Hiya Mumma bear,

Do you know one of the most cost effective and eco friendly ways to organise and host your next party? Make this your mantra: borrow don't buy!

Next time you're doing all the things and your little love says "Mum! Can I have a pink dinosaur fairy party for my birthday?!?", don't roll your eyes and immediately think how much is this going to smash my bank account? Instead smile sweetly and say "Sure!" before jumping on your local Buy Nothing Group and put a call out in there to borrow all the pink dinosaur and fairy delights available.

Chances are, someone else's little love has also requested just the same kind of party. And someone, somewhere has a stash of leftover stuff from that party that they would be more than happy to lend to you! The Buy Nothing Movement is all about hyper local gifting and lending of items within your local community to build community connection plus save our planet from being drowned in stuff.

If you haven't discovered your local Buy Nothing Group yet, jump on Facebook and search for Buy Nothing plus the name of your suburb. If there is a group available, it will pop up. Head over and request to join. You'll need to fill in a few details to show you do actually live in the area and away you go.

I love our local Buy Nothing Group - it has provided amazing items for us and we have been able to gift on fabulous items that our family no longer needs.

Be sure to join your local Buy Nothing Group and tell me when you have - I'd love to know!

Chat soon,

Michelle

"Let's make a difference together, one party at a time."