UK Veg Box Review: 4 National Favourites Side by Side
Eco + Conscious Living, Health and Wellbeing
We first got a veg box the year before Clayton was born as I began my journey to reduce plastic food packaging and food miles. It was a local farm…
6 Minimal Living Baby Must Haves
Baby, Eco + Conscious Living
The first time round being pregnant, I walked out of a baby shop in my third trimester empty handed because I was so overwhelmed with all the options and things…
Why and how I’ve paid back hundreds of Band of Beauty Memberships!
Health and Wellbeing
If you’re here cos you followed a link for FREE Charcoal Mask and Overnight Resurfacing Peel you’re in the right place – this is how I get them to you…
How to build a minimal, eco friendly + budget friendly wardrobe for pregnancy
Baby
Diving into the world of pregnancy can bring an overwhelming world of things we “need” to buy, clothes included. The approach that we need a lot of new things in…
TRAVEL: 4 Days in Bath, England
Travel
MY RELATIONSHIP WITH TRAVEL My relationship with travel has changed a lot over the last 10 years. Flying all over the world was the aspiration of our early 20s. In…
Conscious Fathers’ Day Gift Ideas
Eco + Conscious Living, Gift Ideas
Everyone gifts differently for Fathers day. For some it’s small gifts, others a simple heartfelt card, and for others it’s a day for bigger gifts. However we gift for any…
Black owned business we love + shop
Gift Ideas
When I think about our consumer spending and purchasing choices, I only believe more and more that our personal spending is so powerful and I love that we get to…
How to start a backyard chicken coop!
Eco + Conscious Living, Homesteading
Before we get to chickens let’s just start by saying: you probably know I don’t like saying “How To” and prefer to tell you “How WE” and what we learned…
Why we chose an electric car… again. (and what might have stopped us.)
Eco + Conscious Living, Eco + Conscious Living
Electric cars are put forward as the way of the future, but they’re not without their downsides: They’re more pricey, you’re somewhat limited on mileage, electricity still often comes from fossil fuels, and what…
11 Eco friendly, non toxic + low waste cleaners
Eco + Conscious Living
When I discovered how cleaners can affect health, from the artificial fragrances I immediately feel in my head, to other things I might not feel, they became one of the…
How I Research + Choose a Brand
Eco + Conscious Living, Gift Ideas
When I want to find a new item to bring into my home – how do I go about searching out a the right company for me? So many of…
6 FREE Switches that Will save money AND waste! Part 1
Eco + Conscious Living, Health and Wellbeing, lifestyle
Can lowering waste really be less expensive? When you hear “zero waste” do you first picture people buying less and living a simple life, or a slew of wood and…
21 Female Founded + Women Owned Businesses We LOVE!
Eco + Conscious Living, lifestyle
You all know I love knowing the places I shop. It’s the way I know the impact I’ve having on people, my health, the planet which is what this space…
A (safer, cleaner, more mindful) Bathroom Tour
Eco + Conscious Living, Health and Wellbeing
The bathroom was the first place I started asking questions. Around the same time I went vegetarian, and committed to only eat Fairtrade chocolate – I was just touching on…
The 10 Best Plastic Free + Fairtrade Easter eggs! (US + UK)
Eco + Conscious Living, Gift Ideas
Why should we care what chocolate we buy at Easter? Whenever something is a “luxury” or avoidable purchase I think we can all take extra care on how we source…
Weight Gain Self Talk: through Pregnancy + Always
Health and Wellbeing
The week I wrote this post, I was half way through pregnancy and so many of you responded and it’s one I think it really key so I wanted to…
14 Places We Buy Shoes for Ethical Options
Eco + Conscious Living, Eco + Conscious Living
This is a list of the ethical shoes we own, buy, and wear and I hope it helps you narrow down your search or get some ideas!
How We Do Kids Quiet Time
Baby, lifestyle
As caregivers, I don’t think we are weaker for needing an hour in a day. Just knowing that there is an hour everyday set aside, can be really powerful for…
Raw Cookie Dough (nut free)
Bars and cookies, Desserts, Vegan
Need a quick and easy no bake sweet bite?! Read on! I love having a cookie dough bite with great nutritious ingredients to grab when I want a bite of…
Coffee + Tea Brands We Love And Buy
Eco + Conscious Living
There are many questions, concerns, and things people think about when buying coffee and tea in a more conscious way. Like so many of these things there’s not a “right”…
For Easy Conscious Shopping: 20 Ethical Clothing Brands We Choose
Baby, Eco + Conscious Living, Gift Ideas
In buying clothes, as with everything we bring into your home, we want to know about our purchases. To know that they are caring for people in the production process,…
A Trimester One Round Up
Baby, lifestyle
At the time of writing, I’m 4 months pregnant with our third child! As we go forward in this journey together, I wanted to let you in on the behind…
Sourdough Discard Chocolate Mug Cakes
Cakes
Recipes that tell us to waste food like “discard half of your sourdough starter” are a big thumbs down. I care about food waste not because it’s a hypothetical idea,…
Thinking About Keeping Bees? Read This!
Eco + Conscious Living
Firstly, YES to you thinking about the idea of keeping bees, it’s a brilliant, rewarding and much needed journey. 80 – 96% of angiosperms (plants that flower and bear fruit)…
Quick Chickpea Pizza Crust (GF)
Main dishes, Vegan
So many gluten free items come at a higher price or with a long list of ingredients. When I need to cook gluten free I try to find simple ways…
My 10 Skincare And Makeup Favorites From Beautycounter
Eco + Conscious Living, lifestyle
The links are affiliate links so I make a commission if you click through and end up purchasing, you don’t pay any more and it lets me take a bit…
Easy, flexible, Oat Flour Brownies for 2 (or more!)
Cakes, Desserts
Brownies are really a cake with extra sugar and not too much flour, to give a gooey centre and a crispy crust. You can use so many different ingredients to…
A Week’s Grocery Plan + Spending
Eco + Conscious Living
Alright, this week I’m taking you through exactly what we buy, spend, and eat in a week! the picture above is most of what we purchased, and there’s a full breakdown of…
Easy Whole Spelt Naan Style Breads
Traditionally these breads are cooked in a tandoor oven but we’re finish them in an oven after starting them in a frying pan. It’s really quick and easy, and they’re…
Flax Hair Gel
When I cut my hair at the start of the first lockdown in 2020 I suddenly needed a product to style it cos it wouldn’t just clip up on top…
