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New Years Resolutions
debs64
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Hi all just wondered what resolutions people are making to improve themselves this year? Any lifestyle changes planned?
I am trying to reduce my use of plastic, I had a soda stream for Christmas as I drink a lot of bottled fizzy water and I am looking into a rice cooker as I use lots of sachets of microwave rice. Small changes but in the present climate I hope it’s a case of every little helps!
What are you doing to make the world a better place??
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Have a look at steamers for your rice .... it cooks beautifully every time.
Also great for lots of other veg and you retain more of the nutrients than other cooking methods.
We use our steamer most days ... but then we follow a plant-based diet so eat lots of rice and veggies.
This year we want to replace our oil boiler with either a ground or air source heat pump. Might have to wait until we are happy to have workmen in the house, but hopefully we can make it happen this year.
I've already got plans for a little courtyard garden where the oil tank currently is ...
Bee x
A single bee creates just one twelfth of a teaspoon of honey in her lifetime
No resolutions here either cos the only one I've ever kept was one made 30 years ago - to make no more. Avoids feelings of guilt and inadequacy.
We've used a soda stream for years now. Just don't ever put the bottles in the dishwasher @debs64 and don't believe what they say about replacing them every 2 years. Ours have been going for over a decade and are still good.
I've bought reusable stretchy lids for dishes to reduce cling film and use tupperware style pots with lids too. Have never microwaved rice. Absorption method in a pan does for basmati and jasmine. Riso venere, pudding, paella and risotto rice get different cooking methods.
We're now more likely to add a jumper, socks or scarf than put the heating on in the daytime, even in winter.
There are quite a few biggish jobs that need doing around the house but they're more finance reliant than resolve
1) Tidy up the mess that is my shed (whilst trying not to disturb the resident mouse's winter nest in the corner), because there are pots strewn everywhere and I can barely get through the door anymore. I have, however, been telling myself to do this for the last four months already, so we shall see if I actually manage to achieve this feat!
2) Plant more wildflower seeds in the little bed along the side of the shed to help provide nectar for the bees and seeds for the birds.
I love seeing plants that i have no memory of planting.