Last year I posted my DIY Gifts I'll Be Making This Year (And Would Love to Receive) post, and at the end, I shared my new favourite way to wrap gifts in a beautiful yet sustainable way, furoshiki. Even though I still love the look of it, and will continue to use it as much as I possibly can, I still also love the traditional...
Christmas is, without a doubt, my favourite time of the year, the decor, the food, the smell of roasted chestnuts in the streets, the feeling of knowing I'll finally see my brothers again, there's nothing like it. Even though I start my Christmas countdown about three months before, I do try to only decorate on December 1st, that's always been the tradition in...
Now that the weather is finally cooling down in Portugal, and the holidays right around the corner, all I think about is baking and feeling the scent of warm spices wafting through my apartment. And so, I thought I'd share one of my favourite inventions, my Spice Scented Holiday Cake. I first baked this cake two years ago as a birthday cake for my...
If you have a comfort freak in your family or group of friends, this is the gift guide for you. Given not everyone finds comfort in the same things, this is something you must really adapt to whomever you're gifting. This particular gift guide was made thinking of what I would like to receive so I hope it helps, even if only a little...
There's always at least one bookworm in any family or friend group, in mine that's me so if anyone is interested in getting me anything... ...
Time for another gift guide, this time for the baker in your life, who knows, you might just get a cake in return! This is my personal favourite gift guide as I absolutely love to bake! ...
A few years ago I wrote a few gift guides, which is something I love doing, last year I only wrote one, The Ultimate Sustainable Gift Guide, but this year I thought I'd go back to a few small gift guides instead, which are much less daunting to write and to read.I've decided to start with one of my favourite ones, for the slow...
There was once a time when a book wouldn't last me over a week, at times there were books that wouldn't last me a day, reading was what I enjoyed doing the most and I dreamed of the day I could do that for a living. Fast forward to 7 years ago, when I started university, and although I really didn't want to...
Sadly, bulk stores aren't available for everyone nor everywhere, but that's no reason not to shop sustainably. My local grocery store has a few bulk options, and there are a few bulk stores around the city, which I'm lucky to have access to, but there are still lots of products unavailable and also a few I can't afford, so here are a few...
