I absolutely adore children, I am an aunty to three and have never felt a love like I do for them. But I don’t want to have children of my own; I don’t feel it’s something that fits in with my life path. Coming to this realisation is difficult, I have often felt like my...
Weddings are easily one of the most important events in any couple’s life. Joyous occasions like weddings require a lot of planning and often involve high levels of stress. Due to this, even the most environmentally and socially responsible couples often ignore the principles of sustainability while wedding planning, either to save money or simplify...
MEDIA RELEASE From today, coffee lovers across Australia will be able to benefit from a new recycling scheme launched by Australian coffee brand, Seven Miles and the leaders in recycling the non-recyclable, TerraCycle. The first of its kind in Australia, the new initiative allows consumers to recycle used coffee bags, which are proven to be...
I have lived in house shares for over 10 years, that’s right you heard correctly – 10 WHOLE YEARS. I have loved sharing a house; they have provided me a community of cherished friends, a high tolerance for dirty dishes and cheap rent across London, Manchester and Sydney. However, the time has finally arrived to...
I knew it would be barely sustainable for me, a Millennial working in the precarious creative field, a small business owner, a woman plagued by an unshakable sense that I’m forgetting something or not doing enough to claim success; still I tried, and subsequently failed, to take a digital cleanse. I aspired to turn off...
Buy Now, Pay Later services and social media also negatively impacting saving goals PRESS RELEASE Boredom and ‘bad days’ are among the biggest savings roadblocks for Australians, along with social media influencers, peer pressure from friends, and Buy Now, Pay Later services according to new research by MyState Bank. MyState Bank research revealed Australia is...
With the warmer months in full swing in the Northern Hemisphere, and for those in the Southern Hemisphere hopefully a European vacation, we have you covered for the best eco-friendly hair removal ways should you be inclined to go hair free. Now of course the most eco-friendly way to manage body hair is to go...
If one thing makes me want to rip my hair out, it’s standing in line at the grocers with my reusable cup and cloth bag in hand while watching the cashier toss the preceding person’s purchases into single-use plastic bags. A lot of these bags end up in our oceans and landfills, as do other...
Note: This letter was originally published in our weekly newsletter and is being republished here. Hey guys, While I rarely spend much recreational time these days on Instagram, I was fortunate to stumble across a thought-provoking post written by one of our followers, Brittany @alittlebrittoffun that really resonated with me. In the Insta post, she writes: “Influencers – Please Stop...
For many long years, there have been heated arguments as to whether man is inherently selfish or not; arguments that subsist until now. One school of thought believes that we are inherently and manifestly selfish because, as Thomas Hobbes put it, the natural state of man’s life would otherwise be “nasty, brutish and short”. Another...
Sleep is crucial to our mental health and physical well-being, improves our immunity, helps to regulate our weight and enables us to concentrate and function optimally. Because of this, we go to great lengths to create the right atmosphere for a good night’s sleep. Along with removing the TV from the bedroom, keeping your smartphone...
When plastic became available for convenient disposable packaging, it literally changed the world. Despite recent awareness campaigns, our plastic crises did not begin a couple of years ago; nor did it begin ten years ago. As far back as the 1960s, notable scientists and environmentalists had already begun to warn the general public about the long-term...