Posted by Some weeks ago now, I sat in a lecture theatre at Newcastle University and listened to George Monbiot talk about economics and politics. 20 years ago, actually, even 2 years ago, I would have laughed my head off at the very idea that one day I might feel engaged, interested, passionate even about economics. I…Read more »
Posted by In May 2017, I wrote a blog post to share my experience of making beeswax wraps. At the time, they were a bit of an unknown, but happily now most people are aware that there is an alternative to cling film out there. And for those of you who are vegan, soy wraps are available…Read more »
Posted by At the beginning of 2018 I realized that my textile skills could be put to good use making reusable cloth alternatives to single use items like cling film, tissues, produce bags and cotton wool, and started moving my business to cover more of this area. Helping people reduce their waste and significantly reduce reliance on…Read more »
Posted by So I’m actually doing it. I’m opening a zero waste shop in Newcastle. Actually, I have the beginnings of it already online (check out my Facebook group here) and it’s just a case now of letting it develop until it meets everyone’s needs. And a lot of hard graft. And pouring over wholesale catalogs trying…Read more »
Posted by When I was still in the employ of a certain telecoms company, spending my days calming angry customers, doing Jedi mind tricks to convince them not to leave, and deeply, utterly, achingly missing my tiny 10 month old baby girl, who spent her days in a nursery and not with me, I started plotting a…Read more »
Posted by January is almost gone, with it’s abundance of to-do lists, aspirations, plans for the months to come. I made a list as long as my arm of wishful hopes for this new year, though I’m struggling to find the energy to put my plans into action. Looking at my work space – tidying it being…Read more »
Posted by The plastic problem. No one can be truly oblivious to the problem of plastic in our world anymore. When sea creatures are washing up on our shorelines with a half a tonne of plastic in their bellies we can’t walk away from a catastrophe that is of our own making. Stepping away from plastic straws…Read more »
