Happy Mondays

It's a rainy Monday in Suffolk, but I'm feeling a happy bunny this morning in a zippadee-doodah kind of way.

Not only have I got a man in the kitchen cleaning my oven but the lovely Tara Cain over at Coventry Telegraph has invited me to do a guest feature on her excellent blog From Dawn till Rusk.

If you're not already bored of reading about the book deal, pop over to Tara's blog for the inside story and when you're finished, have a gander at some of her other posts.

And if you're wondering about the man cleaning my oven, don't worry, this doesn't happen every day. Just a once-in-a-while special treat.

God help the nation, I'm on the radio this week!

I've got some very exciting news.

I'm on the radio this week.

Eeks. BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour in fact...

...giving top tips about slimming your bin with The Rubbish Diet!

Yes, that's why I said "Eeks". The private life of my bin is being broadcast to the nation!

I'm billed alongside the likes of David Cameron, who's talking about getting more women into politics and setting political quotas for women. So, if that floats your boat instead, it is well worth tuning in.

There's more info on the Woman's Hour guest column at The Rubbish Diet blog, so if you get a chance please do pop over and have a look.

And if you want to be entertained by the "behind the scenes" look at the recording, check out Ruby's post Radio Star, at her Living in Bury St Edmunds blog. It's well worth a read.

Easter Eggs Unwrapped

It might sound like a blatant plug and I admit that yes it is!

But if you're anyway concerned or frustrated about excessive packaging, as it's the run-up to Easter it is worth checking out my latest post on The Rubbish Diet blog.

Recycling Men

It's very rare that I post up the same thing across two blogs, but this illustration is worth sharing. It's by Ray Smith, a very talented UK illustrator. For more info, pop over to The Rubbish Diet site, where there are lots of updates on how I am managing to slim my bin.

Slimming my bin with The Rubbish Diet

Today I had my first experience of modelling. Sorry that's a lie. Eighteen years ago I modelled a library management system with a PC monitor and lightpen for the BBC's news programme.

Then today I modelled my black bin!

I get the best contracts eh! Well actually, they aren't even contracts, both have been purely voluntary.

Today's modelling experience was for the benefit of St Edmundsbury's Zero Waste programme and the promotion of Zero Waste Week, for which I have registered with great enthusiasm. The rising amount of waste in landfill sites does concern me, as does the pain of managing waste within the four walls of my tiny kitchen.

It is with this news that I am also launching...wait for it...a new blog, which will track my progress in trying to reduce our family's residual waste to Zero in time for Zero Waste Week (10th-17th March). Pop along to The Rubbish Diet site to check out what it's all about. You'll be able to keep track on my progress, but be warned I have opted for a new identity. So if you see me commenting on your blogs with my other name, please remember it's me.

If you don't see much activity on this site over the next few weeks, you'll know I am busy talking rubbish on the other blog ("what's new" I hear you say!). However I promise that I will keep up-to-date with other topics that take my fancy!

Thanks to those people in Bury St Edmunds who have registered as a result of reading the details on this blog. If you haven't done so already and would like to get involved, you can register with the Council here.