How to Downshift: Individuals

  • Time
    • Book a half-day off work to spend entirely with someone you love, no DIY allowed
  • Food
    • Cook a meal from scratch, using locally sourced, seasonal ingredients, preferably organic
  • Money
    • Cut up a credit card
  • Giving
    • Donate a bag of clothes, toys or useful items to a local charity shop, refuge or recycling centre
  • Create
    • Hand-make a simple card for the next birthday or event on your calendar
  • Reduce
    • Eliminate 3 non-essential purchases this week
  • Grow
    • Plant something in the garden you can cultivate and eat and start a compost heap
  • Local
    • Consider reputable work at home parents and small local businesses, for services you need
  • Communicate
    • Tonight, turn off the television, switch on the radio, play a few games and talk
  • Community
    • Volunteer an hour of your time to a local charity shop, animal shelter, hospice etc