To save water, I keep a pitcher in my bathroom. I hold it under the water while my shower water is heating up and use the cold water that would’ve been wasted for things like washing dishes and watering plants!
I do something similar but I capture the extra shower water in big bucket and wash my clothes in it. I admit though I didn’t originally do this to be less wasteful, I just didn’t feel like driving to the laundromat. However, now I’ve discovered I can wash them with a small amount of water and I like it better (and I don’t have to drive!)
Here in the US, even if you put a no junk mail sign on your box, the paper still gets wasted(the postal service just disposes for you). So I have instead called companies as mailers come in and asked to be taken off their mailing lists. This avoids any paper being printed for me in the first place.
Yes, calling or emailing to be taken off the mailing list is the way to go. Hopefully, eventually, everybody will do this and the companies that send us this junk will no longer produce this wasted advertising
We have a huge garden. All veg waste is composted. We burn all of our paper waste in the fire-pit, add it to the fireplace ash and it goes into the garden or into the compost. Virtually zero waste there. Cardboard is all used in the garden as a weed block. I use it in both the flower and veggie garden beds, water it down and cover with mulch and it disappears in a year. The worms LOVE IT!
We put our tv, modem and other electronics plugged into a power bar and turn that off every night. Also, small appliances are only plugged in when in use. These all drain electricity when left plugged in. Saved us about $100 per month on our energy bill when we first started doing this. A lot of savings!
This is so reminiscent of Indian lifestyles! Or any old age lifestyle for that matter, our previous generations had a simpler, more sustainable way of living which sadly today's world has forgotten. This wasteful consumerism bothers me, we'll choke the life out of this planet! Thank you for bringing us your videos, they're a reminder and an inspiration to return to our roots! Much love from India! ❤
When I depended on tank water only, my parents made me use a cup to brush teeth. Half fill cup and sip to gargle mouth and spit. Then rinse toothbrush in what is left in cup. Recycle kitchen scraps in a worm farm. If possible hand wash smalls and light items. I think every laundry needs 2 or preferably three washing tubs. Wash in one then rinse in another. You can use buckets. Get exeecise, save water and power. I would like to bring back twin tub washing machines. One can regulate how long you wash and how much water you use and how you spin dry. More time-consuming but also very therapeutic. Makes one think and organise time. Use one's brain. I am looking for a peddle powered washing machine. Exercise while washing. Do in your garden using hose and drain grey water in compost or on garden. I can only find them being made for countries with no electricity. 100 years ago few people had electricity. Electricity and oil have created a lot of pollution. Humans need to go back to basics and live simply. Never ever let the banks take away our freedom to use cash. That is giving up all our rights and trusting computers and strangers in corporations with use of our wages. When the governments and banks stop us using cash how do we feed our children if there is an electricity outage and our phones don't work? We don't. Collapse of families. People will starve. Human population culling without war. But the military will be used against it's own peoples to protect the powerful economic financiers and their computer files. Once they have herded us into overcrowded cities it will be survival of the strongest. Revelations. God help me understand the greed ib our world.
I love how earth friendly you are (something we all should be). I immediately switched off my room light and lit a candle as soon as I saw your first tip 😀 it indeed is so calming ! Love your videos ❤️
I am a greenie too so I do lots of things to help the environment. But please be careful with candles as it's 1 of the most common ways house fires start. I'm using the small electronic ones for safety. 💕😁👌
I add sugar to my facial cleansing oil to make a quick face scrub. Or I use a little face scrubbie round that I crocheted out of cotton. I swapped to bamboo cotton buds and make my own crochet dishcloths to use for cleaning. I clean with a mixture of vinegar, water and essential oils like clove and orange or lemon. I use stainless steel scrubbers and bamboo dish brushes to wash up. Love your tips!
Loved this video! I like to cut up old sheets and blankets to make cleaning cloths for our home. It saves a lot of money on paper towels and helps the environment :D
We live in coastal Oregon - quite wet - so we have an inside clothes hanging rack by the woodstove for hang drying our clothes when we can’t hang outside. I so enjoy your videos❣️❣️
I love your videos, not only do they feel so relaxing and refreshing to watch but they are teaching people so much! I love the earth and I want to nurture earth by caring for the environment we all live in.
