n4mummy is a personal blog featuring the very best of sustainable style for mamas & kids.
Using a shampoo bar is a great easy way to reduce single use plastic consumption in your bathroom. In fact by using one bar of shampoo you roughly save around x3 virgin plastic bottles of 350ml size. It sounds such…
“Enjoy them while they’re little, it goes so fast” Soo many people have said this as they’ve seen me struggle down the road, screaming toddler in tow. And I know they’re right. Those moments when kids are little and you…
Wouldn’t it be good if you could save the world with a click of your finger – Mary Poppins style? Plastic pollution: click. Global warming: click. Suddenly our world is a better place. Well, it’s unfortunate that life doesn’t work…
We never really celebrated Father’s Day growing up, my mum thought it American and just another excuse to buy buy buy. I hear her. But since having my own kids, I see just how hard my husband works. Juggling his…
We all want to be conscious consumers. The ideals of paying fair living wages and giving people decent working conditions are things we’d all 100% subscribe to. But when you’re shopping and the Fairtrade coffee/chocolate/etc are that much more expensive,…
Forget shell suits or leg warmers, the real fashion faux pas these days is buying clothes from brands who don’t respect people and planet. And one way to ensure your clothes are made in an ethical way, is to buy…
Having a plastic free bathroom is easier than you might think, and it doesn’t have to cost the earth either (excuse the pun.) For as long as I can remember, there has always been a plethora of plastic bottles in…
The n4mummy Ethical Gift Guide The ethical gift guide is a post I write every Christmas, and every year it’s a rush and comes out late. Can I blame lockdown, a lack of childcare and a NHS doctor for a…
“We can reduce our carbon footprint, and it doesn’t have to be difficult. Here are the ways we are doing it as a family.” “Our house is on fire,” cries Greta Thunberg and she is not wrong. Greenhouse gas concentrations…
“No review of this BMW X5 would be complete without a mention of my favourite features.” “How’s the new car?” As someone who normally drives an old banger, I’ve never had so much interest from friends and family about a…