21 Things I’ve Learned Along The Way
|Da-da-da-daaaaaa!
My final post here at A Little Change.
A big thank you to everyone who has encouraged me along the journey, written comments, and just dropped by to read a post every now and then.
If you have been making little changes yourself, keep going and tell your friends what you are doing. Hopefully by all of us continuing to make small changes and inspiring others we will make bigger changes for the future.
Just to finish off here are 20 things I’ve learned along the way.
Thanks again for your support.
Bernie.
- Just because a company has eco in it’s name it doesn’t mean it is at all eco-minded
- When a carton of eggs states they are free-range this does not always mean what we think it does
- Palm oil sucks
- If a price is too good to be true it probably is and someone else is having to pay the price, generally it’s the environment
- Factory farms exist in Australia and will continue to do so if we do not change our rate of meat and dairy consumption
- Don’t judge, everyone is doing the best they can
- The power to make change belongs to me as the consumer
- There are sooo many reasons why we should all eat less meat
- Homemade is best
- We need to talk about things that bother us, you will probably find everyone has the same concerns for the environment and wants to live more sustainably
- There is a dark side to chocolate and I’m not talking about the semisweet type which you might dip a strawberry into
- A life with less stuff is easier
- A month without TV was not awful, actually it was a lot of fun and has still changed our household for the better
- Australians waste A LOT of food
- Meal planning is amazing. Less food waste, no-one asking what’s for dinner and more chance of me trying out a new vegetarian recipe
- It pays to be organised with gift giving. You end up buying more thoughtful gifts and you have a better feeling about what you are giving
- It’s worth learning what our labels on food and other products actually mean
- When you can’t find second-hand gifts there are other great options to still give a sustainable and ethical gift
- Sometimes it’s scary being ‘that green person’ but the benefits outweigh the scariness
- Pick up three pieces of rubbish everyday.
- Don’t be too hard on yourself. When you make a mistake, learn from it and move on.
Good luck!
Bernie.
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9 Comments
Well done guys on an incredible blog! Thanks for making this world a better place and inspiring so many others to make a little change!
Hi there, thanks so much to you guys for the support and encouragement and inspiration yourselves. x
I’m going to miss your blog! Thanks for inspiring and challenging me….and for sharing lots of lovely recipes!!
Hi, Thanks so much for reading and supporting and commenting. Really appreciated it as sometimes was a bit scary wearing my heart on my sleeve!
It’s such a shame you are finishing up. I really enjoy your posts.
Have you seen trash is for tossers? I thought of you when I came across one of her posts when I was doing some research online a few weeks back. They did an interview on tv this morning (rather superficial and not as informative as it could have been).
Thank you so much for your inspiration, you have made a little change in our lives! And long may it continue and grow!
All the best,
Shivsy x
Thank you so much. Your comments have given me a lot of encouragement while blogging. I will check out Trash is for Tossers, will be nice to be able to have more time to see what other people are up to. Thanks again and I’m glad I was able to make a little change in your life! Cheers, Bernie. x
There are some scary facts in that list, Bernadette. One of the big revelations to me in 2014 was how unfair the food system is – from how farmers are treated, to the antics of supermarkets, and then of course, how this impacts upon the consumer. It stinks. Shall we set out to change it in 2015?
Thanks for sharing your journey and the tips you’ve learned along the way. All the best!
Thanks Ella. I am writing over at Living Roots http://www.living-roots.org/ now if you wish to check it out. Cheers..