That's it! 31 days of living with less plastic are (almost) over! It's been much harder than I thought it would be but I've learnt a lot. Here's what I now know after trying to go plastic-free...

We're approaching the finish line of Plastic Free July. In 34 degrees heat at 9.30pm I'll try to break down the plastic we've found pretty easy to get rid of so far. Or at least, I will do if I don't...

We're two thirds of the way through Plastic Free July and it feels like every day is a new game of hide and seek with plastic. Although the way to easily find the most hidden plastic is in...

If I could eat crisps for every meal, every day, I absolutely would. But I have kids who would do the same, so in the interest of good parenting I try to limit my intake. Plastic free July has...

How's this for perspective? If the people who built Chatsworth House 332 years ago got a little thirsty and cracked open a plastic bottle of water, those water bottles would still be around...

Today I finally made home-made baby wipes. The pressure of winning at Plastic Free July has powered me through three months of procrastination to do what turned out to be a 10 minute job. I cut up...