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Underconsumption core

Last year in June/July time, I noticed my eye cream was starting to run out, so I went out to the shop and bought a new one. A couple of days ago, I finally used up the original tube of eye cream, nearly a whole year on from when it first started running low. WhileContinue reading “Underconsumption core”

No Mow May 2025 🌼

Hello everyone! It’s that time of year again, time to get involved in a super easy yet impactful campaign to help nature in your very own garden. If you’ve got a garden and your fingers are itching to get out the mower, sit down and read this first…… The sound of people mowing is oftenContinue reading “No Mow May 2025 🌼”

Earth Day 2025 🌍🌎🌏

Happy Earth Day my fellow Earthlings! Thought it was only right to create a quick post for today, a little spontaneous post to celebrate the amazing planet we live on. Modern life tells us that we are invincible, that anything can be fixed with enough money and technology and that the future is guaranteed. LifeContinue reading “Earth Day 2025 🌍🌎🌏”

Hello Spring 🌷

Happy April everyone! If you’re reading this in the UK then you’ll know we have been blessed by the most beautiful start to spring ☀️ It was somewhat alarming to feel that warm so early on in March ( wonder why that could be… 🤔) but it is gorgeous to have some sunlight and feelContinue reading “Hello Spring 🌷”

My experience at the 2024 Green Gown Awards 💚

Happy Spring everyone! March has been hitting us with some beautiful sun in the UK and I for one am loving it ☀️ Is this post 5 months late? Maybe…….. I was in two minds about writing a post on this, but in the sustainability space we all desperately need some good news right nowContinue reading “My experience at the 2024 Green Gown Awards 💚”

An ordinary human’s guide to……………. Critical thinking 🧠

This series hopes to break down key sustainable terms and ideas to make them more accessible for everyone to understand and use to make change. If you are already are familiar with these ideas, refresh your mind and use your knowledge, but if this is new to you, read on and learn! Critical thinking, aContinue reading “An ordinary human’s guide to……………. Critical thinking 🧠”

GLL abroad: UK ➡️ Belgium

Welcome to a new series of posts, documenting my experiences with travel in a sustainability conscious way 🌍 Last month I did something completely new and travelled abroad by train! I did a full international trip using only public transport and had a brilliant time. If you are in a lucky enough position to beContinue reading “GLL abroad: UK ➡️ Belgium”

Dear 2025…

Happy New Year everyone! (No it’s not too late, it’s still January!) Well let’s just hope that 2025 is throwing us all the curveballs now so we can enjoy the other 11 months of the year 🤦‍♀️I won’t beat around the bush, it hasn’t been the best start to the year. With 5 years toContinue reading “Dear 2025…”

Simple actions for sustainability this week 🌿

Happy New Year folks! I will be writing a new year post very soon, and yes logically it would have made sense to write it first, but where’s the fun in that. But this week, especially for all my people in the UK, there are two important things we can get involved in to getContinue reading “Simple actions for sustainability this week 🌿”

12 Days of Blogmas: Day 12 🕊️

On the twelfth day of Christmas, GingerLeafLiving gave to me……………………….. Caring for winter wildlife! We’ve made it to the end of Blogmas 2024! Hopefully by now you are nearly ready for the Christmas celebrations, or just some well deserved time off. To round up the series, today we will be discussing things you can doContinue reading “12 Days of Blogmas: Day 12 🕊️”