Say Hello To Community, The Key To Our Future

Feet under shared table

Days 49 and 50 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living: connecting to community, the key to our future.

A couple of weeks ago it was Mothers Day in Australia.

Today in the Australian Capital Territory it is Reconciliation Day.

These days are about connecting. They are about community. They are about Continue reading

How To Put A Folding Electric Bike Into A Car Boot

UntitledDay 48 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living.

Less than two weeks after I tried travelling by a folding electric bike, I returned to collect the bike I had ordered. I wasn’t in a position to ride it home, so I took the opportunity to document how to put my new folding electric bike into my car boot. Continue reading

What To Do When Faced With A ‘Just What You Need’ Impulse Buy

Long compression skiing underwear: woman in purple, man in black

Image: from Aldi Australian catalogue for 16-22 May 2018

Day 47 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living.   Today I faced a real challenge: I was in Aldi and there, right in front of me to buy ‘on impulse’ was ‘just what I need’: a pair of long compression pants for a mere fraction of what they cost in sports stores. Continue reading

Could Slowing Down Be What We Need?

RestingDay 46 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living.

Sometimes things don’t quite turn out the way you planned.

It’s been quite a while since my last post, and there were a few gaps before that – definitely not what I set out to do with 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living.

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Why Accept All The Plastic Packaging With Your Bread?

Bread in plastic

Day 49 of 365 Days Of Low Carbon Living.

When you buy bread, does it come wrapped in a plastic bag?

For most of us, these days the answer is yes.

Unfortunately, those plastic bread bags are contributing to three big problems: Continue reading