As many of you are aware I'm now living at my little house in North West Victoria. Today marks the end of the first week here and it's gone incredibly quickly. I'll be honest and say apart from unpacking I've mostly just allowed myself to rest. I was really exhausted by the lead up to the move as well as the move itself. It's also been really hot here.

Now that most rooms are unpacked I want to start working on the outside of the house, clearing away any long grass and tumble weeds. A lot of them have blown away but I need to clear more each day I suspect if I want to keep them from piling up. I'll need to mow in stages, the front part of the house is fine - I mowed that last visit but the rest will be done in order of priority.

My first inside job is to attach panelling to the laundry room wall to block the cat from escaping. It's only a temporary fix but it will mean I don't have to worry about her until I'm ready to fix that part properly.

I also want to cover a couple of floor holes in the back part of the house. Fixing the subfloor is the next job my son-in-law will be helping me with but he's busy replacing his own kitchen at the moment so it will probably be a while before he's available.

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Whilst doing my Menu planning I have started to lower my waste...which I am really pleased about.

Some concerns I have are:

When I went to my recycle bin today I saw the following items...

Cheesetos Paper boxes.....3.....my dad

KFC wrappers and clean serviettes....grrrr.....son

box drink packets.....dad

cereal boxes....family

UHL milk boxes.....family

Cake mix box....dad

Now this is a really good result considering all the paper waste we used to have.

I am now considering how I can talk to my dad regarding lowering his waste.....Cheetos, box drinks, UHL milk

Cheetos...could go to the no name version in plastic bag.

Box drinks I could replace with pure water

UHL milk not sure any suggestions.

Cake mix I think I am just going to have to tough up and say something nicely.

I am extremely grateful for what he purchases but...I don't like all this ecco waste/cost....and also I could do from scratch and cheaper.

Please share any stories on how you have made the switch? How did you broach this subject to family?

Thanks in Advance for you input.

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