An Ordinary Person’s Views on Living With Minimal Environmental Impact
Written by Clare on 29th Sep 2008.
After a bit of a hectic week (if only by my standards) I decided that Friday would be a day for doing the things in life that make me happy. This inevitably means photography or birdwatching and definitely a good walk. So, once more, I combined the two into one trip and spent [...]
Written by Clare on 28th Sep 2008.
Last week I attended a conference in London for two (non-consecutive) days. I decided that the easiest and most environmentally friendly way of getting there would be by train - no worries about getting lost (!! although I managed this anyway) or congestion charges.
First, the good. I booked my tickets online and the process went [...]
Written by Clare on 9th Aug 2008.
It is meant to be high Summer, but it feels more like autumn; the light is not exactly brilliant (not sure a pun was intended), the monotonous call of the chiffchaff has been replaced by the tic of the robin, the rose hips and hawthorn berries are starting to turn red and, there is a [...]
Written by Clare on 23rd Jun 2008.
OK, so we all know that walking to and from work is good for the environment and makes us healthier (unless we get run over by a lorry). I also maintain that not only does it reduce stress, but makes our lives more interesting, allowing us to notice the nature all around us that [...]
Written by Clare on 4th Apr 2008.
I have been particularly busy at work this week due to customer demands and staff absences. This has been made worse by the warm air and the blue sky taunting me from outside.
However, when taking a breather and having a look out across the car park and the small amount of green edging the [...]
Written by Clare on 11th Mar 2008.
I am lucky enough to live in a town that has a Waitrose in which I can do my weekly grocery shopping. I know that most people think that you need to have unlimited funds in order to shop there, but we have found that we actually spend less there than in other supermarkets. [...]
Written by Clare on 16th Nov 2007.
On my way to work this morning (and for the past week) everything has looked so beautiful, the sun is just coming up, all the plants are coated in frost and the air is so still that even the industrial units look stunning bathed in an orange glow and reflected in the lake.
Autumn and Winter [...]
Written by Clare on 11th Nov 2007.
I have been in the same job for seven years now and to be perfectly honest do not enjoy the majority of it. It is not that I couldn’t enjoy the job that I do, it is just that I seem to spend most of my time frustratingly fixing the same avoidable problems. [...]