Landlocked Mermaid

We all know I am a massive advocate of the tote bag. They are a staple of my life and I'm sure of yours too. They are practical, hardy, and oftentimes pretty! I have covered a few pros and cons to tote bags on my podcast , but I figured I could go a little deeper on here. Crumpled = Well loved For my first point: They are reusable . Seems a little obvious, right? But these bags are designed to be used again and again and again. Think about it. Every food shop, you would have been grabbing 5+ bags every single time . That's twenty plastic bags every month, just going in the drawer or cupboard to be used as bin liners or some other single use. Speaking from experience, I never once reused the plastic bags I'd hoarded for shopping. When I moved out of my flat, I ended up chucking most of them. So much waste! With totes, however, I am completely bypassing that void of waste and bad habits. Purely because they are advertised as reusable. I'm not buying bags every food shop. ...

Made using Canva Now that I have a regular segment in my podcast called Reusable Corner, I thought I would expand upon what is discussed there. So today we are looking at the pros and cons of reusable baking sheets. If you want to listen to the original discussion, it is on the second episode: Gulp It Down! Ever the optimist, I will start with a pro. They are reusable and versatile. I will cook anything and everything on my baking sheets. Sweet, savoury, breakfast, lunch, dinner, midnight snack - you name it, I will cook it on there. I find they are great for stopping things sticking to the tray or, vice versa, the tray sticking to your dinner! There is nothing worse than biting down onto a slice of pizza with a bit of whatever anti-stick stuff your tray is coated in stuck onto the bottom. (Ok, so there are loads of worse things but in that moment, it tops it!) These baking sheets prevent that, so your dinner arrives in one piece and without extras. With my hit and...