On Friday morning my lovely postie dropped a handful of letters onto the mat and I instantly spotted one from BT. ‘That’s odd’, I thought, ‘we’ve been paper-free with them for ages’.
What was this?
Must be something urgent.
It was 10.30am, time for a fag break – I don’t smoke, but see no reason why I [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Paper-Free But Not So Easy
Posted in Paper rubbish, tagged BT, Credit Crunch, junk mail, Quit Smoking on 31 July 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A Bit About the Author
Posted in The Book of Rubbish Ideas info, tagged Apple AM, Charity Shop, Downshifting, Hospital Radio, NACOA, Recycle Now, The Book of Rubbish Ideas, Tracey Smith on 29 July 2008 | 4 Comments »
Tracey Smith is just an everyday gal, a wife, a mum and a very proud downshifter. “I’ve a passion for writing and I love spreading the word about simple, green and sustainable living…to a fault sometimes.”
A Bit About the Book
Posted in Rubbish activism, The Book of Rubbish Ideas info, tagged Activism, Climate Change, Credit Crunch, Environment, Landfill, Peak Oil, Rubbish, Stress, Sustainable Living, The Book of Rubbish Ideas, Tracey Smith on 28 July 2008 | 6 Comments »
So I went right through the house, room by room. I went inside and outside too, giving the garden, shed and garage a thorough prodding in the process, but it needed more. I had to explain why I felt we’d all arrived at ‘peak landfill point’ and despite many great, green initiatives, why there was still so much apparent apathy surrounding the issue of recycling and rubbish reduction in general.
The concepts I explored rolled over so many other topics and I suddenly found myself inadvertently writing a guide to solving credit crunch problems, combating addictions to shopaholism and even how to have better nookie by reducing ones levels of stress!
The Book of Rubbish Ideas
Posted in The Book of Rubbish Ideas info on 18 July 2008 | Comments Off
Welcome to The Little Book of Rubbish Ideas blog!
This blog is a companion to the upcoming The Book of Rubbish Ideas, which you can pre-register for to receive a 50% discount special offer code and advance notice of when the book is available.
On this blog you’ll also find further reading, more great tips and a [...]