1. No junk mail sign in the mail box 2. Change lightbulbs to LED lightbulbs, or burn candles instead of using electricity 4. Buying rechargeable batteries 5. Repair clothes and things that need fixing around the house 6. Use glass, tin and cardboard when possible and eliminate or reduce drastically the use of plastic 7. Bring produce bags to collect fruit in the supermarket 8. Use the quick wash in the washing machine and hang the clothes to dry instead fusing a dryer 9. Homemade compost and make your own garden or plant herbs in your apartment
Loving your videos. I just switched over to wool dryer balls instead of fabric softener. I’m also going to incorporate some of your tips as I change over.
A small tip I have is, if you buy some potted herbs from the supermarket. It has a 'use by date' so I get a big enough pot fill it with compost and repot the herbs.. they flourish and grow twice as big. And last for months
I really enjoyed your viedo. We try not to waste in our home . Low use of lights i open all the windows blinds 1st thing the morning & use flamless candles .& our old oil grow herbs for me tea & give & receive plant clippings. Use a old push. Broom for the carpents & floors . Theres so many things we try to do . Thankyou for shareing
I use a cup when I brush my teath, that way no clean water goes down the drain and I limit my water use to one cup. We also turn of the water in the shower when we lather up with shampo or bodywash. If we use the dryer we save the water that comes out and give it to the plants. We have bokashi instead of compost, but I do want a compost one day to all of the larger things like leaves and grasscuttings.
I think another help would to be sure we use fabrics with natural fibers, I try had to do so, which is a challenge when most are now petroleum base fabrics. But I have had more success at thrift stores. Natural fibers thus have many stages of recycle possibilities. And I have learned that air drying extends the life of our garments. If you do use a dryer the lint can be saved up as a fire starter tool in the fire place.
Always love your videos. I use a banana peel to make fertilizer for my plants, works great! I have a timer in the shower so I keep to a 5 minute limit and my bunny eats all my produce waste 🐰
You have my same washing machine 😀 I quote everything you say 🙂 sadly in Italy we're not allowed to take our own produce bags to supermarket, which I find ridiculous. Some private shops or fruit/vegs market will allow you to have your own or usually they have paper bags. Keep doing our best also here 🙂
Well then its time to shop most with those whose values align with OUR values and not theirs. We have the power to change. Change is hard but change we must and quickly!!
Really helpful ideas, thank you. I get really cross at the amount of junk mail that comes through my door, despite being registered with the post office to say I don't want it, but so far I hadn't put a sign up - I'll try that! Great idea about using the nettles as plant food too.
love your channel - true about LED however far as I know theyre bad for health so Ive got incandessent again which cost more and last less but not so bad for u - far as I know x
Comfrey is also a great addition to nettle liquid composting. Stonking stuff. [Best to cut, as shown in this finger-on-the-pulse video + allow to continue to grow in order that the nettles return nitrogen to the soil]
Inspired by another one og your videos I discovered Castil soap, which I hadn’t heard about before and it led me to Dr. Bronners 18 in 1 magical soap. I am going to test it to see if I can eliminate a great deal of cleaning and personal hygiene products. Apparently it is good for 18 different purposes.
A great way to make use of peelings or the ends/tops of veggies before composting is to save them in a large container in the freezer. Once the container is full you can boil them up in a large pot, strain and you’ll end up with the most amazing veggie broth! Then they can be composted, but you use up every bit of goodness first!!
Hi Niamh! So many great tips! Always looking for new herbs to rinse my hair, I find acv and lemon a little drying, I'm going to try Thyme this week. I'll also add some to my herb garden! Thanks, Tiina 😊🌿🌱
it is all nice and yes..lots of great advice that used to be practiced while back BUT as you reffer to your grandfather..he probably would have a nice slice of bread with real butter, scrambled real eggs , nice hot chicken noodle soup or any meat dish few times a week....
Wonderful little video as always! I've been having so much fun getting my hands in the dirt recently!!! Your garden looks gorgeous. I hope ours can be just as whimsical some day!
what I do with old clothes as much as possible is, remove the buttons, place them on a piece of tape to keep them as a group, remove the zippers and what ever else is on the article and store it for future reuse. Take all the clothes and cut them into 6" squares, and when I have enough I can make a pillow, throw, blanket, use in quilting, or even make some new clothes, its a challenge I love to dive into. No waste
Great video!!There's so much waste nowadays it's nice to know some ways of reducing waste so we can save our planet earth😍.But be careful of LED lights i heard they can be harmful to your eyes.I wish I was brave enough like you to try making my own compost but I get scared of those worms hihi, maybe someday I'll muster enough courage to give it a try.Thanks for the video.
hehe I use to be afraid of worms but I love them now because they do so much work for the planet! hehe! Thanks for the LED advice.. I'll look into it more.. x
There is an organization called 4OCEAN which I donate to-they are cleaning up the ocean. The oceans are full of plastic and garbage! I also use cloth bags for shopping. I planted lavender, thyme and oregano in my front garden boxes and they have “wintered over” for three years. Even last winter when we got so much snow we were running out of places to put it!🤣
We are not allowed to dry clothes outside, but we have a couple of drying racks that we use to dry our clothes on. I am also going to buy quick drying towels after the ones I have fall apart-those thick towels waste a lot of energy.
