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Kia Ora, I'm Amanda! I live in Auckland, New Zealand. I write about waste minimisation, and my tiny house build. I co-founded the Auckland Library of Tools and I set up NZ's first Community Fridge, a free food fridge which redistributes surplus food in Auckland's CBD.

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I wanted sushi while running @aucklandlibraryoftoo

I wanted sushi while running @aucklandlibraryoftools of the other day, so my other half grabbed a container from the kitchen at Hackland and came back with these goodies!
You don't need a fancy container, a plate would have worked just as well also. Lots of sushi places are getting on board with BYO containers and offer discounts now too!

The compostable chip bag compost bin strikes again

The compostable chip bag compost bin strikes again!
My friend and I had a snack party at her apartment yesterday, I asked if she'd like me to take the conpost home. Of course! I asked for a container or something to borrow, but she one upped me and scooped everything into the @propercrisps compostable chip bag.
The scraps safely lasted the cycle home and everything went into my compost bin, bag and all! I just make sure to cut/rip up the chip bag before composting.
In other news, I cycled all the way in to the city and back yesterday in the killer heat, and I loved it! Hooray for cycle lanes! 🚴‍♀️

Made my boy a cute new collar to help birds and hu

Made my boy a cute new collar to help birds and humans see him easily. He doesn't really hunt much anymore, he just turned 13, but no harm in making sure he doesn't catch any native birds. The collar has a clasp and long elastic so if he gets caught on something it should slip off.
Riley now lives with me again in my flat (he was with my grandparents while I travelled and house sat). Riley and Louie, the flat cat, are learning to tolerate each other. But now they both look adorable with cute floral collars.

Gone camping for long weekend.

Gone camping for long weekend.

I forgot to share this pic of my completed cat hai

I forgot to share this pic of my completed cat hair felted Riley!

I've been keeping Riley's fur after I groom him now. I used to compost it but there's just so much if it, and now I can use it to make cute little felted critters.

This is my first felted animal, before this I was felting holes in my woolen jumpers. I got into felting after reading Modern Mending by @erinlewisfitzgerald, and luckily for me my flatmate already had all the felting supplies so I was able to try it straight away. Erin mentioned in her book felting with cat hair, and reccomended 'Crafting with Cat Hair' by Kaori Tsutaya. I got this book out on ebook from Auckland Libraries during the first lockdown, and having been saving cat fur ever since.

P.S. This is a lot of cat hair! The black cat fur is from Louie (who is shorthaired), and the little stand the kitty is on is actually all Riley's fur with Louie's fur felted on top haha

This tiny "house" (bedroom only) appeared on my st

This tiny "house" (bedroom only) appeared on my street today. On closer inspection, I spotted a book @meaningoftrees, written by my friend Rob!

Forgot to share this pic from Boxing Day, probs ca

Forgot to share this pic from Boxing Day, probs cause I couldn't think of a caption for it....

My tiny house is starting to look more like a home

My tiny house is starting to look more like a home now the interior walls are going up!

Wearing all op shop and all sparkly!

#tinyearnie

Spring is in the air! And I need to mow my lawns..

Spring is in the air! And I need to mow my lawns...

This year has been a tricky year for me to set the goal of finishing this project. I'm just patiently waiting for my tradies to come finish my electricity, plumbing and gas.

In the meantime, I'm lucky to have a second space of my own, within cycling distance, to slip off to during lockdown

The Scheduled elm tree next to my tiny is providin

The Scheduled elm tree next to my tiny is providing some sweet as shade for building and post cycling cool downs.
I've been cycling between my flat and the tiny house a lot lately, and am really enjoying zipping through Cornwall Park and cutting through the paddocks full of cows/sheep, you can't do that in a car!

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