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How often do you floss your teeth?? 🦷 and would it be weird if I told you I sometimes floss with strands of my hair if I’m out and about? 🤷&zwj;♀️⠀
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Leaving this picture here to remind myself to floss because I need accountability partners.

In a beautifully isolated beach/forest walk this evening, I found a string with a bit of balloon attached 🎈
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My immediate reaction when I see rubbish, is anger. “Why don’t people understand balloons are wasteful and polluting?! Why do w

NEW BLOG🌻 Where To Find Ethically Made Jeans & NZ Made Fashion... @tonicandcloth ⠀
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Two things that constantly stump conscious shoppers: ethically made jeans and New Zealand made fashion. @tonicandcloth have both💃 Do you like my jeans?! ⠀
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Dear New Zealand,⠀
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I’ve felt the shift, and I know you’ve felt it too.⠀
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Before you stretch out, before you begin the ‘rat race’ again, before you start to dread the morning traffic, before you drop your kids at daycare i

Are you washing your hands? And with the good stuff? 🌱 @ecostorenz have just released two new larger sized and beautifully designed bottles: 425ml pump pack & a 850ml refill!⠀
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I can’t get to my usual refillery in the city, so when I hea

9 weeks of hibernation together... and I’m never letting @timmay.hall go back to his office in the city. Can we please continue daily dress up themes and work from home together for the rest of our lives? 🙋🏼&zwj;♀️Any voters?⠀
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I’m he

How can I make a positive impact?? Where should I shop? What is the world going to be like when we get back to ‘normal’? 🤷&zwj;♀️⠀
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New Zealand is slowly waking up after our lockdown, and I’ve noticed a MASSIVE increase in the am

To celebrate International Composting Week (yip, its a thing, google it- I didn’t just make it up 😂promise) ... I’m finally pointing you in the direction of my COMPOST BLOG POST with @wecompost ⠀
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I love composting. I have a home compo

The perfect snapshot of my morning: directed by my needy animals who won’t let me understand the meaning of a sleep in ☀️⠀
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Beach walk, yoga, garden wander, tidy up: breakfast = homemade gluten free bread by yours truly, topped with avocados

GIVEAWAY: Together with @takeawaythrowaways , I'm giving away a $100 voucher for one of you lovely people to spend at your favourite local cafe! 🥳 ⠀
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Our cafes need all our support in the world right now. They are such a crucial part of New Zealan

This week I learnt...⠀
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Although the COVID-19 pandemic isn’t an actual war (some have been comparing it to one), it’s an emotional/social war. I can’t hug my mum, I have to explain to my nana every time I call up to her balcony wh

NEW BLOG✖️ 18 New Zealand Made Clothing & Accessory Brands 💃⠀
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I’ve tried my best to include something for all ages, all stages, all bodies, all styles, so you can support local 👐🏻.⠀
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@tonicandcloth @outlivofficial @twentysevennames

I feel like there’s an expectation in the ‘eco world’ that everyone is a DIYer (Do-It-Yourself) 🤔 We all *obviously* make EVERYTHING from scratch and wear aprons 24/7... it’s totally not true.⠀
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I think we’re all bunc

NEW BLOG✖️ @compostic.co : Home Compostable Cling Wrap 🌱⠀
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I get up to 30 questions a day about ‘eco-swaps’... One common question thrown at me is what to do about cling wrap. You know: the clear plastic stuff that keeps food fresh, wr

This week I’ve learnt...⠀
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Just because you’re better off than someone else in the world, doesn’t make your own problems/upset feelings less valid ❤️⠀
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Outerknown have set a goal to be 100% circular by 2030. - @voguebusiness ⠀
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Tomorrow New Zealand goes into Level 3: Cafes + restaurants will be open (for pickup only, please continue to #stayhome )... but will your local take your reusables?⠀
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The current answer: probably not. BUT I know of at least 4 cafes who have alread

Hey you, do you use soap nuts? 🥜⠀
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According to @ecowarehousenz there has been an influx in soapnut purchases during this COVID-19 pandemic... who knew! If you don’t use them, why not??⠀
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If you’re wondering what the heck I’m t

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