Manda Panda I actually share hair rinses on my hair care videos. I think it is the video' 6 months no shampoo' If you can find it let me know and I'll get the link.
Hello, I've just started watching your videos although they'd been popping up in my recommends for a few months now. I'm randomly going through your videos just now and was wondering if there was a good starting point? Even more curious as to what made you begin your journey?
Ah hello there Mary! lovely you are watching the videos! You could try out the playlists on the youtube channel home page... I was always into natural and healthy living and when I was working as a nurse I got more inspired to share a healthy lifestyle... I also love diy and crafts so making the videos was a way of sharing what I love to do...
Michelle free boyd it's the neem one I did a video called tooth powder. My fella hates the taste of neem but it is brilliant for your teeth and gums. You can add cinnamon or clove power if you like for favour.
If you live in the USA, putting a no junk sign on your mailbox may actually be illegal depending on the kind it is and is also likely to be ignored. There’s a smartphone app called Paperkarma which is helpful. I think Unroll[.]me is also an option for some types of junk. Talking with the postal worker helps too. They’re usually quite friendly.
I hand wash everything. Also heat water on my gas cooker in big kettle, fill two buckets with water, grab a jug, hop in shower and use water in buckets instead of running shower. My electric hot water is turned on very rarely. Power bill is now less than $50 a month
When I put our numbers on the Do Not Call list(before our government deregulated our cell phn #’s) I was also able to put our names/address on a no junk mail list. It has been wonderful! We no longer sign up for promotions, etc, because that will get it back on mailing lists.
In one of your other videos, you mentioned that you turned to this lifestyle after watching some documentaries. Could I have the names of those documentaries?
o the ones about the damage plastic is doing.. They were all just short videos I found on youtube... and just different people on youtube living zero waste lifestyles..
We have a ‘no junk mail’ sign on our letterbox and we still get tons of it. The mailers are ignoring it. How do we overcome this? I’m guessing there’s a commission style system in place to prove they’ve been mailed.
I save all the glass containers and use them to put rice ,beans , pasta and any thing else I want to keep and store . I try not to buy pre packaged anything . If its a box or cardboard I reuse or recycle . Everything gets refused ,repurposed or recycled in this house . Food waste gets put in a container and put in a compost container with fresh soil. This gets put in the plants and flowers outside . Fruit peels get turned into marmalade , spoiled fruit gets turned into a great glycolic acids peel for the skin . My parents love their bottled water , but that also gets recycled . I have a trash can for recycled materials. They get sold once a week . I love the idea of using plastics for crafts , but I also know that if you paint it . It is no longer recyclable, so I won't do it. I've also cut out cleaning supplies and make my own as I need it . It's funny ,but I waste no money on anything . I buy bulk every year and it saves my parents money . They still don't get how its done , but they enjoy less trips to the grocery store . I need to learn to re-style clothes and make soap .
Dania A. Oliva-Peña thank you for sharing that wonderful insight into your life. So true about painting plastic bottles and can’t recycle. Always reusing and repurposing is the best isn’t it and saves so much money too!
I've read online LED light is actually harmful.. they are said yes to be 'greener' but have harmful side effects.. read up on some articles online... be safe.
6 liter in ner minute... mein tank hat 3,5 liter wasser und braucht länger bis er leer ist...das ist quatsch kein wasserhahn macht 6 liter in einer minute.
These are good tips, but I am going to respectfully disagree that it saves waste to put a "no junk mail" sign on your mailbox. It may save waste in your own home, but the person who delivers the flyers, will only throw them in the garbage themselves, because now they have extra. :)
yes indeed they do. Jeremy Irons told me years ago at a talk to take all the packaging off at the supermarket... the more that we do this the more the supermarket has to deal with the rubbish and it will force them to change their ways.
