by rachel | Oct 5, 2011 | Composting, Decluttering, Energy consumption, Finance, Green alternatives, Reducing consumption, Reducing environmental impact, Reuse, Saving money, Saving time, Using less, Waste disposal
The Waste & Resources Action Programme estimates that: UK households throw about 8.3million tonnes of food every year. If we stopped wasting food which could have been eaten, it would have the same impact on carbon emissions as taking 1 in 4 cars off UK roads....
by rachel | Sep 6, 2011 | Decluttering, Freegle/Freecycle, One-to-one coaching, Peace of mind, Reducing consumption, Reducing environmental impact, Reuse, Secondhand, Simplifying your life, Using less, Waste disposal
Regular readers of this blog may remember that a few weeks ago I was wishing I had a clutter mountain so I could experience the uplifting sense of achievement and freedom that clearing it would give me. Long-standing readers will also know that I declutter my house on...
by rachel | Aug 12, 2011 | Decluttering, Peace of mind, Reducing consumption, Reducing environmental impact, Reuse, Saving money, Saving time, Simplifying your life
Does fear that if you let something go, you might end up regretting it, prevent you decluttering? This video might help you choose whether to move things on or keep them. And yes, I did mean to say ‘wish you’d kept it’ instead of ‘wish...
by rachel | Jul 27, 2011 | Decluttering, Freegle/Freecycle, Green alternatives, Reducing environmental impact, Reuse, Secondhand, Waste disposal
Over the last three weeks Next Starfish has been publishing a series of three guest blogs from me on how to move on unwanted clutter in the most eco-friendly way. Part 3 is available now. So, click here for suggestions for ways to move on all sorts of items, from...
by rachel | Jul 21, 2011 | Composting, Decluttering, Freegle/Freecycle, Green alternatives, Reuse, Secondhand, Waste disposal
Last week Next Starfish published the first in a series of three guest blogs from me on how to move on unwanted clutter in the most eco-friendly way. Part 2 is available now. So, click here for suggestions for ways to move on all sorts of items, from batteries to...
by rachel | Jul 20, 2011 | Decluttering, Green alternatives, Reuse, Secondhand, Using less
As I walked around my neighbourhood yesterday, I found myself musing about all the houses I passed, each stuffed to the gunnells with duplicate stuff, most of which hardly ever gets used. I’m sure I’ve read a factoid somewhere about the average amount of...
