Blog Update: Taking a Hiatus and Dealing with Eco-Anxiety
Taking a blog hiatus to deal with eco-anxiety.
Taking a blog hiatus to deal with eco-anxiety.
Ten easy ways to reduce your carbon footprint on the planet.
It’s the new year and I’m still the same. I have made a few personal resolutions for 2019 – like actually sticking to a workout regime – but I decided to make a separate list of environmental goals for the year. As an environmentalist, I thought that I […]
Basic facts about plastic pollution.
I am an optimist. I am a positive person. I like to believe that everything is all sunshine and rainbows, but being an environmentalist means being realistic. Optimism is important but we have to first know what we are dealing with and what caused certain things to occur. […]
I am really excited about this post because it is about getting rid of old cosmetics, including makeup and nail polish. I started taking makeup seriously only two years ago when I was in university. Since then I bought a bunch of makeup and nail polish, half of […]
In December I went to visit some of my family members in Perth. It was during the festive season, so I eventually got sucked into shopping sprees and bought more clothes than I needed. I came back to South Africa with twice as many clothes as I left […]
Chic and creative are two words that best describe The Grey Mustard, a blog created by my beautiful friend Vanessa Akibate. When I created Green Contours Vanessa and I decided on collaborating for a few blog posts. Indoor plants are the first of our Green & Grey collaboration. We […]
It’s the middle of winter here in South Africa, but it feels like it’s a “warm winter”. When I was younger I used to wear layers of clothing even if I stayed at home the whole day! Now I’m fine with a long-sleeved shirt, sweatpants and a thick […]
There comes a point in every person’s life where everything seems to happen ALL AT ONCE. It’s like you’re taking a brisk walk outside on a lovely sunny- or rainy- day and then out of nowhere a tornado hits you. You have a ton of work to do, […]