"You buy furniture. You tell yourself, this is the last sofa I will ever need in my life... Then the right set of dishes. Then the perfect bed. The drapes. The rug. Then you're trapped in your lovely nest, and the things you used to own, now they own you." ~ Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club A recent Greenpeace blog post, titled, The Story of a Spoon, written by Arin de Hoog, … [Read more...] about The Story of a Spoon
Sustainability
Recycle Your Silica Packs
I love this idea for reusing those pesky little silica packs that come with just about every item we buy that's destined for the inside our closets. My favourite use is to tape them onto the inside of the lid where the dog food is stored; this stops pooch's munchies going soggy. Another one, putting them on the window sills to absorb condensation! (A great one for us mouldies! … [Read more...] about Recycle Your Silica Packs
Greenpeace: Tuna app
I love Greenpeace! They have done it again: Greenpeace have found another inventive way to help us to make the right choice. Because we all want to do this for our planet. And as well as making the right choice, we want convenience and knowledge, right at our fingertips. They have bought out a new 'Tuna App' where you download it (it's free), installing it on your iPhone, … [Read more...] about Greenpeace: Tuna app