Valentines Day might be a day full of good intentions so you can tell your partner how much you love them but it has a huge impact on the environment. So, before you go out to buy chocolate hearts and a giant teddy bear, I want to take a moment to suggest some sustainable Valentines… Continue reading 10 Eco-Friendly Valentine’s Day Gifts To Pamper Your Partner & The Planet
Another spooky season is drawing to a close, and this means taking down your decorations (unless you’re goth and it’s Halloween everyday), and throwing your slowly rotting pumpkin in the bin. Except, you really shouldn’t throw your pumpkin in the bin after Halloween. You might not think it’s that bad to throw it in the… Continue reading How To Upcycle Your Pumpkin After Halloween
The 1950′ were an interesting time to put it lightly. We shouldn’t live like it’s the 50s in terms of women’s rights, LGBTQ rights, racism etc. However, it was the 50s and 60s that was the pivotal time in plastic and why we’re so over reliant on it today. We need to go back to… Continue reading Going Back To The 1950s: We Lived Greener Before, We Can Do It Again
Life Is all about the little things like a nice cuppa tea or coffee, but our favourite comforting beverages can wreak havoc on the environment. Here’s how to drink tea and coffee sustainably: Why Coffee Is Bad For The Environment In 2014, over 10.5 million hectares of land was used to grow coffee, so you… Continue reading The Dark Truth Behind Our Favourite Beverages: How To Drink Tea & Coffee Sustainably
[GIFTED] Your bathroom is one of the most overlooked places when it comes to living a green life. We talk about food all the time whether it be veganism, palm oil, or an unnecessary amount of plastic coating all our food. but rarely about having an eco-friendly oral care regime. Having an eco-friendly plastic free… Continue reading The Essential Eco-Friendly Plastic-Free Dental Regime
With all the talk about the climate crisis, you might be asking “how can I live a more eco-friendly life?”. As today is World Environment Day, I’ve decided to compile a master list of eco-friendly practices to adopt. The environment is at a breaking point. If we don’t all act now and maintain a more sustainable… Continue reading The Eco-friendly master list: How can I be green?
Earlier this week I went to what’s called the “Happy Market” in my university. It’s an annual event held by the environmental society where students can sell unwanted clothes, last time I found some gems there as seen in my sustainable fashion haul so this time was no different. I decided to style one dress… Continue reading Sustainable Fashion: One dress three looks
My cactus is doing pretty well, in my last update it had grown two little leaves. Since then the leaves haven’t gotten bigger, and it started growing spikes out from the middle. It’s been slowly getting bigger and starting to resemble a little mini cactus. I still can’t tell what type of cactus it’s going… Continue reading Becoming a Cactus Mom: Baby cactus
So far my cacti haven’t germinated yet. Germaination is estimated as within 2 weeks to 2 months so if nothing grows by September I’m gonna accept defeat and start again. Although it will be embarrassing as cacti are low maintenance and there’s 5 seeds planeted so hopefully at least one grows. I did get my… Continue reading Becoming a Cactus Mom: Cactus gets a friend
My beloved bamboo coffee cup broke and I was pretty upset about it. Even though it’s compostable, what’s the point of buying reusable cups if I keep breaking or losing them? I’ve already gone through 3 glass water bottles because I drop them, but I took the cover from my last one and put it… Continue reading Becoming a Cactus Mom
