Save the Bees : Rallying Cry or Meme?
‘Save the Bees’ – an ideal Instagram caption for wildflowers you’ve spotted by the side of the road. The phrase has taken on meme-like status over the last few years,…
My No-Single-Use-Plastic January in Review
The first thing you need to know about my ‘no single-use plastic’ January is that 100% I still used single-use plastics. I did not succeed in avoiding them entirely because…
Toothy and Plastic Beast
When I decided to stop using single use plastics this month I did not anticipate that brushing my teeth would be one of the most complicated parts of that challenge.…
Being Biodegradable
There has been some controversy in my life recently from a source I would never have expected. Teabags. Those who know me know that the volume of tea I can…
Solarpunk
I have spent so much time on war, The more time I spent singing for peace The more I became a piece of wasted fury, Maybe not wasted when anger…
The Wonders of Over-Sharing
“You should really be more careful what you put online?” “Aren’t you worried people will find out you’re bi/mentally ill/really angry about bogs more often than is socially acceptable?” Honestly…
How To Begin
When you walk into a psychologists office they offer you a seat a glass of water and a stupid question: how are you? Fine. How to begin?…
Sustainable Lifestyle Bloggers Lie But it’s OK
The problem with “sustainable lifestyle” bloggers is that they’re liars. That does not mean that they are always lying on purpose or that a sustainable or minimalist lifestyle is…
Naturally Orla 