A story of shopping
Shopping is the last thing I thought I would ever write about on this blog because our obsession with consumption does not strike me as a great cause for hope in the world. But today I am thrilled to...
View ArticleOn shopping overseas & not regretting it when you get home.
Have you ever shopped at a fair-trade, ethical kind of shop or company and ended up buying stuff more because of the goodness of the cause than because you actually really liked the stuff? I sometimes...
View ArticleAn adventure with limits
As you read this I will be on holiday. Woo! The plan for last few months has been that we will jet off to somewhere sunny – catch the last rays of southern Mediterranean sun. There’s something about...
View Article2012: the year that was
It seems to be normal in the world of blogging to round up an old year with your favourite posts from the past year. I know I’m coming to the party late. Looking back on the year, and the blogs I have...
View ArticleEating Green
Yes, drum roll, it’s another instalment of… Another blog about how we are attempting to live in a collaborative, ethical, earth-friendly kind of a way, minimising our damage of the planet and the waste...
View ArticleShopping
Yesterday I preached a sermon at church about shopping (heard many of those?), and so it’s fair to say my mind has been pretty focused on the topic over the past week. It’s not a small topic; you...
View ArticleMy attempt at a capsule wardrobe
I promised I would attempt to create a capsule wardrobe early in 2015, in pursuit of the trend sweeping the blogosphere, and so last night I got cracking. A few people have written their own rules or...
View ArticleMy verdict on 3 months of the capsule wardrobe
Back in January I undertook the capsule wardrobe challenge: to reduce my wardrobe to around 30 items for 3 months (excluding underwear, sportswear & pyjamas). The idea was to simplify my choices...
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