NoJunkMail stickers are totally disregarded here. Is the soy wax in your candles non-gmo? Please dont discard serviceable plastic storage containers just so you can buy sonething else. Wait until they really have reached the end of their life.
that is not true.... energy saver light bulbs are bad for people and also other energy efficient ones but not LEDs... Here is the research ..ec.europa.eu/health/scientific_committees/leds-4-conclusions_en
The more I watch the more I appreciate her approach to literally everything. She’s an example to us all.
too kind x
Wish I could hear you read a fairy tale in your garden! I think everybody would be delighted! 🌸🌼🌹
haha I love that idea!
@@FairylandCottage I would love this so much!!!!
To save water, I keep a pitcher in my bathroom. I hold it under the water while my shower water is heating up and use the cold water that would’ve been wasted for things like washing dishes and watering plants!
Wow...
Madeline Scott wow I like that! Inspiring!
Madeline Scott : Ahead of the curve on that one ! :^)
Great tip 😀
I do something similar but I capture the extra shower water in big bucket and wash my clothes in it. I admit though I didn’t originally do this to be less wasteful, I just didn’t feel like driving to the laundromat. However, now I’ve discovered I can wash them with a small amount of water and I like it better (and I don’t have to drive!)
Here in the US, even if you put a no junk mail sign on your box, the paper still gets wasted(the postal service just disposes for you). So I have instead called companies as mailers come in and asked to be taken off their mailing lists. This avoids any paper being printed for me in the first place.
great idea!
Yes, calling or emailing to be taken off the mailing list is the way to go. Hopefully, eventually, everybody will do this and the companies that send us this junk will no longer produce this wasted advertising
That is a great idea!
We have a huge garden. All veg waste is composted. We burn all of our paper waste in the fire-pit, add it to the fireplace ash and it goes into the garden or into the compost. Virtually zero waste there. Cardboard is all used in the garden as a weed block. I use it in both the flower and veggie garden beds, water it down and cover with mulch and it disappears in a year. The worms LOVE IT!
That is wonderful!
We put our tv, modem and other electronics plugged into a power bar and turn that off every night. Also, small appliances are only plugged in when in use. These all drain electricity when left plugged in. Saved us about $100 per month on our energy bill when we first started doing this. A lot of savings!
Debbie Wong great idea! I'm going to do that. Thanks!
This is so reminiscent of Indian lifestyles! Or any old age lifestyle for that matter, our previous generations had a simpler, more sustainable way of living which sadly today's world has forgotten. This wasteful consumerism bothers me, we'll choke the life out of this planet!
Thank you for bringing us your videos, they're a reminder and an inspiration to return to our roots! Much love from India! ❤
same here in Ireland, we have lost the simple way of living... much love to you from Ireland x
When I depended on tank water only, my parents made me use a cup to brush teeth. Half fill cup and sip to gargle mouth and spit. Then rinse toothbrush in what is left in cup.
Recycle kitchen scraps in a worm farm.
If possible hand wash smalls and light items. I think every laundry needs 2 or preferably three washing tubs. Wash in one then rinse in another. You can use buckets. Get exeecise, save water and power. I would like to bring back twin tub washing machines. One can regulate how long you wash and how much water you use and how you spin dry. More time-consuming but also very therapeutic. Makes one think and organise time. Use one's brain. I am looking for a peddle powered washing machine. Exercise while washing. Do in your garden using hose and drain grey water in compost or on garden. I can only find them being made for countries with no electricity. 100 years ago few people had electricity. Electricity and oil have created a lot of pollution. Humans need to go back to basics and live simply.
Never ever let the banks take away our freedom to use cash. That is giving up all our rights and trusting computers and strangers in corporations with use of our wages. When the governments and banks stop us using cash how do we feed our children if there is an electricity outage and our phones don't work? We don't. Collapse of families. People will starve. Human population culling without war. But the military will be used against it's own peoples to protect the powerful economic financiers and their computer files. Once they have herded us into overcrowded cities it will be survival of the strongest.
Revelations. God help me understand the greed ib our world.
You have summed it up in a nutshell! It's like a scary movie except its real.
Great
This scenario is quickly becoming reality. Time to wake up sheeple!!
@@AcornHillHomestead I cannot see how we can stop it from happening😕
I love how earth friendly you are (something we all should be). I immediately switched off my room light and lit a candle as soon as I saw your first tip 😀 it indeed is so calming ! Love your videos ❤️
Akks B hehe nice! Have a simple and calm week...
