Less than 2 weeks left to enter the competition set on the Previous Post page. All you have to do is contact me by message, contact form or email with your thoughts on how you can make one small change which will help the environment. Entries will not be judged, the winner will be random. … Continue reading February Competition Reminder
Author: alisonspurrell
I am a woman of a certain age (not 60 yet!) who lives in Bristol. I’ve lived almost my whole life in Bristol, with a short sojourn in Cornwall in my teens. I am trying to lead my life in an ethical way in all areas and hope to explore what this means.
I have four passions and several interests so I hope I will have plenty to write about. My passions are my family, knitting, cricket and St Peter’s Hospice. My other interests are volunteering, the environment, reading, TV, films & theatre, fundraising, chronic fatigue, mental health and eating. My non-interests are animals, housework, football, rugby and cooking.
I come from a family of four – two sisters and a brother. Our parents dies a few years ago. I am married to my soulmate Colin, an amazing man who tolerates my funny ways and supports me in everything I do. We have three children and two wonderful granddaughters. I am so proud of my family – we must have done something right as they are all good people. I have two sons-in-law who I love like my own and together we all make up a family unit where everyone loves and respects everyone else.
I am a total hypochondriac but do have some genuine problems, some of which I may talk about at a later date. At the moment I am overweight and have just started to eat more healthily, which I think is the answer to weight loss. We were on holiday last week and enjoyed puddings and cakes every day.
I work part-time and Colin is recently retired. This means that we have been able to spend much more time together doing some of the things we’ve been meaning to do – some planned and some spontaneous. I love this period of my life – I just wish I had the energy to match the time and the opportunities available!
March 2019
This month is an easy challenge for us. Our energy fixed tariff contract comes to an end in March and we have started looking for a Green tariff with which to replace it. We currently use Bristol Energy as we appreciate the ethos. It's not making a profit yet but when it does the profits … Continue reading March 2019
Great Retailer – nonplasticbeach.com
There are lots of companies selling plastic free versions of everyday items now, both locally and online. A google search will throw up loads of sites and it would be impossible to explore them all. As you may have read in my January Resolution, I have visited some local shops, but they are more focused … Continue reading Great Retailer – nonplasticbeach.com
How many gifts do we need to wrap?
Do you buy Christmas and birthday presents for your whole family? We do and I Iove it! We have quite a big family so the other day I totted up how many presents we buy: Together, Colin and I have 4 siblings, 2 brothers-in-law, 3 children, 2 sons-in-law, 2 grandchildren, 6 nieces, 3 nephews, 2 … Continue reading How many gifts do we need to wrap?
Last Day of January
We’re on the last day of January and I’m not sure that we’ve really succeeded. On the other hand, ALL progress is worth celebrating! How did we do with the 3 criteria? The change must be ethical Yes, our attempts at refills and swaps have used less plastic than we would have otherwise, albeit not … Continue reading Last Day of January
February’s Challenge
It’s time to announce February’s challenge. A reminder of the conditions: The change must be ethical The change must have the potential to be permanent (if it works out we stick with it) The change must be measurable. While we continue to try and get into some sort of routine with January’s project, I can … Continue reading February’s Challenge
How’s January Going?
OK, so how is January’s resolution going and have we made any progress? The answers are 1. All right and 2.Some. We have visited Scoopaway on Gloucester Road and will definitely be visiting again. We were able to get all of the refills we could get at Wild Oats and much more. Like Wild Oats … Continue reading How’s January Going?
