Half way to lagom

So we are half way through our Ikea Lagom project and it has been a great journey!

The kids are loving our indoor herb patch and we are not far from being able to getting cooking with our foliage........ If theres any left after our little scamps keep stealing a nibble!

I have been loving our freezer to oven containers which has cut down on washing up which is invaluable for a family of 5! Plus steaming the vegetables above whatever I am cooking for dinner is cutting down on water wastage and soggy veg is now a thing of the past! Our recycling bins have never been so full and our black bin bag waste so small. The new recycling system in the kitchen has made the sorting so much easier for all in the household including visitors who now no longer try to sneak recyclables into the black bin bag waste. Other positives include; less laundry with any clean clothing now being aired on the back of our glamorous free standing mirror; and warm feet when I exit the bed in the morning with our lovely bedroom rug. On a downside now that we have a rechargable battery pack we no longer have an excuse for some quiet time when the kids toys need a battery change so are now constantly surrounded by noisy activities! 




Our new attitude has spread out to further parts of our ways of living. We decided that instead of spending a small fortune on our 2  and 4 year olds birthday we would try and "live lagom" by buying second hand. It was a fun challenge to undertake and I was surprised at the amazing toys that I was able to collect for my 2 year old. The boys both loved all the items and I was able to get a bike which new would have cost £275 but second hand we found for £25. We calculated that we saved approximately £400 by buying second hand. In fact I got so many toys that we have had to hold some back for Easter and Christmas. We the surprise summer weather making an early appearance I was caught out with my 4 year old needing some appropriate summer clothes. After going through his chest of drawers trying to dig out some lighter wear I came up with the brainwave to alter several pairs of his winter joggers that were worn and holey at the knees from his constant knee slides


Hubby has still not made the commitment to riding to work however now our 4 year old is up and racing around on his wheels I'm hoping it won't be too long til his papa follows! We still need to use the tumble dryer occasionally however we recycle the water collected by using it to keep the indoor plants going.