“Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.” Wisdom by designer William Morris that was as true during his lifetime and the Arts and Crafts movement as it is today. As I’ve been getting more and more interested in the green and sustainable movement I’ve…
Category: Conscious living
Earth Day vs. urban greenery
Earth Day has since its beginning on 22 April in 1970 mobilised an environmental movement aiming to build a healthy, sustainable environment and address climate change. One could argue that all days should be earth days but the engagement on social media before / during / after the day and the many tips you can…
Can making conscious choices be made easier?
Can we / companies / society make it easier for consumers to make conscious decisions? Yes. Hopefully. Horrific stories of inhumane conditions in garment factories, revelations of chemicals in the products we cover our skin in, planet damaging stats on the effects of the meat industry – they all make many of us want to…
Fourteen fair trade favourites
One could argue that the term ‘sustainability’ mainly brings our mind to the environment and making sure resources are considered and that we’re being mindful or waste and durability. But true sustainability should also entail considerations around human factors, such as the creators of the products we use and buy. This brings us into the…
International Women’s Day
It’s 8 March. It’s International Women’s Day. And even though women should be celebrated every day for making the world a better place and for doing what they can to limit the damage men are making to the world, let’s take this opportunity to shout about those that are doing particularly good things. International…
Hello!
Hello! This will be an outlet for sharing thoughts on making conscious decisions when shopping/eating/living, hopefully encouraging people to buy nice things, eat well and have fun, whilst also making the world a bit better! As consumers, and citizens of the world, we can ask where products were made, and we can demand fair pay…