I am a greenie too so I do lots of things to help the environment. But please be careful with candles as it's 1 of the most common ways house fires start. I'm using the small electronic ones for safety. 💕😁👌
I love your channel.. your voice and it’s content works like therapy . 🙏🏼
I add sugar to my facial cleansing oil to make a quick face scrub. Or I use a little face scrubbie round that I crocheted out of cotton. I swapped to bamboo cotton buds and make my own crochet dishcloths to use for cleaning. I clean with a mixture of vinegar, water and essential oils like clove and orange or lemon. I use stainless steel scrubbers and bamboo dish brushes to wash up. Love your tips!
Love your ways... I love the idea of just adding some sugar to face wash... you have it sussed with simple living!
Loved this video! I like to cut up old sheets and blankets to make cleaning cloths for our home. It saves a lot of money on paper towels and helps the environment :D
yeah this is such a great idea..
We live in coastal Oregon - quite wet - so we have an inside clothes hanging rack by the woodstove for hang drying our clothes when we can’t hang outside.
I so enjoy your videos❣️❣️
I am very much impressed.. Plastic free life..
We all do our best. The world is not built for plastic free but every little helps to cut back.
I love your videos, not only do they feel so relaxing and refreshing to watch but they are teaching people so much! I love the earth and I want to nurture earth by caring for the environment we all live in.
Aaliyah Westin well done and you’re doing such a great job! Thanks for loving the videos x
Your videos are like the definition of calmness...
Sophie K ah thanks Sophie! I’m glad they bring some calm...
Love the idea of nettle fertilizer!
Laura Welsh-Davidson so simple and useful!
Use leftover water from steaming or boiling to water the plants, once it's cooled of course! Thank you for the wise tips.
Jade Star yes that’s a great one!
1. No junk mail sign in the mail box
2. Change lightbulbs to LED lightbulbs, or burn candles instead of using electricity
4. Buying rechargeable batteries
5. Repair clothes and things that need fixing around the house
6. Use glass, tin and cardboard when possible and eliminate or reduce drastically the use of plastic
7. Bring produce bags to collect fruit in the supermarket
8. Use the quick wash in the washing machine and hang the clothes to dry instead fusing a dryer
9. Homemade compost and make your own garden or plant herbs in your apartment
Loving your videos. I just switched over to wool dryer balls instead of fabric softener. I’m also going to incorporate some of your tips as I change over.
Nice, well done... its little switches that make all the difference..
Love the idea of reusing nettles, thank you
That bumblebee is beautiful.
More wonderful ideas! Thank you! Trying to make small changes!
A small tip I have is, if you buy some potted herbs from the supermarket. It has a 'use by date' so I get a big enough pot fill it with compost and repot the herbs.. they flourish and grow twice as big. And last for months
I really enjoyed your viedo. We try not to waste in our home . Low use of lights i open all the windows blinds 1st thing the morning & use flamless candles .& our old oil grow herbs for me tea & give & receive plant clippings. Use a old push. Broom for the carpents & floors . Theres so many things we try to do . Thankyou for shareing
sounds wonderful all the many things you do!
Such a beautiful and calming video! Thank you! ♥️
Olga Poltava Thanks Olga!!
I use a cup when I brush my teath, that way no clean water goes down the drain and I limit my water use to one cup. We also turn of the water in the shower when we lather up with shampo or bodywash. If we use the dryer we save the water that comes out and give it to the plants. We have bokashi instead of compost, but I do want a compost one day to all of the larger things like leaves and grasscuttings.
ah nice .. my grandmother use to use a cup for teeth washing...its great idea...
You seem to be really clued into reducing waste nicely.
I think another help would to be sure we use fabrics with natural fibers, I try had to do so, which is a challenge when most are now petroleum base fabrics. But I have had more success at thrift stores. Natural fibers thus have many stages of recycle possibilities. And I have learned that air drying extends the life of our garments. If you do use a dryer the lint can be saved up as a fire starter tool in the fire place.
Gail Campbell great use for lint!
keep encouraging and enlightening people. youre doing a fantastic job of it. all were wonderful ideas. blessings from tucson arizona again !
Ah thanks so much.... blessings from Ireland to you in Tucson...
Lovely video 👍 your voice is so calming
Zero_waste_crisp thanks!! 🤗
Love, love your channel!
Always love your videos. I use a banana peel to make fertilizer for my plants, works great! I have a timer in the shower so I keep to a 5 minute limit and my bunny eats all my produce waste 🐰
so lucky to have a bunny! yeah I'm a banana peel person too!
