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5 Reasons Why You Should Consider Getting an Electric Car

Posted on March 4, 2020November 20, 2024 by Emma Reed

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Driving is an important part of my life. It allows me to get freely around my town, it means I can take my children to activities and clubs without any hassle and it also means that we can travel all over in order to enjoy family time together as well as getting to experience so much more. But with the current talk of climate change it is certainly an area I have been feeling more guilty about. Giving up driving isn’t something I could ever do and I am sure a lot of people would agree with this. For most, it is their way to work, their lifeline and yes, a luxury, however, there isn’t a reason to quit when there are now newer options available to you, options like an electric car. These have become more and more popular in the last couple of years and now almost every car make has an electric car model on their forecourt. This is great news and it is such a big step in the right direction but why should you consider getting an electric car? Here I look at what this type of car can offer you…

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How To Cope With That Dreaded Postpartum Hair

Posted on March 2, 2020May 7, 2025 by Emma Reed

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As all Mums know, hair can be a major problem both during and after pregnancy (also, science says that about half of all people experience some type of receding hair by the age of 50). We can end up gaining more, losing rather a lot and ending up with fluffy baby hair that cannot be tamed. But what can you do? What works for this postpartum hair and will it ever be the same again? Here are a few tips to help you to cope with it.

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How To Drastically Reduce Your Wash Loads Each Week

Posted on February 28, 2020November 20, 2024 by Emma Reed

How much washing people do has been a bit of a topical point on social media just recently hasn’t it? And it all started with the stories of people using their towels just once and then washing them. I was left speechless. Was this really a thing? Do people truly believe that wiping down a clean body with a clean towel then makes it dirty? I mean, surely it is just such proof that society has gone germ mad? We wash clothes far too often, Dettol sell a product that claims to remove 99% bacteria from your clothes in the machine, you can buy chemically based products to rid your machine of these germs and it is encouraging the public to really believe that everything is covered in germs that must be banished!! But what are the effects of these actions?

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Review | Nurture Collective’s Box of Love

Posted on February 27, 2020November 20, 2024 by Emma Reed

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Nurture Collective is a gorgeous ethical online store run by a like-minded eco-conscious Mum, Miriam. Having previously worked in busy London, she went from being a high flying executive to Mum and suddenly found that her perspective on life and our planet had shifted.

“I suddenly felt complete, and yet along came with it a deep and burning desire to love to protect and nurture this incredible creation! It all started with Yasmin’s baby products, wanting them to be chemical-free and then it quickly progressed to her baby clothing and I felt that my eyes had been opened to a realisation of all the processes our products and clothing goes through even before it ends up in our hands.”

Nurture Collective Website

Everything this shop stands for is important to me; natural, sustainable, ethical, recyclable, handmade, UK made… the list goes on, which is why I knew that working with them was the perfect fit for us both! And with Mother’s Day just around the corner what better time to review their gorgeous Box of Love.

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Be Greener and Stay Safer By Switching to Winter Tyres

Posted on February 26, 2020June 28, 2025 by Emma Reed

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Driving is a big part of my life. With 2 children, school, swim lessons, classes and activities to attend, there is just no way I could solely rely on public transport for this. Even though we have tried our hardest to make small sustainable changes in our lives, unfortunately, the reliability of a car is very important to us and not only makes our life simpler but also allows us to provide our children with the opportunities to visit more places and see family more often. With this in mind, I am far more aware that I need to look after my car, maintain it and look for the best products in order for it to perform as efficiently as possible in order to help to lower my CO2 emissions. So, how can you make this type of travel greener as well as safer? One very important way is by switching to winter tyres in the cooler months of the year.

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Coping With Reusable Nappy Leaks

Posted on February 25, 2020November 20, 2024 by Emma Reed

Reusable nappy leaks⁣? Ok, so they DO happen. Yes, cloth is better than disposables for this and yep you won’t experience a poonami with them BUT they are not magic and I really do believe that some people think that they shouldn’t ever get a leak from reusables and once they do, it gets blown out of proportion. My first child wore disposables and if I spent all my time posting into groups every time he had a nappy leak, that would be all I’d spend my time doing! Honestly, we had nighttime leaks, we had day out leaks, we had pressure leaks and we had far too many poo explosions for my liking.⁣ ⁣

I started to cloth bum my second child and in comparison to disposables

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My Tips For Coping With Flying Guilt In An Eco-Conscious World

Posted on February 21, 2020October 14, 2024 by Emma Reed

As you all know, I have become far more eco-conscious over the last two years and as I continue to research more areas it has become very apparent that there are an awful lot of things that we all do every single day that has an impact on our planet. Whether that’s waste, plastic pollution, CO2 emissions, chemicals from products, animal testing… It seems never-ending. I have so far made many a swap, a lifestyle change and even more recently a diet change (I went vegetarian in January) but there is one environmental issue that is hanging over me like a big black cloud and it feels that way because I know it is something I could never stop doing and that’s flying.

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