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October 29, 2014October 29, 2014 | San

Rebooting my habit of changing the desktop wallpaper monthly.
Better yet, create a simple one myself.
Mine measures 1920×1080.
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Hi, glad you found my site where I write mostly about my homemade bread recipes enriched with natural vegetables + other things I do daily to slow down a little and pare down a lot, especially on food waste and single-use plastics. Afterall, we only have one earth, let’s be nice to it.

I post a mixture of my own photos and sometimes images that I really like by others, giving proper credits. Email me at {monoandco} at gmail dot com if you like me to remove the post with your image.

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The art of buying just enough. May deem inefficient at first with no room for bargaining for a better deal, no spare food for back up, more trips to the market. But I also ended up spending less time packing, organising and cleaning up the fridge and kitchen, less food thrown away, and more time for myself. What's just enough? Two pieces of firm tofu and a handful of bean sprouts, all used up in one meal.

Because this bar of soap from Taiwan is so expensive, we take extra care to make it last longer. That is what we do when we pay for pricier but better quality items, right? Instead of always getting the cheapest, how about investing in some that are of less-disposable quality and will last longer to create less rubbish on earth? I buy decent kitchen ware; crockery, pots, pans, and wok that have lasted my family more than 10 years. What about you? What is worth paying more for?

Still propagating basil from cuttings, simply because the process is so easy. Plus free zero packaging herbs, why not? Green plant goes with everything and every corner of the house.

Based on my personal byo experience, most vendors would offer a larger-than-usual serving as they fill up the containers I provide. I always need to stop them from topping up to the brim!

It took the bakery cashier a while before recognising her own breads in my plastic containers, and that I am buying them without plastic bags. PP5 plastic container measuring approx. 20x20x10cm with a snap-shut lid: saved from trash bin after a mini buffet session. #whythrow ?

Sunday's breakfast was a platter of pancakes and waffles made with soon-to-expire pancake mix because mum couldn't resist letting go a good deal knowing that she can't finish them before the expiry date. I would have suggested making waffles and freezing them, but I wonder if others who bought the same batch managed finished them up as well?

How to reduce stuff at home? 002. Skip disposables, stick to reusables. No baking paper needed for my home baked granola. Simply spread rolled oats coated with oil+honey mixture on my ceramic lasagne pan, cook in preheated oven 160C for 15 min, taking out once from the oven at half-time to stir and prevent charring.

How to reduce stuff at home? 001. Multipurpose everything. Rice cooker inner pot as mixing bowl for homemade granola.

Do you know that @charleskeithofficial provide free product repair services in Singapore? I was there shopping for shoes, at the same time grousing about the pair on my feet bought not so long ago; how the heel tips didn't last even after a replacement by my regular cobbler. The sales staff swiftly offered their free repair service. It probably doesn't cost much for them to replace the heel tips, but I am still pleasantly surprised by business owners who are willing to provide consumers like me, the option to extend product life versus dumping them.

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