Sunday Musings

Daily writing promptWhat are your feelings about eating meat?View all responses ...surely this is an obvious one right? I saw this prompt and it just made me giggle since my entire blog is about how I don't eat meat. But then I couldn't remember if I ever explained why I stopped eating meat in the … Continue reading Sunday Musings

Christspiracy – Movie Review

Movie blurb: Christspiracy: The Spirituality Secret is a groundbreaking and censored documentary revealing the biggest cover-up in 2,000 years. Co-directed by award-winning filmmaker Kip Andersen (Netflix: Cowspiracy 2014, What the Health 2017, Seaspiracy 2021) and Kameron Waters. I will start this by saying that I am not a religious person. I do not believe in … Continue reading Christspiracy – Movie Review

M&S Plant Kitchen No chicken and chorizo sandwich

I am not normally someone who buys these ready made sandwiches, as I am very much a stickler for always bringing my own lunch with me to work. But there are some days when it is really manic at work or I am out and about at networking events and need to just pick up … Continue reading M&S Plant Kitchen No chicken and chorizo sandwich

Best Christmas gifts for vegans

It struck me today that it is December next week. I know it sounds like a cliché, but honestly where has this year gone? But the start of December means that it is time to focus on the end of the year and, most importantly, the Christmas period. Now for a bit of context, I … Continue reading Best Christmas gifts for vegans

Is it ethical to breed animals?

I thought this could be an interest discussion because I haven't ever really seen it discussed before. So I guess that is my question: Do you think it is ethical to breed animals? Now I think I mean this in the realm of breeding companion animals. So breeding dogs, cats, rabbits, hamsters etc rather than … Continue reading Is it ethical to breed animals?

Book Review: The Goodbye Cat by Hiro Arikawa

Book blurb: Against changing seasons in Japan, seven cats weave their way through their owners' lives. A needy kitten rescued from the recycling bin teaches a new father how to parent his own human baby An elderly cat hatches a plan to pass into the next world as a spirit so that he and his … Continue reading Book Review: The Goodbye Cat by Hiro Arikawa

Yorkshire Soap Company whipped soap watermelon sugar

The winter has really set here in the UK - I think we are even forecast snow next week! - so I am doing my best to hang onto those summer vibes for as long as possible. Which means ensuring that all of my soaps, bath and beauty bits all smell like summer so I … Continue reading Yorkshire Soap Company whipped soap watermelon sugar

The Wildlife Trusts Hope Week 2024: Day 7 – The Final Day!

What a week! I hope you have found this week as reinvigorating as I have, and we are not quite done yet. This week has helped me take a step back from the everyday mundanity that is activism and has let me see just how far the entire movement has come, and how much is … Continue reading The Wildlife Trusts Hope Week 2024: Day 7 – The Final Day!

The Wildlife Trusts Hope Week 2024: Day 4 – Find an inspiring story

Today's focus is on finding some inspiring stories about the work that people are doing within conversation or within the environmental protection movement as a whole. This is such a fun activity, and it also acts as a nice reminder that you are not alone in this fight, that there are so many people out … Continue reading The Wildlife Trusts Hope Week 2024: Day 4 – Find an inspiring story

The Wildlife Trusts Hope Week 2024: Day 3 – Make a commitment

Today's focus is on making a change in your life to benefit the planet. The Wildlife Trust has a number of really helpful ideas that you can look into on their website here. The issue I am having with today though is that I am quite limited. For starters, I already try to do a … Continue reading The Wildlife Trusts Hope Week 2024: Day 3 – Make a commitment