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#Write52 week 46: Carbon Literacy training part 3

Ellen Worrell

Feb 25, 20223 min read

#Write52 week 46: Carbon Literacy training part 3

The Future Impersonates voiceover artist on Gogglebox "In the week the English government decided Covid-19 is no longer a thing and Putin...

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#Write52 week 45: Carbon Literacy training part 2

Ellen Worrell

Feb 21, 20222 min read

#Write52 week 45: Carbon Literacy training part 2

Today is the last day of half-term in our little corner of Northamptonshire, so it's been a bit of a juggling act trying to combine...

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#Write52 week 44: Starting Carbon Literacy training

Ellen Worrell

Feb 8, 20223 min read

#Write52 week 44: Starting Carbon Literacy training

It's been a while, so hello again! I promise I've still been on my mission to make the world a little bit greener, but you know, life got...

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Ellen Worrell

Aug 21, 20214 min read

#write52 week 43: Getting your Giki on

It's all a bit shit out there at the minute isn't it?! The hopes and dreams of practically the entire Afghan people being crushed in the...

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#write52 week 42: Plant more trees - the easy way

Ellen Worrell

Mar 11, 20213 min read

#write52 week 42: Plant more trees - the easy way

Unless you've been living on another planet in recent years, I think it's fair to say we all know that we need to be planting more trees...

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#write52 week 41: Team Worrell's post-Covid bucket list

Ellen Worrell

Mar 5, 20212 min read

#write52 week 41: Team Worrell's post-Covid bucket list

Tomorrow marks a year since we’ve been living in Welford, and what a year it’s been! We've certainly been made to feel very welcome here...

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#Write52 week 40: Rebooting the challenge!

Ellen Worrell

Jan 5, 20214 min read

#Write52 week 40: Rebooting the challenge!

So, it seems the last time I added a blog post as part of the #Write52 challenge was sometime back in early June 2020... Oops. But what a...

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#Write52 week 39: Solving the shampoo stress

Ellen Worrell

Jun 8, 20204 min read

#Write52 week 39: Solving the shampoo stress

I know, I've been MIA for more than a few weeks, and I was going to start this post by apologising, but to be honest, I'm not all that...

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#Write 52 week 38: Netballing life lessons

Ellen Worrell

Apr 17, 20207 min read

#Write 52 week 38: Netballing life lessons

This week on Facebook has seen a new photo challenge emerge among the netball community: to share some of our favourite netballing...

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#Write 52 week 37: Remembering Grandad Tom

Ellen Worrell

Apr 10, 20201 min read

#Write 52 week 37: Remembering Grandad Tom

Today, Friday 10th April 2020, should have been Ben's Grandad Tom's 78th birthday, but sadly his name was added to the UK's list of...

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Ellen Worrell

Apr 3, 20203 min read

#Write52 week 36: Another week rolls by

Time is a funny thing, isn't it? Both of the following sentences feel equally valid right now: Option A: "I can't believe it's already...

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Ellen Worrell

Mar 24, 20204 min read

#Write52 week 35: Two wonderful weeks

Now I know I've missed the past two weeks of #Write52 goodness (sorry!) and I'm pretty sure you'll all think I've gone bonkers in that...

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Ellen Worrell

Mar 6, 20202 min read

#Write52 week 34: Going green at home

So, today’s the day. After what seems to have been like months of waiting, we’re finally moving to our new home. Hurrah. Ben and I are...

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Ellen Worrell

Feb 27, 20201 min read

#Write52 week 33: Hankies to the rescue

Last week was quite simply a shitty week and I never got round to penning my latest #Write52 offering. Much to my chagrin, but something...

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#Write 52 week 32: Market Harborough's new Eco Village

Ellen Worrell

Feb 12, 20202 min read

#Write 52 week 32: Market Harborough's new Eco Village

The two Beths – the brains behind Market Harborough's fantastic Refill Revolution market stall – have done it again. Last Thursday (6th...

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#Write 52 week 31: On getting recycling right

Ellen Worrell

Feb 7, 20202 min read

#Write 52 week 31: On getting recycling right

Yesterday was recycling day here in our little corner of Northamptonshire. And like most weeks, I was saddened and alarmed to see quite...

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#Write52 week 30: On feeling discombobulated

Ellen Worrell

Jan 28, 20203 min read

#Write52 week 30: On feeling discombobulated

Today marks quite a milestone: 999 days since I became a mum. And yesterday marked another: Izzy's first day with a childminder. And I'll...

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Ellen Worrell

Jan 24, 20202 min read

#Write52 week 29: The kitchen, part 5

Granted, it's been a while since I last mentioned plastic-free swaps in the kitchen (way back in week 25 to be precise!), but here's...

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#Write52 week 28: All (good) progress comes in threes?

Ellen Worrell

Jan 16, 20203 min read

#Write52 week 28: All (good) progress comes in threes?

I've got three things to share with you this week, all progress (of sorts)! 1. Personal progress A very clever and eco-conscious Father...

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Ellen Worrell

Jan 8, 20203 min read

#Write52 week 27: Feeling overwhelmed

First off, Happy New Year (if it's not too late to still be wishing you such a thing on 8th January?!). I'll admit, this is the first...

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