I loove you! ❤️ Thanks for sharing 🙏
I can listen to ur voice continuesly for d whole day. It's so soothing
Awh I'm glad to hear.. thanks x
You have my same washing machine 😀 I quote everything you say 🙂 sadly in Italy we're not allowed to take our own produce bags to supermarket, which I find ridiculous. Some private shops or fruit/vegs market will allow you to have your own or usually they have paper bags.
Keep doing our best also here 🙂
Uapa500 that’s mad! Supermarkets have strange rules sometimes!
Well then its time to shop most with those whose values align with OUR values and not theirs. We have the power to change. Change is hard but change we must and quickly!!
I am collecting also every year seeds from my plants to plant them the next year - so this is a way for me to get them "for free" and eco :)
I already love this woman
very kind of you!
Really helpful ideas, thank you. I get really cross at the amount of junk mail that comes through my door, despite being registered with the post office to say I don't want it, but so far I hadn't put a sign up - I'll try that! Great idea about using the nettles as plant food too.
Jacqui du Rocher I remember putting the sign up in my last house and it reduced the junk mail by 90 percent! I hope it works for you!
love your channel - true about LED however far as I know theyre bad for health so Ive got incandessent again which cost more and last less but not so bad for u - far as I know x
Comfrey is also a great addition to nettle liquid composting. Stonking stuff. [Best to cut, as shown in this finger-on-the-pulse video + allow to continue to grow in order that the nettles return nitrogen to the soil]
nice... Ill be getting myself some comfrey! thanks x
Inspired by another one og your videos I discovered Castil soap, which I hadn’t heard about before and it led me to Dr. Bronners 18 in 1 magical soap. I am going to test it to see if I can eliminate a great deal of cleaning and personal hygiene products. Apparently it is good for 18 different purposes.
Your videos make me feel comforted.
Awh that is what I like to hear...
A great way to make use of peelings or the ends/tops of veggies before composting is to save them in a large container in the freezer. Once the container is full you can boil them up in a large pot, strain and you’ll end up with the most amazing veggie broth! Then they can be composted, but you use up every bit of goodness first!!
nice ! I do that do... its great eh!
Fairyland Cottage It really is! Tastiest base for soups ever! :)
Hi Niamh!
So many great tips! Always looking for new herbs to rinse my hair, I find acv and lemon a little drying, I'm going to try Thyme this week. I'll also add some to my herb garden!
Thanks,
Tiina 😊🌿🌱
yipppeee! I love thyme smell so much x
it is all nice and yes..lots of great advice that used to be practiced while back BUT as you reffer to your grandfather..he probably would have a nice slice of bread with real butter, scrambled real eggs , nice hot chicken noodle soup or any meat dish few times a week....
Jana Kleinerova yes he wasn’t veggie :-)
orange peal candles with vegetable oil anyone anyone?
also using bathwater for clothing water
No and no. Peanut oil is toxic. Eww to the bath water
Wonderful little video as always! I've been having so much fun getting my hands in the dirt recently!!! Your garden looks gorgeous. I hope ours can be just as whimsical some day!
haha thanks Agnes... nothing like getting the hands stuck in dirt... I love it too! who needs clean polished nails anyway!
I made nettle fertiliser for the first time last year...I wish someone had told me just how smelly it would be! But it works great. Haha 😆
Ally Coxon haha I know! I always thought smelly was bad 🤣
Ally Coxon : Add comfrey for even more stonkingness . . . .
Thankyou again for this video it's really helpful 💞💞 Fairyland cottage 💞💞👍👍👍👍👍
This is super useful for me🙂🙂🙂
Niamh,
Thanks for the tips, I liked your recycle bin in this video. where did you get it?
Jeannie John I got that actually in a huge cash and carry in Dublin
what I do with old clothes as much as possible is, remove the buttons, place them on a piece of tape to keep them as a group, remove the zippers and what ever else is on the article and store it for future reuse. Take all the clothes and cut them into 6" squares, and when I have enough I can make a pillow, throw, blanket, use in quilting, or even make some new clothes, its a challenge I love to dive into. No waste
wow sounds amazing! totally inspiring
Niamh-I love having good problems as well. Too much lavender. Oh my.......
Great video!!There's so much waste nowadays it's nice to know some ways of reducing waste so we can save our planet earth😍.But be careful of LED lights i heard they can be harmful to your eyes.I wish I was brave enough like you to try making my own compost but I get scared of those worms hihi, maybe someday I'll muster enough courage to give it a try.Thanks for the video.
hehe I use to be afraid of worms but I love them now because they do so much work for the planet! hehe!
