Category: Eco Living

My eco topics category is my latest addition to my blog. I decided to make changes to my lifestyle in 2018 because I knew we needed to take steps to become more eco-friendly. It began with the change to reusable nappies and wipes and from there I made a promise to continue to try and find other ways to improve our wasteful ways and at the same time offer up tips, advice and hopefully inspire others.

Making these changes has had such a positive impact on us as a family. We are enjoying finding new ways of doing things, we love talking about it with others and we are saving money too! Such a win! Eco topics are now a huge passion of mine and I hope you will enjoy them as much as we are.

Green Secrets Buyers Must Know To Pick A Sustainable Property

Posted on September 27, 2022October 17, 2024 by Emma Reed

*Collaborative Post

A sustainable mindset is the best criterion a home buyer can adopt while looking for a property. Although you may have to spend more on such a property, you may still gain in the long run. A green home translates into a healthy lifestyle, and low carbon emissions give you peace of mind about doing your bit for the environment. Most importantly, you make considerable savings on energy bills over the years.

But everything boils down to choosing a property that fits into the definition of sustainability. However, it can be trickier than you imagine, specifically for first-time sustainability enthusiasts. Besides the basics like renewable building materials, home automation, and solar panels, you can check these green secrets to pick a sustainable property.

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How Can You Make Your Home More Energy Efficient?

Posted on September 24, 2022October 17, 2024 by Emma Reed

*Collaborative Post

Energy efficiency is a big factor when it comes to both property value and the cost of keeping the home running. This is why it is a good idea for homeowners to take steps to make their homes more energy efficient and there are a handful of ways that you can do this that could lower your energy bills (something many are looking to do right now) and add value. Read on to find out the best ways to make your home more energy efficient.

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Ways That Organic Cotton Is the Kinder Choice for the Planet

Posted on September 21, 2022October 8, 2024 by Emma Reed

*Collaborative Post

From keeping the soil happy and healthy to allowing you to buy fewer new clothes each year, swapping from regular cotton to organic cotton offers many benefits, including being better for the environment and the local communities who help to farm it.

Let’s dive into a handful of ways organic cotton is kinder on the planet and an excellent choice for environment-aware shoppers.

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Why We Have Switched Our Dog To Insect-Based Dog Food

Posted on September 9, 2022October 30, 2024 by Emma Reed

Choosing the right dog food isn’t always an easy process. There are so many on the market that claim to do so much for your pooch, that state they are the best, are well-known names, are endorsed by *insert famous person’s name*, not to mention the varying price points but how do you know what is the right one for your dog? It’s not always straightforward as we found out. This is how and why we switched our dog over to insect-based dog food.

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Soppycid Reusable Water Balloons Review

Posted on September 2, 2022October 8, 2024 by Emma Reed

*PR Product & Affiliate Links

As an eco-conscious parent, I constantly feel that pull between doing what is right for the environment and what my kids want. It’s really tough at times, you don’t want to end up being a “no” parent but you also don’t want to be creating unnecessary waste. One area I felt this was a number of years ago when I stopped buying disposable water balloons. After seeing the mess, needless plastic waste, how fast it was all over, not to mention the money I had wasted, I decided that these were not something we would be using ever again. I only had one child at the time and after a good discussion, he was mature enough to understand and agree. Fast forward a few years and I came across crocheted reusable water balloons which looked like a fantastic alternative to the disposable ones. We purchased a set and were over the moon with the results. Being an eco blogger I of course shared these with my audience and wrote about our experience of these reusable water balloons here on my blog. Now, even though we loved them, I could see that they weren’t quite for everybody and I get that. They are what I would call a very eco product. They are very different to disposable water balloons and I know that sometimes it’s harder to make a swap when it doesn’t feel like what you are used to (mindset is really key when it comes to making sustainable changes) but at the time I couldn’t provide anyone with another option… Until now!

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How and Why You Can Offset Your Flights

Posted on August 30, 2022October 18, 2024 by Emma Reed

We are living in a far more eco-conscious world with many of us wanting to do the best we can for the future of our planet and all those that live on it. There are a wide range of steps we can take to make positive changes each day but when it comes to travel this is far more tricky and most will significantly increase your carbon footprint. You’ll probably be pleased to hear that car, coach and train travel are all much better for the environment so you do have those options to weigh up when it comes to making your holiday plans but I am sure you will already be very aware that both cruise liner and plane travel will have a much larger negative impact.

Now, I am not about to ever dictate to anybody how they should be travelling, it isn’t my place (or anybody’s for that matter) but what I can do is share some knowledge and my experience of offsetting our flight this year.

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Eco-Friendly Items You Can Take On Holiday

Posted on August 29, 2022September 10, 2025 by Emma Reed

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As a family, we love going on varied holidays and trips. It is so important to us that we can explore the UK and beyond, give the children lots of new experiences and of course, make some amazing memories. Being eco-conscious, it can be tricky to always get that sustainability balance right – travel will always come with waste, a carbon footprint, things we cannot change (hello real life!) but that’s not to say that we cannot continue to try our best as we do daily at home. On every holiday we have had since starting on our lower waste journey (with cloth nappies), we have taken our favourite eco-friendly items with us and so I thought I would share with you how much that has accumulated to over the years and how we make it work.

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