November is literally just around the corner. And the clocks changing this weekend is another sign that we’re quickly approaching winter. The darkness and cold is definitely on my top list of things I’ve been worrying about with my move back to Sweden, so I’m trying to think of ways to make the most…
Category: Conscious living
Realising what you value by having less stuff
A fresh start every now and then can only be healthy. Time to reflect, see things in a new light, explore new opportunities. It can happen when we look for a new job, when we end a relationship, when we decide to review our work-life balance. For me, it has recently happened as I decided…
10 tips for a life less plastic
The fact that people who eat seafood ingest up to 11,000 tiny pieces of plastic every year means our plastic pollution has already gone too far. Our obsession with plastic and lack of recycling means our plastic products end up in the sea, eaten by fish, and then eaten by us. Plastic pollution is not…
The best sustainable shopping spots in London
The growing interest for sustainable fashion, local produce and handmade crafts has subsequently seen a growing trend of independent boutiques across London with this as their main focus. If you’re looking to avoid the high street with all its fast fashion there are loads of great markets, pop-up shops and established boutiques that offer you…
Using our purchasing power to support women
True sisterhood extends past your closest friends and family. It reaches across your professional life where you’re able to support and mentor other women to gain self esteem, do well, get promoted. It should also extend across your way of living and consuming. Today, on International Women’s Day, and on all other days, we should…
Minimalism vs Living Lagom
There are trends in all aspects of living – fashion styles; diets; types of classes to take at the gym; types of coffee; places to go for holiday; what social media app to use. Most of these often promote a rather stressful lifestyle where it’s important to always keep up with the latest. But…
Five steps towards clean and ethical beauty
Many of us are most often very conscious of what we put inside our bodies by eating healthily but also looking at whether our food has been grown/produced locally and whether it’s an organic product free from chemicals. But what we chose to put on our bodies, on our skin, doesn’t alway get the same…
How to be a more conscious consumer in 2017
Even though the ‘new year, new me’ mantra is a bit of a cliché I can’t help but feeling there’s new energy and motivation at the beginning of a new year. Most of us have had a nice relaxing break over Christmas, and you’ve toasted a happy new year with your friends. I don’t change…
Top conscious travelling tips for long-haul flights
Over the holidays I was lucky enough to visit the beauty that is New Zealand – an incredible destination for anyone wanting to be amazed by natural beauty. To be able to see such greatness, covering anything from beaches to glaciers, from mud pools to turquoise gorges cutting through mountains, was an absolute treat…
A 5-day consumption journey from Black Friday to Giving Tuesday
When considering conscious consumption one can easily be overwhelmed by the fact that consumption itself doesn’t always come across neither conscious nor sustainable. The lead up to Christmas makes this even more obvious and the fairly recent introduction of the Black Friday concept kicks this off with a loud and intense bang at the end…