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”
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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 🌷”
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…”
‘To live for the hope of it all’ – Lessons in hope for a sustainable life
Hello lovely people! Happy November, albeit from near the end of the month. This month has been pretty globally challenging, and especially on the sustainability scene, the picture has not looked good. It is completely valid for us to feel complete despair, fear and sadness at the situation, but we can’t afford to be downContinue reading “‘To live for the hope of it all’ – Lessons in hope for a sustainable life”
End of summer check-in
Are you playing ‘August’ on repeat? Constantly saying ‘where did the summer go?’ at any opportunity? Generally bemused about how we got to this point in the year? Time for a check-in. Sure, I could have written this in June to make it a nice neat, mid-year update post, but better late than never. Here’sContinue reading “End of summer check-in”
Vote for planet!
People of the UK – it’s election week! Elections are a critical time for exercising one of our key ways to enact change, and this election we must use this chance to make sure people and planet are listened to. Climate change is the biggest issue of our time – none of our other issues,Continue reading “Vote for planet!”
Whose job it is anyway?
June: We’ve hit the midway mark of the year, the sun is finally shining and election season is almost upon us. To keep sustainability part of the conversation, I thought I’d share a little story… Still following?! It’s a bit of a complicated tale, but the essence is clear – anyone and everyone can doContinue reading “Whose job it is anyway?”
Short term Vs Long term
If you have been in the UK or Western Europe this last month, how many emails and messages have you had along the lines of: “Hope you’ve been enjoying the warmer weather!” “Hope everyone had a nice weekend in the sun!” “Hope everyone survived the heatwave :)” National emergencies were called, wild fires consumed hugeContinue reading “Short term Vs Long term”
What’s the best that could happen?
We often frame climate action and sustainability in a purely environmental dimension. Something that brings benefits we know are logically important but may not materialise into benefits for ourselves. But what if we change the way we think about sustainability to aim for a future we all want. The best way of summarising this ideaContinue reading “What’s the best that could happen?”
Ginger Leaf Living 