More wraps made...

The pinking shears are doing a great job with the edges of the wraps :) Russell has made more of them. Loved using the large one for the cheesecake. Worked well. Didn’t quite seal so kinks still to work out. We don’t use resin in ours so that makes it a little tricky. It’s the resin that makes it tacky. Will keep working on it :) 

Cheesecake all wrapped...

Working towards Zero Waste...

Russell has been working on a hand wash that’s all natural. Here is his latest concoction. Smells so good and really does the job well. Love seeing it in the glass bottle :) It does need to be shaken before used as the diffferent ingredients do separate. 

He also made a room deodorizer. It lives in the bathroom for now. It’s a lovely lemon and lavender smell. It is supposed to be more of a gel, so still working on it. For now it is a lovely addition to the room. :)

He reused an old Cranberry Sauce jar :)

Early days...

Last year, I watched ABC’s series called War on Waste... It changed my life. Last week, my family and I watched The Plastic Ocean... It changed my family’s life... 

All four of us have been on a journey since to find non plastic options for everyday living. It’s a change in thinking though easy to start. We now have mesh bags for fruit and vegies. We also have stainless steel straws instead of plastic. When I went on a date with my youngest last Saturday, he asked for leftovers to please go into a cardboard container. Well done, mussels in Warwick, for having the option :)

When I think that all the plastic ever produced is still here in some form or another it makes me sad for my children’s and grandchildren’s future... 

Here are some of the other changes that have happened in our home in the last few weeks :)

From Plastic hair brush to wooden. Feels exactly the same just sounds a little different on my scalp.

Beeswax wraps instead of cling wrap. I still have some and will use that up and then it’s only these...

As my plastic pegs break I’m replacing them with bamboo pegs. The clip is recyclable.

Environmental friendly, toxic free and fragrance free cleaning replaces all my current cleaning products.

We have changed our toilet paper...

Had to keep paper towels so we get these ones now. Win, win!

Once my battery operated plastic toothbrush stops working it will be replaced with my bamboo toothbrush. For now I do use it for sleepovers at work :)

These are some of the small steps we have taken so far. More to come :)

Things are a changing...

For a very long time my family and I have separated our rubbish to ensure what could be recycled, could be. Our compost has never done well and the worm farms die out of starvation as all scraps go straight to our chooks. At the end of last year we took the message of Reduce, reuse, recycle much further... My family and have made Huge changes in our household as far as waste is concerned. Yes, I was the catalyst and Yes, not all changes have been met with a woohoo moment though as we all learn and understand more, I see a great willingness to change! Yes, even 1 person can make a huge difference! Next time I will show what we have achieved so far :)