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Happy Days with the Conways: February 2010
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Happy Days with the Conways. Monday, February 15, 2010. Sustainable Futures Hero #1 – Jamie Oliver. In my spare time I daydream about scenarios of a brighter future. Amid all the miserable news of public spending cuts, troop surges in Afghanistan and Katie Price’s new husbands, it’s sometimes hard to conjure up a vision of a better tomorrow, so when I hear a public figure putting his or her head above the parapet to make a difference, I feel I have to give them their due. Here he offers a brilliant incis...
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Happy Days with the Conways: October 2009
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Happy Days with the Conways. Monday, October 19, 2009. But I don't let it get me down and I try to remind myself that that fabulousness is merely an illusion. So many people (including myself sometimes) busy themselves because they feel that this is what they ought to be doing (mums seem to be the guiltiest of all at this! I like this quote:. Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work. It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart.
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Happy Days with the Conways: January 2010
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Happy Days with the Conways. Sunday, January 31, 2010. Hand-me-down and hand-me-round: Stylish secondhand toddlerwear. Monday, January 25, 2010. From Sustainability to Resilience: why a small change in terminology has big implications. This week there’s an ad in the Economist for a job at the UN as “Program Head for Climate Strategies and Resilient Development” to support climate adaptation activities in developing countries. So what? Strategies to Address Global Warming. So even if we put in place mitig...
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Happy Days with the Conways: December 2010
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Happy Days with the Conways. Wednesday, December 22, 2010. We've come a long way, Baby - A moment of thanks to the Women's Movement. Now, I'm not saying the battle for equality is won, but I am saying, maybe it is worth taking a moment to be grateful for some of the good things that we have achieved in the last fifty years. We've come a long way, Baby! Not that I would ever say "I told you so". The moral of this story: Compromising your true values will cost you dearly! Tuesday, December 14, 2010. Poor o...
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Happy Days with the Conways: November 2010
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Happy Days with the Conways. Sunday, November 21, 2010. Sustainability vs Survival: When the going gets tough do you still buy organic? But in the end she is upbeat, saying: "We are living through exciting times of change. We cannot sustain our current pathological capitalist world economy so now is the perfect time to prove a more positive model of living and the folks involved sustainable initiatives around the world are perfectly placed to showcase these new ideas.". Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Top of...
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Happy Days with the Conways. Thursday, May 23, 2013. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). There was an error in this gadget. Come on in, the water's lovely. If work and life are separate entities that need to be 'balanced', then this is ostensibly my 'life' blog. Here I take a look at issues that are important to me and share stories about my friends and family (obvs with their consent! Green wedding planner blog. Tamara Giltsoff sustainability blog. Grey and Green - Baby boomers active on climate change.
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Happy Days with the Conways: Why toeing the line can cost you your soul - an introduction to cognitive dissonance
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Happy Days with the Conways. Saturday, December 4, 2010. Why toeing the line can cost you your soul - an introduction to cognitive dissonance. Poor old Vince Cable. Gone are the days when he could boast a Facebook following that proudly stated "In Vince We Trust". Today's Vince looks decidely uncomfortable in his new governing position. I don't know. maybe being an arms dealer? You might think you would never do such a thing, but what if it was called a "product manager" in the defence sector? You might ...
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Happy Days with the Conways: Quote of the day
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Happy Days with the Conways. Tuesday, December 14, 2010. Quote of the day. Modern man fits his ethics around his profession, not his profession around his ethics". Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). There was an error in this gadget. Come on in, the water's lovely. If work and life are separate entities that need to be 'balanced', then this is ostensibly my 'life' blog. Here I take a look at issues that are important to me and share stories about my friends and family (obvs with their consent! On a work...
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Happy Days with the Conways: March 2010
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Happy Days with the Conways. Saturday, March 27, 2010. 8220;I promise that I will do my best”. The problem with pledging. My worry is that, just by pledging, we actually feel we’ve done our bit. And then there is my own tale of shame. Earlier this year, alongside Colin Firth, the Conservative party and other celebrity tree huggers, I signed up to 10:10, the big campaign to reduce carbon emissions in the UK by 10%. Nice idea. Nice website ( http:/ www.1010uk.org/. Monday, March 8, 2010. That’s what ...
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Happy Days with the Conways: Top (completely unsolicited) tips on having a baby
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Happy Days with the Conways. Wednesday, May 8, 2013. Top (completely unsolicited) tips on having a baby. Sadie was very cross after. A tussle with a ventouse. This blog is prompted by a flurry of activity on the reproductive front among my friends and colleagues. It is totally unsolicited advice to brand new parents, so if you hate it, feel free to ignore at will! How not to freak out when preparing for birth. 1 Birth is not like an exam. How to stay sane with a newborn. 2 Be kind to yourself. Upon t...
