Wood for the Trees

Even in 2020 we don't often write posts about periods, but half the population experience them, and that creates a lot of waste. But slowly that is changing and reusable sanitary towels and mooncups are becoming more prevalent. I have been using reusable sanitary towels for about 7 years now. They're more comfortable, more absorbent, saves money and better for the planet. What's not to love? Well they do chafe something chronic when it comes to exercising. Long runs from home I can get away with free bleeding and stripping off in the shower. But other exercise is a bit more tricky. (And who the frig decided doboks should be white?! Not someone who has periods that's for sure)  When I heard about period pants I wondered if this might be the solution. So I ordered some. I bought the light - moderate flow one as that's the one they sold as activewear. But as my purpose would be to wear them for a only a few hours even on a heavy flow day I hoped this would be en...

I decided this year that now my youngest is getting to the age where she can cope with simple games that a nice family tradition to start would be to buy a Christmas board game that we could all enjoy. This year following reviews from Let Toys Be Toys we bought the cooperative game Dinosaur Escape. The synopsis is that you are helping 3 dinosaurs to escape the mainland to dinosaur island before the volcano erupts. You need to turn over a token with a matching dinosaur to the one in the same quadrant to move to the island. You each take it in turns to roll the dice, move a dinosaur and turn over a token (or add a piece of volcano if you roll a volcano picture). As a cooperative game it helps children to learn sharing and teamwork by suggesting which dinosaur to move and helping each other to remember what the flipped over tokens are. It says 4+ on the box but comes with instructions for younger players (you leave the tokens over so don't need to remember them) and with a b...

Sometimes trying to find ethical products falls into one of three categories - they take lots of effort, they're expensive or they don't work very well. So when I find a product that is none of the above it's a joyous moment. (I have 2 small children so I take wins where I can.) Which is why I wanted to introduce you to solid shampoo bars by Funky Soap  at www.funkysoapshop.com . I wanted to reduce plastic and as a family we get through quite a few shampoo bottles. I also had problems with itchy flakey scalp. I had stumbled onto no poo shampoo ideas a few years ago and through this managed to reduce my hair washing routine from every day to twice a week. But using bicarb of soda and apple cider vinegar on my hair did wonders for my scalp but my hair felt like straw. This in when I came across SLS free shampoo bars. (SLS is sodium laurel sulphate or sodium laureth sulphate a harsh detergent which is only legal under EU legislation due to the amount of time it stays o...