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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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Been upping my cycle game for the Aotearoa Bike Ch

Been upping my cycle game for the Aotearoa Bike Challenge, and because my car is slowly coming to the end of her life (😭). I've been cycling tools between @aucklandlibraryoftools and my tiny house, which has been interesting as my bike doesn't have a basket or panniers. Last week I borrowed the trailer from ALoT, and today I used a detachable basket. Cons of the basket: I can't easily swing my leg over my bike (especially in a dress!), and I have to put my seat up higher than I would like to... Think I might go back to towing the trailer!

I'm planning on buying an ebike with panniers/a basket once I have saved up some moolah. Let me know your ebike reccomendations please!

Polaroids from Lockdown. There's been lots of wal

Polaroids from Lockdown.
There's been lots of walking, cycling, gardening and baking these past 3 weeks.
Scroll through to the end to see my camera, a Polaroid SX-70, a gift from Tom.

Spot my tiny house peeking out between the trees!

Spot my tiny house peeking out between the trees!
Swipe to see the view from where my bed will be.

We are working on setting up the new space, decluttering, and moving out of our flat before we head off to hike the Milford Track next month! We have a busy few weeks ahead.

Déjà vu? My last Instagram post was of this exac

Déjà vu? My last Instagram post was of this exact shelf and toothbrush holder. Unfortunately the holder took a fall yesterday and smashed into bits. I saved what I could and took the opportunity to try a kintsugi repair. I mixed bronze mica powder, which I happen to have recently purchased for some DIY makeup, with Mod Podge and contact cement. I like how it turned out, including the missing bits. It actually worked in our favour as there's now a small drainage hole down the bottom!

I also fixed a pot plant I recently broke, I'll post some pics of that on my stories

Staying sane by going on bush walks while keeping

Staying sane by going on bush walks while keeping a respectable distance from each other.

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.

Another Polaroid #sorrynotsorry This cat came to

Another Polaroid #sorrynotsorry
This cat came to say hi today so I took their portrait. Great model, great pats.
#sx70 #staybrokeshootfilm

Eeek, Plastic Free July is nearly over, and I've b

Eeek, Plastic Free July is nearly over, and I've barely posted about it! To make up for this I wrote a rare blog post about my low waste bathroom. This is actually an update post, as I first blogged about my bathroom 3 years ago, and my DIY toothpaste trials 4 and a half years ago!

Here's a a bathroom shelfie: wooden nail brush, bamboo toothbrushes and an electric toothbrush (yes I have both), DIY toothpaste, fluoridated toothtabs (in compostable packaging), @ethiqueworld face bar sampler and a gifted @antipodesskincare eye creme.

More dets on my blog, link in bio. P.S. Did y'all even know I have a blog? I started it 5 years ago, but posts these days are few and far between.

Obligatory bulk food shop post. This is my versio

Obligatory bulk food shop post.
This is my version of stockpiling, because this shop will be the last @bin_inn_onehunga shop for a while and by car. I'm going car-free and no longer live walking distance to Binn Inn, so I stocked up on essentials and heavy things.
Also I was completely away with the fairies during my shop because I accidentally got popcorn kernals twice.

Gone camping for long weekend.

Gone camping for long weekend.

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