Challenges.

Hello my name is Shae and I'm a consumer!
I love "stuff" and I do buy lots of it-more than we can afford I hate to say. I am often inspired by people who take challenges to not buy anything new for a period of time and I'm toying with the idea (after xmas of course lol). I do try to consume form nice and ethically happy type places-but in the end a lot of it is still buying stuff we really don't need. Even if it is wooden, fair trade, organic etc.
So maybe I will take the challenge for January and see what happens. Try to source some items second hand. We need a wooden change table thingo with the levels to store nappies in (and change babies on) and I would really love an old school desk with storage so Tannah can have access to her drawing things. I'm pretty sure that I can source these things second hand-well I have no choice with a school desk....

As far as food and what my family eats we need to get our bums into gear there too. Willow needs to go dairy and wheat free. The rest of us were healthier when we were vegan if I'm going to be totally honest-but I'm not sure I am ready to give eggs up just yet-especially if they come from Kate's happy chooks. But the dead animal I can do without. We spend a lot more money on the weekly shop with animal product-even if we are eating mostly organic and buying healthy snacks (making them is WAY cheaper). So come new years I'm taking that challenge again too. No dairy or meat and only eggs that are organic free range-or from the Pickle farm :-) And if Willow is off wheat the I am too cause having it in her breastmilk is not a great idea lol. And as I do the shopping I imagine that all of us will be wheat free to avoid argument.

We have put the TV back in the cupboard-we have been without TV before and it was lovely. We have a portable DVD player so if I'm desperate or Tannah really needs to sit still and chill out for an hour I can use that. TV use always seems to creep up on us. We only watch a little, then a little more and so on and soon I'm watching hours at night and the kids are watching it all afternoon. And I have issues with what TV is and how bad it really is for kids-even if it buys some peace and quiet from time to time. So we have taken on the no TV challenge!

I just feel it's time to be more true to things that I believe in and walking the walk as well as talking the talk...Wish us luck! (in the new year that is)