Thanks for the LED advice.. I'll look into it more.. x
There is an organization called 4OCEAN which I donate to-they are cleaning up the ocean. The oceans are full of plastic and garbage! I also use cloth bags for shopping. I planted lavender, thyme and oregano in my front garden boxes and they have “wintered over” for three years. Even last winter when we got so much snow we were running out of places to put it!🤣
cathy phegley I have the same problem Cathy, no room put all the herbs! Haha good problem hehehe :-)
Fantastic video and great ideas to inspire us all ❤️
Nettle compost tea. I'll try that!
Elena Christian yay! It’s great!
Lovely video as always. You are pure inspiration! 🧚🏻♂️
Awh thanks xxx
I agree on mending clothing as so much gets thrown away. I love your hat by the way!!
Francine H. Thanks! Totally can’t remember where I got but I love it too!
Wonderful video .thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching lovely!
We are not allowed to dry clothes outside, but we have a couple of drying racks that we use to dry our clothes on. I am also going to buy quick drying towels after the ones I have fall apart-those thick towels waste a lot of energy.
crazy really... some appartment blocks in Dublin dont allow outside drying because it looks bad!
You are very creative!! ☺️
thank you x
you were talking about a hair rinse could you make a video about them please ?
Manda Panda I actually share hair rinses on my hair care videos. I think it is the video' 6 months no shampoo'
If you can find it let me know and I'll get the link.
Love this channel😍😍 I just learned to start zero waste habit, though is not easy 😂. Your channel really show me the way to do it. Thank you 😍
Ah delighted to hear... :-) well done x
Can't use the note on the mailbox in the US. But we are able to fill out paperwork at the post office to stop junk mail.
I grow lots of mint I'll have to get one of them brewing things x
It's called a tea ball. I use it for mulled wine too.
Mandy Fortune should be easy to find. Otherwise just use pot and a sieve!
Which led lights did you use in the lamps!?
Hello, I've just started watching your videos although they'd been popping up in my recommends for a few months now. I'm randomly going through your videos just now and was wondering if there was a good starting point? Even more curious as to what made you begin your journey?
Ah hello there Mary! lovely you are watching the videos!
You could try out the playlists on the youtube channel home page...
I was always into natural and healthy living and when I was working as a nurse I got more inspired to share a healthy lifestyle... I also love diy and crafts so making the videos was a way of sharing what I love to do...
Hi niamh what is that toothpaste your using there? I hate the one I'm using but am looking for something family friendly 😀
Michelle free boyd it's the neem one I did a video called tooth powder. My fella hates the taste of neem but it is brilliant for your teeth and gums. You can add cinnamon or clove power if you like for favour.
Thank You 🙏
i grow luffa in a green house, to use as sponge
wow I'd love to grow.... :-)
would you like some seeds?
If I have any tea that's gone cold I'll use it to water my plants, it's supposed to be a little more nutritious to the soil than just water
haha I do the same... I thought it was just me.... :-)
@@FairylandCottage with so many ways to reuse water, it's a good thing that we have so many plants!
If you live in the USA, putting a no junk sign on your mailbox may actually be illegal depending on the kind it is and is also likely to be ignored. There’s a smartphone app called Paperkarma which is helpful. I think Unroll[.]me is also an option for some types of junk.
Talking with the postal worker helps too. They’re usually quite friendly.
Sleepy Sartorialist wow illegal! That's mad!
Yes talking to postman can be great. The ones here are very friendly:-)
Thank you for sharing!
I did not.understand the name of the herb you used for fertilizer, can you please tell me?
Its nettle
I don’t have nettles, can you use anything else?
@Charlotte Great! Thank you!
@@fayeberrie9088 : Comfrey is uber !
I hand wash everything. Also heat water on my gas cooker in big kettle, fill two buckets with water, grab a jug, hop in shower and use water in buckets instead of running shower. My electric hot water is turned on very rarely. Power bill is now less than $50 a month
Thats great... nice job... our bill is about 60 euro monthly. It's great to spend so little...
How do you dispose of your LED light balbs? You can't throw in recycle where I live.
Our local centre has a special box for them. They can not go in the recycle bin.
