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10 Books to Read for a Better You & a Better Planet - Buy Me Once UK

10 Books to Read for a Better You & a Better Planet

For a fantastic lifetime gift, you can’t go wrong with a good book. Books stretch the imagination, inspire new ideas, encourage creativity and educate. They make great heirloom gifts – they never go out of style and can be read again and again. This year, give someone you love the gift of inspiration and wisdom.

Cull the Clutter: A Practical Guide to Decluttering - Buy Me Once UK

Cull the Clutter: A Practical Guide to Decluttering

Six months ago, I arrived in London with everything I owned – my DSLR, a carry-on bag of travel essentials and a single (extendable) suitcase filled with my clothes and important possessions. Seems minimalist, but I assure you it took a lot of blood, sweat and tears to make it a reality.

The Sustainable Wardrobe Part 1: Building a Capsule - Buy Me Once UK

The Sustainable Wardrobe Part 1: Building a Capsule

Dressing in a way that does minimal damage to the planet can be difficult. Sometimes a sustainable alternative to our favourite product doesn’t exist yet, sometimes we’re tired and time-stretched and sometimes our budget simply cannot accommodate ideal-world ethics.

Things I Don’t Need - Buy Me Once UK

Things I Don’t Need

When I was growing up, accumulating things seemed like a right of passage through to adulthood. The choice between having and not having something was a no-brainer to me. You always want to have the thing. My constant refrain while out shopping with my mum was “But mummy I need it! I NEED IT!”