- Clothing Care Tips & 'No-Wash' Jean Experiment by My Green Closet. Some good tips here although I like to wash my jeans once a week as I like them when they're tight and not too baggy around the knees.
- This post is full of inspiration and knowledge, Why I'm spending an hour in the garden each day by little eco footprints. I can't wait to plant some spring bulbs and smell the earth.
- How I gave up alcohol and got a life by Hannah Betts via The Telegraph. An honest account by a former 'functional alcoholic'.
- It's Time! Frugaling Goes Ad Free! by Frugaling. I must admit I like an ad free site. How about you?
And finally, I was contacted this week by a casting producer looking for households and flat sharers for a primetime Channel 4 production to take part in a brand new social experiment. The aim is to look at the possessions that households accumulate and the importance (if any) of their belongings. The social experiment will run over a 30 day period and Channel 4 are looking for those with a genuine interest in seeing how well they cope with going back to basics.
It sounds very interesting, I think.
Here's the contact information below if you fancy it.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR HOUSEHOLDS TO
TAKE PART IN A BOLD, NEW SHOW FOR C4.
Is your home packed with things, most of which
you never use? Do you feel you have become too
materialistic and reliant on your stuff?
Have you reached a point in your life where
you’d like to discover what it is you really need
and who you really are?
If this exciting new concept sounds interesting
to you, then please email Claudia for further
details: livingwithout@princesstv.com
Or telephone 0207 985 1925
oh that would be such an interesting show to watch and participate in. will you join? i hope you do and somehow i can catch the show over here! x
ReplyDeleteHi I think they're after people who are new to reducing their possessions but maybe one of my readers will join in?
DeleteI would enjoy watching this, as we don't hold on to 'things' here I guess my house would be boring though.
ReplyDeleteI think it will be very interesting to see how much others own yet are fed up with.
DeleteI read the article by Hannah Betts and it has made me consider whether or not I want to keep alcohol in my life. I don't drink every night and I don't drink until I forget, but it never makes me feel good the next day, so overall the effect is a negative one. I found the clip about washing clothes interesting too. I am trying to do less washing, but I work full time and have two primary school age children, so my laundry routine needs to be simple. I don't think washing jeans once a year would work for dog owners. Too much dog snot and mud!
ReplyDeleteI've contemplated giving alcohol up completely but at the moment I'm just trying to reduce my wine drinking. Social situations are the hardest - sometimes it's easier to drive and not drink at all. I like the tip about washing similar weights of garments together. It's really annoying to find holes in t-shirts so I shall try keeping them separate from clothes with studs or zips.
DeleteThe Hannah Betts article was fascinating, great link.
ReplyDeleteyea my house is so bare lol that is really exciting tho!
ReplyDeleteXO Ellen from Ask Away
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