Here I go - with Way To Go!

One year and one month

ago, I had a baby. He is amazing, and having my own little family is an awesome

experience, it's exciting, exhausting, fun and overwhelming - I love

it!  But, having a Felix in your life makes you think seriously about

certain things; will I ever get a full night's sleep again? Shall I give him

toast or omelette for lunch? What will become of the world if we keep using all

of its resources like we are doing now?  Do I need to worry about

climate change, or should I leave that to the experts?

I have always been a bit

eco-minded, that's not to say I'm an eco-warrior. I recycle, because Swansea

Council have made it easy to do so, I walk to work, because I live 15 minutes

from away and parking there is a nightmare, I use Ecover, but my husband has

eczema and anything else irritates his skin, I use energy saving light bulbs

because I was given a load for free, and anyway they last longer; so, in short

I do the things that are easy, and not necessarily because of the environment,

but because they fit in with my life and require little or no effort on my

part. But, one year into parenthood, I throw away more food than ever before, I

put out more rubbish than ever before, I use the heating more than ever before,

I use much more water and I own much more stuff (mostly plastic

fantastic....thank you Santa!). But it's not actually the babies fault – It's

me who has to make the changes.... 

So, along comes Way To Go

Wales Way- the Welsh Government's climate

change campaign, and I thought to myself, bring it on, it's time to

see if I can make some more changes to mine (and therefore my

families) lives. So here I am, I have taken the first step, I have turned my

thermostat down, and am wearing my new, rather fetching , bright orange Jumper,

courtesy of Way To Go Wales, instead of sitting in my usually toasty warm house

– and actually, it's not so bad!

......Then, a moment alone

gives me the opportunity for a nice long soak in a hot bath....oops; OK, let's

take baby steps here!<