I’m from Europe, and in Europe we don’t use straws that much. In hospitals, yes. For kids parties sometimes, in the pub – rarely. If you want a straw you need to ask for it, politely. (I actually would advise not to, Europeans’ enthusiasm for...
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March is birthday month for our family. My kids claim they have two birthdays – their home birthday (i.e. the actual birthday) and the birthday party. I’m not a fan of the birthday party day. All I see is a bacchanal in plastic – cups, plates...
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What’s your take on flying? I love to travel long distance and I fly often. This year we already have 7 trips booked with the kids, and that’s just holidays and weekend trips, business excluded. I never really considered the effect flying has on...
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I never use to reflect on clothes very much. Clothes, you buy the ones that flatter you, use them and then donate them, right? Then I saw “The True Cost” , a Netflix documentary about the dark side of fashion. (Spoiler alert it’s not very...
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When I lived in London we subscribed to a veggie box. Each week we received a box of organic, locally produced produce. We loved it. In fact, we loved it so much we added a weekly juice box (a box with fruit & veg suitable for juicing) to our...
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