Trying to give back as much as I take Today I tried to visualise everything I’ve taken from this world in my lifetime. I tried to imagine how high the pile of food I’ve eaten would be; how high the pile of all the clothes I’ve owned would be; Read more…
Perfection is over-rated! The thing that I’m loving most about A Year in a Day is the generous sharing culture that is emerging. Each person who contributes, does so because they want to share hope, kindness, ideas, and skills, and create a supportive community committed to restoring planetary health. Read more…
We did it! We did it! Sixty seven of us, over 2.5 months this year, have taken 365 new actions to restore planetary health. Check out all our actions here and hear why Carla is involved here. Now we’re setting our sites on inspiring more people to join us, Read more…
Building strength! As more people have to struggle with the impacts of climate change and geopolitical disruption, there is much to be done as those of us who can, rise to meet the challenges of restoring planetary health. We need to be able to carry, and do, more. To Read more…
The Great Unravelling Like the beautiful world I grew up in, my baggy old moth-eaten jumper has seen better days and I’m not prepared to wear it any more. It’s too precious to destroy, so today, for #AYearInADay, I decided to pull it apart and recreate it. My initial thought Read more…
Growing and making ‘real’ tea! I’ve been exploring ways to wean myself off tea-bags and my favourite herb tea has become a freshly-picked combination of lemon verbena, lemon grass, lemon balm and mint. A few years ago I planted a few Camellia sinensis trees and, though it’s not Read more…
Creating a mush-room I was soooo inspired when I first saw the ‘mush-room’ in Joost Bakker’s Greenhouse at Federation Square in Melbourne. You can view it on Gardening Australia. “Every house should have a bedroom, a bathroom and a mush-room!” Bakker describes it as being part of an ecosystem Read more…
Today I made 21 reusable makeup remover pads Yesterday I was not a sew-er, today I am, and all I can say is I don’t just LOVE Local, I ADORE Local! This morning I pulled an old overlocker out of our attic, but didn’t have a clue how to use Read more…
Dressmakers block your ears and eyes! Tonight I was feeling really disappointed that the elastic in a pair of my favourite old flannelette pyjama pants had totally given up the ghost. I was contemplating cutting them up to use in other ways, but every option definitely felt like downcycling a Read more…
Recycling Flourescent Lights to keep toxic mercury out of our air, soil and water Well these last few weeks have truly been a case of ‘it never rains but it pours’! While we’ve been very fortunate through the recent rain crisis, we did have a loud sizzle one night that Read more…
\ B-cycle: Australia’s first national battery recycling scheme Last night there was a blackout when a tree fell on a transformer in the Upper Mountains! It is sooo frustrating when everything’s dark to reach for your torch, only to find the batteries flat! Fortunately, we now have portable solar lights, Read more…