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.

Your Simple Eco Home Checklist and Tips

Posted on January 20, 2022October 20, 2024 by Emma Reed

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I’ve been gradually adapting my lifestyle to live a little more sustainably since 2018. Prior to this, I have to admit that I was completely ignorant to the issues we had been quietly creating – waste, CO2 emissions, global warming – and I honestly didn’t give my impact a second thought even as I threw away that single-use item as it was supposedly “making my life easier”.

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a house at the end of the day with a small garden and light on

5 Tips for Creating and Maintaining an Eco-Friendly House

Posted on January 5, 2022October 20, 2024 by Emma Reed

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If you want to reduce your energy needs and overall footprint, you can convert your house to become more eco-friendly, and there are many things you can do to help get the process started. Consider making these changes to help you save energy costs and simultaneously help save the planet.

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7 Ways You Can Live a Little Greener in 2022

Posted on December 28, 2021October 20, 2024 by Emma Reed

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Making green changes in your lifestyle really doesn’t have to be tricky, overwhelming or huge, I promise you can live a little greener in 2022 in simple, enjoyable, rewarding and money-saving ways…

Reduce Your Waste

One of the best first areas to start is by looking carefully at how you could reduce your household waste. Now, this is a very individual task so there is no right or wrong way to begin here. What I can suggest is monitoring how many bin bags are going out each week whilst making a note of what items seem to be causing the biggest waste problem. Once you highlight the waste issues you have you can set your sights on how to reduce them. For example, is there more that can be recycled either kerbside or at your local recycling points? Is there a reusable alternative? (Reusable nappies, reusable wipes, cloth sanitary pads, menstrual cup, cleaning cloths etc). Can you switch those takeaways for more meals cooked from scratch? Do you have a refill shop nearby to get all of your food packaging free? There is usually another option, it is just the case of looking past those “convenience products” and looking for more sustainable ones. And these may well surprise you in terms of price, savings over time as well as making life easier.

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7 Top Tips For an Eco-Friendly Lunch On The Go

Posted on December 17, 2021October 20, 2024 by Emma Reed

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When it comes to reducing waste one really simple way of doing this on a daily basis is by taking your own food with you to work/school/for a day out etc and avoiding pre-packaged items from cafes. But how do you stop using other single-use items that we often associate with a lunch on the go? Foil, clingfilm, freezer bags and so on? Here are some of my top tips and some fantastic eco-friendly products.

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hansgrohe 3jet Rainfinity ecosmart hand shower lying in a bath next to soap and a flannel

hansgrohe Rainfinity 3jet EcoSmart Hand Shower Review

Posted on December 9, 2021July 10, 2025 by Emma Reed

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What first comes to mind when you think about saving water? Turning the tap off when you brush your teeth? Using a watering can rather than a hose? Choosing the eco setting on your dishwasher? All of these are true but have you ever wondered about your shower head? Did you know that with the right one, you could have a far better showering experience whilst saving up to 60% of the water you use?! Sounds amazing, doesn’t it? The hansgrohe Rainfinity 3jet EcoSmart hand shower is one of these and I was sent one to review by SaveMoneyCutCarbon so I could really see the benefits for myself.

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How To Make a Homemade Cream Cleaner

Posted on December 3, 2021October 20, 2024 by Emma Reed

Making my own cleaning products is now just a part of my routine. I no longer traipse the cleaning product aisles in the shops, I am no longer drawn into the ads and I do not miss those chemical smells around my home. Instead, I can feel confident that I am using all-natural and safe products with zero toxins which is better for our health and also better for the environment. Now I know not everybody will want to spend a lot of their time making their own products but this is why I will only ever share the simplest recipes I can create. As a busy Mum of 2, I also cherish my time so being able to whip up a cleaning product quickly and easily is at the top of my list. I have previously shared how to make a surface spray, window cleaner, toilet bombs and how to clean your washing machine naturally so now on to my favourite homemade cleaning product, my cream cleaner.

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How To Make Dried Orange Slices

Posted on November 22, 2021October 20, 2024 by Emma Reed

Dried orange slices make for a pretty and interesting addition to your Christmas wrapping, to your tree, as decorations around your home and they really are very simple to do yourself.

What You Need:

Oranges
Knife
Oven
Oven rack

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