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Today is World Bee Day! 🐝 We all know how vital bees and other pollinators are to life on earth; without them, our plant life would suffer greatly. Plus they are cute and fluffy, and they brighten our days when they bumble past🌼 I was happy to find that the UN has shared some tips on how we can help on an individual level so I'm definitely going to try to do my bit. Some of the ways we can help are by: •Planting a diverse set of native plants; •Buying raw honey from local farmers (honestly, get yourself some honey contacts, we only get ours from a family friend and IT'S THE BEST and tastiest); •Use sustainable gardening methods and avoid pesticides, herbicides and insecticides; •Protect wild bee colonies as much as possible; •Leave a lil water bowl outside to become a bee water fountain; •Supporting the protection of forests; I recommend following and signing petitions by @woodlandtrust Plus you can help by raising awareness! 🐝🐝🐝 And a shout-out to those with bee hives and bug/bee hotels 🙏

Last night, I was treated to an absolute feast by Ross. He spent an entire day cooking and baking (the loaf of bread and vegan cookies were also amazing), and the kitchen was kinda a bomb site after but absolutely worth it 🤤 Swipe to see the delicious spread, all vegan and completely home-made, consisting of: •Pitta breads; •Falafel; •Raita; •Hummus; •Tabouleh; •Middle Eastern pilaf; •Vegan kebabs 🌱 Very grateful to Ross and his mad cooking skills! 🙌

So some of you followed along with my epic attempt to hand-dye this dress pinky/purple last weekend using a red cabbage... 👀 (saved now as a story highlight, ironically) It took several hours, some swearing and many many regrets. I definitely have a newfound respect for artisan makers who do this regularly. 🙏 But as you can see from these photos, despite all my time and efforts, I ended up with a dress that: •looks exactly the same from a distance as it did before my weekend of dying; •close up has streaks of mold green running down it which makes it look permanently creased (swipe for useful close up of my boob that Ross took 😂); •has an unfortunate lingering scent of boiled cabbage. But I've got nothing to lose (apart from all my free time), so in a month or so, I'm gonna try again with a different natural dye. Any suggestions? 😏

Lockdown has come with many strange changes. I find myself missing my rushed cycles to work. Walking past the empty pubs in the village has already become the norm. Yesterday, I was thanked by a dog walker who I share a lovely morning chat with most days, for keeping him sane. It's a funny old world we wake up to now. 🍃 And instead of sleepwalking through my daily dog walks, I appreciate them so much more and drink in the details. The flowers springing up in the woodland. The woodpecker drilling into the tree. The coot chicks cheeping around on the lake. This is one thing I hope to take with me long after lockdown has ended 🍃

It's been a while since I've shown my face on the 'gram so 🖐 I haven't splashed out on new clothes in agessss but I recently bought this beautiful top from @pixieandbobs, where each item is handmade by the shop's founder, Annie. 👗 It's more ethical and sustainable than buying on the high street and you're supporting a small business. It took a lil longer to arrive as the clothes have to be made to order but was totally worth the wait. ☺ If you have any other sustainable or small business clothing recommendations then pls share with me - really missing charity shop browsing right now! 🙏

To me, Earth Day is an annual reminder to start afresh with our attempts to be greener. 🍃 When Ross and I moved into our first place together, after living in a van, we wanted to use the opportunity to buy consciously and sustainably and try to install green habits into our everyday life. Well, that was about a year and a half ago, and I'm happy to say that most of the changes we made have stuck. Over time, we have worked out what works best for us.🍃 We went through 3 natural and plastic free deodorants to find one we both loved. It took 4 types of zero waste toothpaste alternatives. We still haven't found Ross a non plastic toothbrush that he likes or a shampoo alternative. We are still using sun cream in a plastic bottle that we bought a ton of for when we were travelling. 🍃 None of us are ever going to be perfect, especially straight away. But Earth Day is a great moment to reflect on what you already do and how you can slowly improve to make your life greener and more sustainable. Happy Earth Day! 🙏 #earthday

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