The festive season is a double-edged sword. On one hand we’re overjoyed at the chance to let our hair and our dietary guard down, but on the other hand, we feel the unpleasant effects of it too (especially if it’s not your usual lifestyle approach)....
Woah, 2017 was a humdinger of a year for me. It asked me to let go of SO much of my "stuff". I thought 2016 was about surrender, but this last rotation around the sun has really supported me in continuing my Earth walk to...
Simply a plastic bottle stuffed with non-recyclable materials, the ecobrick has become a symbol of man’s relationship with nature in the last century. Candice from Waste-Ed tells us some more about the message in each of these unique bottles. ...
The silken, green stitching quickly caught my eye. A tiny row of houses under fir trees rimmed the edge of the hand towel in the guest bathroom. The trees embossed into the plush, white of the towel reminded me of bird footprints stamped into the...
Intentional, heartfelt gifting is a tricky thing. You can do your homework and find the perfect trending, lifestyle gift. It can be right up their ally and suit their favourite hobby or activity. And yet, come the time of giving, giving the thing itself just...
Lucky me; I was born into a family who loved going out. Picnics, outdoor concerts, surprise milkshakes after school… And regular dinnertime visits to our favourite pizza restaurant. Most places offered that peppermint crisp caramel dessert. You know the one? I remember digging in with a...
A hot, spicy drink in summer? Wait; what do you mean, “eggnog is chilled”? Once I’d been convinced (after a bit of suspicious Googling) that eggnog was, in fact, traditionally a chilled drink, I was inspired to concoct a vegan eggnog version of my favourite creamy...
Stocking fillers and those little knickknacks that end up in Christmas crackers have a tendency to gravitate towards the "stuff" end of the spectrum. Many of the cracker gift fillers are badly made plastic toys that end up in landfills after their short-lived and barely amusing...
Coffee seems to be the wunderkind when it comes to ever-evolving beverages. Where aesthetic is concerned, extraordinary artwork at the hands of flexible-wristed baristas and their marvellously smooth microfoam seemed just the beginning. A bevvy of colour infused rainbow designs took the visual appeal to...
