 apples, a million carrots and a bananas amount of bananas!

Buying in bulk can be a great way to save on money and packaging and there is a fruit and veg wholesaler not that far from me – TG Fruits which I have always intended to go and check out. I wanted to...

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Compromise…

This week I went what I consider to be a little off track with the shopping.  There is a fair amount of debate in my household over the food we eat.  I like things made from raw ingredients with no...

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A complete guide to how to be good!

We went and did our food shopping in Portslade today.  We bought most of our food at Tiba – a great middle eastern shop which sells fruit, veg, meat, rice, pasta, grains, chickpeas, herbs, spices and...

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A yoghurt experiment

We haven’t had yoghurt for ages in my house.  Mainly because the thermos I used to make yoghurt broke (read more here).  I was going to buy a new thermos because although I am buying nothing new, I...

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Fiery Homemade Sugar Free Salsa Recipe

Sugar free fiery salsa that actually tastes good! Even my husband, who isn’t usually a fan of sugar free food said it tasted good. You might be thinking that salsa doesn’t contain sugar normally...

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