The road ahead...
Well, January's well and truly over and my intensive first month of plastic-free living is behind me. And what lessons will I be taking forward into the rest of the year? Well, lesson 1 is that living completely plastic-free in my case at least is well and truly impossible. Having spent the whole of January gritting my teeth against cravings for my favourite cereals, fresh berries and leafy greens, I have enjoyed a spectacular fall from grace int he past week! And even throughout January, it became clear in the very first week that I simply would not be able to find any viable swaps for many of my usual products. To name but a few: Soya milk (also coconut, almond and hazelnut milks) Spinach (and any leafy salad leaves) Toiletries (although The Body Shop and Lush will recycle your empties if you take them back to the shop) Alpro soya desserts (I was addicted to these. I would genuinely eat one every evening after my supper and I'm super-gutted that I can';t have th...