When I put our numbers on the Do Not Call list(before our government deregulated our cell phn #’s) I was also able to put our names/address on a no junk mail list. It has been wonderful! We no longer sign up for promotions, etc, because that will get it back on mailing lists.
wow thats a nice treat to not be on all those mailing lists!
In one of your other videos, you mentioned that you turned to this lifestyle after watching some documentaries. Could I have the names of those documentaries?
o the ones about the damage plastic is doing.. They were all just short videos I found on youtube... and just different people on youtube living zero waste lifestyles..
We have a ‘no junk mail’ sign on our letterbox and we still get tons of it. The mailers are ignoring it. How do we overcome this? I’m guessing there’s a commission style system in place to prove they’ve been mailed.
Arjomatic that’s terrible! How dare they... my last house was getting tons a day and the sign stopped about 90 percent.
These are really wonderful and simple suggestions! 😊 thank you..gets the mind thinking of other creative ways to cut back or down completely. 🌻
nice! creatively living simple x
I save all the glass containers and use them to put rice ,beans , pasta and any thing else I want to keep and store . I try not to buy pre packaged anything . If its a box or cardboard I reuse or recycle . Everything gets refused ,repurposed or recycled in this house . Food waste gets put in a container and put in a compost container with fresh soil. This gets put in the plants and flowers outside . Fruit peels get turned into marmalade , spoiled fruit gets turned into a great glycolic acids peel for the skin . My parents love their bottled water , but that also gets recycled . I have a trash can for recycled materials. They get sold once a week . I love the idea of using plastics for crafts , but I also know that if you paint it . It is no longer recyclable, so I won't do it. I've also cut out cleaning supplies and make my own as I need it . It's funny ,but I waste no money on anything . I buy bulk every year and it saves my parents money . They still don't get how its done , but they enjoy less trips to the grocery store . I need to learn to re-style clothes and make soap .
Dania A. Oliva-Peña thank you for sharing that wonderful insight into your life. So true about painting plastic bottles and can’t recycle.
Always reusing and repurposing is the best isn’t it and saves so much money too!
@@FairylandCottage ,yes it saves time and money . Thank you ,"Fairyland Cottage ":D. Sending you a great big hug from South Gate ,California .
Nice video! What do you think think of doing a garden tour! Thank you!🌹🌹
DeAnna B ah thanks! When it's in full bloom I can definitely do a video!
I love to hang my clothes out :)
I save water that I’ve rinsed veggies in.
great idea! I need to get a proper basin..
I’ve put a no junk mail sign on my letter box but it made no difference at all 😡
Earth Angel how dare they!!! The cheek!
Wouldn’t that water for nettles attract mosquitos and other insects ?!
doesn't seem to ruin the fertiliser...
the hardest thing is to refuse the little son to buy the next track for cars from a pile of plastic
As I dentist I wd say pl n gentle wd your teeth n gums 😅
I've read online LED light is actually harmful.. they are said yes to be 'greener' but have harmful side
effects.. read up on some articles online... be safe.
Mishaa I have read loads and they are better than ‘energy saver ‘ bulbs but If any other peer reviews I’d love to read.
I have no junk mail and they all ignore it dumping all the leaflets in anyway so annoying
SALTS PRESS so annoying!!!
In short, just go amish?
Lakshmi KS they have a lot to teach us all.
6 liter in ner minute... mein tank hat 3,5 liter wasser und braucht länger bis er leer ist...das ist quatsch kein wasserhahn macht 6 liter in einer minute.
These are good tips, but I am going to respectfully disagree that it saves waste to put a "no junk mail" sign on your mailbox. It may save waste in your own home, but the person who delivers the flyers, will only throw them in the garbage themselves, because now they have extra. :)
yes indeed they do. Jeremy Irons told me years ago at a talk to take all the packaging off at the supermarket... the more that we do this the more the supermarket has to deal with the rubbish and it will force them to change their ways.
NoJunkMail stickers are totally disregarded here. Is the soy wax in your candles non-gmo? Please dont discard serviceable plastic storage containers just so you can buy sonething else. Wait until they really have reached the end of their life.
yes non gmo soy is important to get... best to buy form local candle makers so you can chat to them!
so true... use what you already have!!
who lets the water running when washing their teeth? do people really do that? (facepalm)
O yes it is done!!
No!!! LED lights are cancerous and soooo bad for you. Your other tips are great though.
that is not true.... energy saver light bulbs are bad for people and also other energy efficient ones but not LEDs...
Here is the research ..ec.europa.eu/health/scientific_committees/leds-4-conclusions_en