August 2015 - Plutonium Sox

Natalie Ray August 27, 2015 Our Thursday Photos

Our Thursday Photo #68

This week, I’ve made a huge decision in regard to work. For the past year I’ve been doing transcribing work to supplement my earnings as a freelance writer. I enjoy it because it’s always nice to do something different but it’s really time consuming. I’ve always said that as soon as I was able to, I’d stop doing that and just write. After all, it’s what I enjoy. This week, I’ve finally reached that point and decided that from now on, I’m just a writer. I’ve started up my palm oil free website to make it easier for people to reduce…

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Natalie Ray August 21, 2015 Holidays

Top 10 tips on packing light

This post is for you, my husband who no longer has any idea what packing light means. There was a time, not so very many years ago when we could go on holiday without the kitchen sink. In fact, we coped for a month in New Zealand with just a motorbike pannier each and a small rucksack between us. These days, we travel with two kids, two large dogs, an estate car and a folding camper (over-sized trailer tent). We have even had a genuine discussion about whether to bring the cat next time. So to remind us how it’s…

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Natalie Ray August 20, 2015 Our Thursday Photos

Our Thursday Photo #67

This week, I took a little bit of time away from my normal work to get my new palm oil free website up and running. At the moment, it’s just a very basic list of companies that don’t use palm oil in their products. I hope that it will soon expand to become quite a comprehensive directory that makes it easier to avoid palm oil when we shop. As well as having a bit of extra time to focus on that, I’ve managed to find a small amount of time to unwind a bit. It hasn’t been anything dramatic, but I’ve managed to…

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Natalie Ray August 16, 2015 Holidays

10 family campsite essentials

Since having children, camping has become a whole different beast. When it was just us, we had no issues with pitching up in a field or on a cliff top and wild camping. With young children, our needs are a little more complex. Here are the top ten things we look for in a campsite these days. 1. Dog friendly A family holiday wouldn’t be complete without the dogs. We do occasionally have a few days away without them, but we would never leave them behind if we’re camping so we would actively avoid campsites that won’t accept dogs. 2.…

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Natalie Ray August 15, 2015 Pets

#GetADog

It bothers me that children spend too much time in front of screens and I’ve often written about what positive role models my pets are for our children. So when I saw this video from the Dogs Trust #GetADog campaign, I instantly loved it. It’s less than a minute long and well worth a watch. Of course, getting a dog is a huge decision and not one to be taken lightly. It’s a lot of responsibility. It’s expensive. But so is an iPhone. The Dogs Trust have recently carried out a survey. Of those people who had a dog as a child, 93 per cent…

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