Having made the move as a family as far away as possible from single-use plastics ('SUP' as they are now referred to in the #ontrend nomenclature of the eco warrior), we are now bar soap users rather than shower gel-ers. (Incidentally, this met with some resistance initially from the teens, but over a bottle a week was reason enough to stand firm!) Our soap use is also off-the-scale ridiculous however. I'd like to think this is a reflection of our cleanliness, but it's probably more to do with the muck of working outdoors, and having three footballers in the household.
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More by accident than design, I've reached the middle of the summer having been able to tick off quite a few items from my mental 'skills bucket list.'
I suspect I stand alone with this, but I love learning new things, especially those that involve a practical application - a 'making' skill. It's a gift when someone takes time and energy from their life to introduce something new and amazing to yours, and I love that the things you make yourself are wrapped in so many memories and experiences. I started with ceramics, with my lovely friend Carol, who is an incredibly talented and inspirational artist (who, thankfully for me, also has unlimited patience!) Carol ran a short course from a new pottery and workshop she's developing and we made small pinch pots, ceramic birds and modelled a head. Clay is definitely not my forte (and I'm awaiting my fired pots to see if I can salvage any level of pride!) but the opportunity to have a go under her guidance, and meet others who felt the same need to give it a try, was lovely. I also got to spend unexpected time with my nearly-adult son, which was a joy. Today is Earth Day! - an international day of climate activism which, this year, is themed around the pressing issue of plastic pollution.
Having a large household and feral children makes for monumental amounts of washing. I cut this to the bone because I hate it; it's my least favourite of all the household chores, with the exception of changing king size duvet covers...
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