Monthly Archives: November 2019

  1. A Time for Gifts

    With Christmas just around the corner, gift fever is in the air. This is Nature Shack’s first Christmas, and we’re thrilled to be able to spend it with you – our customers and fellow green ninjas. While of course Christmas means many different things to different people, I think this holiday (if you celebrate it) does one important, communal, thing. It brings us all together - family, friends, and friends who are family. It’s a time for giving and receiving, yes, but more importantly, it’s a time of love, gratitude and togetherness. Whether we celebrate because of our religious beliefs, or because we simply love the concept of Christmas (who doesn’t love a holiday which brings food, gifts and people together?), there’s a common and undeniable feeling of community and gratitude.

    So follows the unavoidable question – what do I get for my loved ones? I for one, am a sucker for gift vouchers. It means I can buy whatever I want at my fa

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  2. Save (the earth, your pocket and on clutter)

    I like to think we all have great intentions when it comes to waste. I come from a family ruled by my mother, a Greek Catholic – the absolute epitome of no waste. (It’s true that to the Greeks there is no such thing as not being hungry. You eat regardless, or risk the wrath of a Greek woman, which never ends well for anyone involved). Is it possible to live a zero-waste lifestyle? I’m sure it is, but if that sounds like too high a mountain to climb, remember that even the smallest changes can make a big difference. If you make one small change, let’s say every month, by the time a year has gone by you would’ve made twelve great changes towards minimizing your household waste. It all really begins with mindfulness, which, like most things, takes practice.

    Say, for example, you grab a coffee every morning on your way to work. Did you know that billions of disposable coffee cups fill our worldwide landfills every year? And the fix is easy – reusable coffee cups. W

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