Because the thought is not all that counts. Hello December, the season of gift giving! Unfortunately, every year thousands of unwanted gifts end up returned, donated or in the landfill at worst, which is why I think we should all look past the generic Christmas consumerism and remember the roots…

Let’s wash some dirty marketing laundry! Since Black Friday is coming up this week, I thought this would be a great time to talk about a rather pesky marketing trend, which makes it even harder to be a responsible consumer. Greenwashing is the general umbrella term for all sorts of…

If we all pay a bit more attention to buying local and sustainable food, we’ll be on the right track. Do you have a traditional breakfast in your country? Well, Slovenia celebrates Slovenian Food Day every third Friday in November (which is today!) …

So, 6 years ago in July 2015 I was 20 years old and posing in front of a miniature pig house in Coimbra for a friend also named Petra. We were about in the middle of our trip around Portugal, our second summer trip after we went to Spain in…

Let’s plant greens instead of gravestones for a greener remembrance. The other day as I was talking to someone, I started thinking about the way we bury and honour our loved ones who had passed on. Ever since cremation became the most common method, the easiest solution has been to…

It’s OK to be bad at creative endeavours if they make you happy and it’s equally OK to recognise if they don’t. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I’m really not a video person and if you’ve ever checked out my YouTube channel, it shows. …

An old, time-worn, plushy comfortable armchair beneath me. Gauzy white, insubstantial curtains flapping in the wind, violently dancing like delicate faeries on the breeze. There’s a certain quality to their movements and I can tell they’re out for blood. The wind is howling round the corners of my old rickety…

Stop, drop and roll, you’ve got a phone call! Ping, ring, blink, notifications, altercations, email communications. I’m so connected I’m disconnected and my toilet is a network hub. My mind loves the noise and virtual people, online meetings and internet drama conceit. Just like the worst and best candy your brain will ever eat. Choose silence. Choose life.

Just wait till you grow up, they said. Things will make sense, you’ll see. Go to work and drown in a coffee cup, they say now. I wish I was still a child, clueless and free. But now the world’s gone mad, they’re killing the trees and saving the bees, and they’re taking out my wisdom teeth, because they’re so wise they grow sideways. I’d like a little less wisdom with my coffee today, please.