To add more work to my life i have now adopted a 1yr old lop dwarf rabbit, he is adorable but this now means the search of an eco friendly way to keep a rabbit.

Elvis lives inside so he has full run of the house, he is littler trained so there is very little mess from him. I use care-fresh bedding which is biodegradable and soaks up water really well, it also soaks up the smell.

He is in an indoor cage at night but eventually (especially when we find him a little friend) they will sleep in a dog pen.

A run has been made out of off cuts of wood (waste not want not) and chicken wire. he is not so keen on the outside but is taken out  because its good for him.

All his toys are made from wikka and his bowls ceramic.

He isn’t a cuddly bunny but he loves being stroked and follows me about everywere (not including the stairs).

The rescure centre i got him from is in greenich and is full of lovley bunnies needing a home so if you are looking to buy a bunny try and rescure one.  Baby bunnys are cute but you have no idea what there behaviour is going to be like if you get one which is over a year what you see is what you get.

Having three boys and a husband to take care of i have had to recoganise myself which has ment neglecting my site.  By the time my day was over with looking after the family i was to tierd to type or even think.  Now i am pleased to say that my youngest Connor is now 19 weeks old and gives me alot more sleep now so i am able to concentrate much better. So i am going to now start updating whenever possible.

I really do think routine has made us happier as a family, it does seem to mess up at the weekend when my hasband James is at home but he likes to spend time with them.  He works really hard during the week and only gets to see them for about 10 mins some morning before he goes to work and then that is it until the  weekendsIt is really hard to stick to a routine with dad home they are usually spent having loads of fun with dad. The boys love it.

My mum told me that Onya are now selling wrapping bags which come in different sizes, i think these are great. Recently my eldest Kieran has been invited to lots of birthday party’s instead of wrapping paper i just bought really nice bags from clinton cards these can be reused there so nice. For mothers day i bought a nice present but then put it in a nice wash bag from Cath Kidston.

These bags i thought were such a great idea, when you resieve one you could recycle it by passing it on to someone else It is such a great idea.

I have just been given a link to this website on cleaning without chemicals, you can even become a consultant and make some money. take a look and see what you think.

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I hope everyone had a great Christmas and new year, i got an extra special early Christmas present the birth of my son, So i am now the proud mum of three boys. They do take up alot of time i have had to put the site on hold for a few weeks while i get myself into a reasonable routine.

I hope now i can write my guide a little better with the aid of my youngest as it is down to him that i have become a new woman and a teacher to my children and anyone who will listen.

Books are everywhere,  but do we really need to keep buying them from big named shops.  My local library can track down a book for 80p instead of paying out £5.99p for the average book if not a lot more. What happens to your books when you have finished with them? I have recently found that we have about two large bookcases full of books scattered around the house, but how many of those are we going to read again or have we ever read.   I know I have about 30 books under my bed which I have not read so my aim now is to read them and then give them to my local library for others to read.  The charity shop will benefit from them as well. We cut down too many trees to produce a brand new books, do we really need to when we have library’s that have a full selection of wonderful books.  My aim over 2009 is not to buy another book but to read more because I do love to read.  The library is an exciting place for children as well, my boys love going to the library, they get very excited about it.

This is one of the most used websites by mysef, i use it for my toothbrush heads and toothpaste mainly but it is hears not to treat yourself when you start delving in to all the lovley buety products that they sell, it also sells all sorts of cleaning product, Ecover being it’s main brand.  It does have a lot of different brands which sell really nice gift sets so you could take a look for christmas ideas. Take a look

Well i thought i would write an update at 3 months with my website, I still have not got my family 100% committed to my eco life style especially with my husband and the plastic bags. I am starting to realise that just because i am 100% committed i can’t rush the others. I showed James the cotton baby wipes the other night and he looked at them in horror. Something he will just have to get used to. I did buy him a pack of wiona nappies which are fully biodegradable and chemical free. This is only because i might need a bit of help straight after birth.

My children are easier to train, after buying them there eco worrier jumpers they don’t mind me reminding them that if they want to be an eco worrier then they will have to change, the key is communication and explanation. They thrive of it knowing there looking after the place they live.

We are now all set for the arrival of our baby no.3, i managed to find alot of second hand clothes from ebay , i didn’t see any point in buying more things when other people have bits they don’t need and it is only warn for three months so i can keep them nice and pass them on when i’m finished with them.

I am happy now that my home does not have any chemical cleaning products in it i am at the moment happy with the soap nuts (even though they need to travel over here) i use them for everything.

This was the second book i bought to set me on the path of green living, it is full of useful information from minimising household rubbish to teaching your children to be green, i am really enjoying it. This book is really worth a look at as its jammed packed full.

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“Packed with practical and realistic advice, Green Living For Dummies is a comprehensive guide to minimising your impact on the world around you. Here you will discover effective and simple strategies for making a difference in every part of your life - from reducing energy waste in your home and cutting reliance on your car, to going green in the garden and at work.”

This is a cleansing lotion to use with washable wipes or cotton wool. It is to be used to clean baby bottoms at nappy change time.

First you will need two chamomile tea-bags, poor boiling water over the teabags and stand for 15 minutes. Then you will need to poor 30ml of lukewarm water tea into a jug. add 1 tbsp of hemp oil (if your baby is over 1 year then add 1 tbsp of pasteurised runny honey) wisk well. Put the ingredients in a refillable glass spray bottle. shake well. You can use this straight away.

When it is nappy time shake well and spray on your cloth or cotton wool. Make up a new batch every couple of days. Keep refrigerated.

I do not intend to buy any baby wipes because these don’t biodegrade for 100’s of years, and there is absolutely no point to them.