6.45am: A quick shower - uses less water than a bath.

7am: Brush your teeth. Careful not leave the tap running.

7.30am: Turn down central heating thermostat by 1 degree to help save energy.

8am: Leave for work. The car stays in the garage - cycle to the station. Using public transport helps cut CO2 emissions.

10am: At work. Computer has a low energy LCD screen and office lights turn off when no one is in the room.

12.15pm: Buy lunch at local shop - choose sandwiches with minimal packaging and a drink in a recycled glass bottle.

12.45pm: Eat sandwiches in the park - put all packaging in recycling bins.

1pm: Mobile phone needs recharging. Plug it into a solar charger and leave in a sunny spot on desk.

3pm: Go online and calculate how many trees needed to offset flight to France for holiday. Book train instead.

4pm: Make colleagues tea. Careful not to overfill the kettle since this wastes energy.

5.30pm: Head for home: stop off at farmer's market in high street to buy food.

6.15pm: Make dinner. Pick fresh salad from veggie patch. Throw waste into the compost bin.

7pm: Water the garden and the vegetables with rain water from the butt instead of using the hosepipe.

8pm: Take waste plastic and bottles to the local recycling centre on bike.

8.30pm: Light wood burning stove - uses wood from local coppiced woodland to heat water.

9pm: Put dirty dishes in the dishwasher but don't switch it on until it's full.

11pm: Off to bed. Remember to turn off all electrical equipment that isn't being used, unplug chargers, and switch off TV at the wall.

11.15pm: Polish halo, then fall asleep.