Sustainable food and fashion are hot topics in today’s world, but stationery is an area in which you wouldn’t necessarily think about sustainability. However, did you know that over 1.6 billion pens are thrown away every year? Most of these pens are made of plastic and are not easy to recycle, so they end up …
There are many benefits of keeping houseplants in your home. I’m a huge fan of plants and my home is full of them! However, they do have a tendency to grow, multiply and take over. One way to stop houseplants from overrunning your home is to take cuttings to sell or give away. This is …
Are there certain things that you just can’t stop buying, even though you already have lots that you haven’t used? Maybe you have dozens of unused make-up palettes but you still ‘need’ to have that new one. Or are you a stationery addict with 50 unused notebooks in your drawer, yet you keep buying more? …
Is your wardrobe overflowing with clothes that you don’t wear anymore? It may be time to have a good clear-out and refresh your wardrobe! The fashion industry has a bad rep at the moment, especially fast fashion which often involves child labour, poor working conditions, unethical practices, pollution and strain on the environment in order …
Welcome to my eco-friendly gift guide for Christmas 2020! It may seem a little early to be posting a gift guide as it is still only October. However, this is a strange and uncertain year, and nobody really knows how things are going to pan out over the next couple of months. There is a …
With the world currently preoccupied with the COVID-19 crisis, the environmental issues the world is facing have taken a back seat in our collective consciousness. But of course, these issues haven’t gone anywhere! It is still hugely important to take care of the environment and do our best to minimise and reverse the damage that …
I am always on the lookout for ways to live a more sustainable lifestyle, and I recently came across the Guppyfriend Washing Bag. This is a bag designed to catch microfibres that are released when we wash our clothes. What are microfibres? Microfibres are small strands of plastic that are released from the synthetic materials …
In the Winter months it can get so cold, even indoors! It’s always tempting to turn the heating right up and make your whole home cosy and snug. But there are alternative ways to get warm that will save your heating bills, and the environment too. Read on and I will share several tips that …
I’m so excited that it’s October and I’m looking forward to doing all sorts of Autumnal activities this month! To get me in an Autumnal mood, I wanted to start off by sorting out my clothes and creating an Autumnal wardrobe for the month. First though, I want to show you my Autumnal toenails… My …
This post is going to be all about deodorant. Let’s face it, it’s natural to get sweaty, stinky armpits from time to time, and most of us choose to control it in some way. But are we really aware of what we are applying to our bodies? Why do we smell? Certain parts of our …
