living lightly in ireland

How to Avoid Buying Stuff 2026

My generation are so used to owning stuff that even the idea of streaming music and not owning a CD was a bit of a wrench for us. The younger generation don’t seem to have the same attachment and are quite happy to keep their money for experiences instead. I think we could learn a thing or two from them. Here are some useful resources to help you avoid buying stuff so you can put your money to better use.

Sustainable Accommodation – The Americas 2026*

When I started this article I mentioned to my children that it was on the American continent, which includes the USA but other countries too. They didn’t believe me. In their mind America is the American continent, which is unsurprising but sad all the same. This is the side effect of them watching American dominated YouTube. I often wonder what we’d be like culturally if English wasn’t our main language.

Vegan Pasta

We’ve been trying to reduce our family’s intake of meat and dairy over the past year and if you’d like to know why read my article on Sustainable Ethical Groceries. Well our efforts have been hit and miss. We’ve managed to find 3 vegetarian recipes that the entire family will eat and I’ve successfully replaced eggs in some recipes and found oil to be a good substitute to butter in others.

Sustainable Living – A Review of 2018

Another year about to start. I’m soooooo excited. I’ve spent the entire day updating a tonne of articles with new information that I’ve been bookmarking over the past few months. I try to keep the website as current as possible by updating articles with new info. That way you’ll always know where to go to find the latest info on sustainable living. Now I’m clear to get started on articles for 2019, but before I do lets see how I got on with my goals for 2018.

Sustainable Ethical Interiors – Bedrooms 2026

In articles on sustainable interiors I looked at living rooms, and bathrooms and now the next stop on this tour of the sustainable ethical home is the bedroom. Considering it’s where we spend up to a third of our day in this room it behooves us to ensure it’s as healthy a space as possible.