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Homemade Nutella

Nutella is one of my favourite foods. I love pairing it with peanut butter and apple slices as a pudding or a snack, which is basically what I would have most afternoons when I came home from school (when I was still in school). But then, I found out that ferrero who make nutella didn’tContinue reading “Homemade Nutella”

Eco Burnout and Eco Anxiety

I love my masters degree, I love my blog and I love talking about the planet, but sometimes I feel exhausted and sad about it. Anyone else? I’d imagine, pretty much everyone. This is basically a form of burnout, just climate specific burn out. Burnout is ‘the feeling of being exhausted due to excessive andContinue reading “Eco Burnout and Eco Anxiety”

Homemade Peanut Butter

One of my newest favourite foods, peanut butter is so delicious. But, it virtually always has palm oil (sometimes sustainable) in the ingredients list, and every time I buy it I acquire a new jar (which we all know I don’t need). So, I decided to try making my own. Now, I like chunky peanutContinue reading “Homemade Peanut Butter”

Cold Weather and Global Warming

So, we’re being told that the planet is heating up. Without big changes, the sea levels will rise dramatically, some countries will be too hot to live in and our reliance on air conditioning will be a catch-22. But if the planet is warming, why has the weather been so cold? Across the world, thereContinue reading “Cold Weather and Global Warming”

Homemade Bath Salts

This week, I tried out a few recipes for the first time, and here is the first one! My mum loves baths, and she’s very keen on bath salts. Whenever I’ve bought her bath salts, I’ve tried to buy plastic free, sustainable etc – but what could be more sustainable than making them myself? ItContinue reading “Homemade Bath Salts”

Tasty Salad Recipes

Salads as a plant-based person can be a bit sad. I like vegetables, but eating vegetables with more vegetables? It’s boring, and doesn’t fill you up. You need those carbs, fats and protein – the big three. I’ve been trying to work on my nutrition recently, and as part of that I’ve been eating saladsContinue reading “Tasty Salad Recipes”

I did Januhairy

So, in this extremely weird time, lockdown 3.0, I just sort of… stopped shaving? It started because I ran out of razorblades, and then by the time I got some, I had gotten into the habit of not bothering. Then, I suddenly realised that actually, I didn’t feel like shaving. Unwittingly, I had taken partContinue reading “I did Januhairy”

How About… Net Zero?

You may have heard the terms ‘net zero’ and ‘carbon neutral’ mentioned in relation to emissions. In particular, you may have heard various world governments pledge to achieve ‘net zero emissions’ by 2050, like the UK, New Zealand and Denmark. But what do ‘net zero’ and ‘carbon neutral’ actually mean? They have definitions, but theContinue reading “How About… Net Zero?”

Things I don’t do Zero Waste

Ouch, what a title. Potentially a controversial statement, but I think that it is more important for everyone to reduce their waste than for some people to eliminate their waste. In a perfect world, I would be zero waste all the time, but particularly in a pandemic that is very difficult. So, this week, IContinue reading “Things I don’t do Zero Waste”

DIY All Purpose Cleaner

I find that cleaning products are one of the things that people tend to be sceptical about swapping when they want to lower their waste. I get it, we’re set in our ways and we like to use reliable products. But, there are many reasons to try zero-waste cleaning. Firstly, it’s often cheaper, because itContinue reading “DIY All Purpose Cleaner”