I don’t mean to alarm anyone, but Christmas is coming. Now, I love Christmas. ‘Tis the season to eat chocolate for breakfast and put Tia Maria in your hot chocolate after all. But I’m not a fan of how wasteful Christmas can be or how much plastic tat gets thrown around at this time of year. So today I’m sharing my guide on how to have an eco-friendly Christmas.
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Recently I shared my sustainable Christmas gift guide for 2020 and you know what I realised? There are some truly amazing brands out there that are doing a lot of good in the world. And we definitely need to be giving them our attention. So today I’m sharing another one – an ethical jewellery brand called Pivot.
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Over the last few years I’ve changed my life in every conceivable way. I moved to the other side of the planet for a start. Then I found myself reading self help books, going vegetarian, shopping less, meditating more and having conversations with my old t-shirts in a Kon Marie declutter of epic proportions. But, for all that, I still feel like I’m trapped in the quicksand of consumerism. I still don’t feel like I’m in control. So my New Year’s Resolution for 2020 is to take on a no buy year.
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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – saying no to plastic doesn’t need to be a dramatic life event. You don’t have to overhaul your entire life, discard everything you own and go live in a tree somewhere. There are plenty of simple zero waste swaps you can make in your day to day life. Last time we tackled zero waste swaps for the bathroom and today we’re focussing on simple zero waste kitchen swaps.
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Back in the summer I decided to go cruelty free. The thought that I was putting my makeup and skincare preferences above the welfare of innocent animals was just too much for my conscience to bear. So I said goodbye to some of my favourite cosmetics and hello to a new cruelty free life. Six month later, I’ve still got a lot to learn, but I’ve come a long way. Here are some of the things I’ve come to realise about a cruelty free lifestyle in my six month update.
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