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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!

Interesting side by side comparison... $6 worth of

Interesting side by side comparison... $6 worth of peanut butter vs $6 worth of almond butter from Bin Inn.

Pure fluke that I filled these to the same price (10 cents difference!), but I knew Almond butter was way more expenny, hence why I didn't fill the jar to the top like the PB!

This compost loo just came in to my life! On Tuesd

This compost loo just came in to my life! On Tuesday, at @aucklandlibraryoftools a friend/ Hackland member was showing me his new compost toilet he had built. A tool library member, Carli, and I were chatting and I casually mentioned the compost toilet sitting in the room, and my intention to build my own. Carli said she had seen a composting toilet for free on Neighborly just that morning! As she lived in a different part of Auckland than me, she contacted the person, picked it up for me and dropped it off the the tool library today. I met Carli for the first time on Tuesday, so am so grateful that she went to the trouble of picking up a toilet for me!
I plan to fit a separator/urine diverter in this, and raise the height a tad. I'm pretty happy with this find, as I had been putting off building my own.

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Living the lockdown life. Making sourdough regular

Living the lockdown life. Making sourdough regularly and coconut yogurt

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.

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!

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!

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I got this window earlier this year on an impulse

I got this window earlier this year on an impulse buy from Trade Me for $1.50. The window was originally in a giant rimu frame, which I carefully pryed it. I then sanded the old layers of paint off it in between serving members at the tool library (during our quieter days). Today, my Grandad and I changed the interior framing and electrical lines to accommodate my impulse buy, and hung the window in my internal bathroom wall. I wanted a window here to allow for extra light, the glass is tinted yellow so hopefully it will make some interesting shades. (Featuring my mismatched insulation lol).

My tiny was snapped on Google St view!

My tiny was snapped on Google St view!

It's International Compost Awareness Week. The big

It's International Compost Awareness Week. The biggest and easiest way for you to reduce your waste is to start composting!
There's so many options available to suit your needs. Bokashi, worm farm, cold compost, compost bays, chickens, community compost hubs and even commerical compost collections.
If you're wondering what the shiny plastic looking stuff in my compost bin is, it's home compostable packaging from @propercrisps. I've also been composting my paper waste that temporarily wasn't being recycled, although it's back up and running in Auckland now. Give your compost a mix every now and then and top up with some brown leaf litter. I'd also suggest getting a cat and/or a rat trap!
If you want advice on composting check out @thecompostcollective for free workshops, if you wanna share your compost check out @sharewaste and if you want to compost without the effort of composting then hit up my mates at @wecompost.

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