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Don’t Go Breaking… My Stuff

Even with Valentine’s Day just around the corner, we are not turning to the matters of heart just yet… or are we? I often come across this opinion that home appliances – think anything from toasters and kettles to fridges and washing machines – used to be better back in the day. My mom, for
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Decision Fatigue Is Real

Oh, the misery of decision-making when hunger strikes! Picture this: you’re staring at a menu with more options than you can count, stomach rumbling like a thunderstorm, and you’re expected to pick just one dish. Sounds familiar? Feel overwhelmed by multiple choices could be a sign of decision fatigue. Our brains have a breaking point,
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Day 10: Where Eco-Care Meets Self-Care

Double digits on the calendar! Time flies when you’re having fun, doesn’t it? Throughout the past week and a half, I have delved deep into conscious consumption, cultural differences and community engagement, challenging myself – and you too, I hope – to rethink habits, reduce waste, and amplify my impact on the surrounding world, no
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Don’t Worry, Be Happy

Did you know that happy peeps often get to enjoy life for up to 10 years longer? That’s a way bigger deal for life expectancy than almost anything else, only smoking comes close. When I was doing some prep work for this blog, I started wondering if my own experiences and some anecdotal observations would
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Life is Plastic, It’s Not Fantastic

You might have already heard it, we are slowly but surely starting to live in the Barbie world 🎀. No, it is not the colour — I would like to think that the pink mania is finally over. It is the fact that there is now a little Barbie in all of us, thanks to
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In Soviet Russia, Smile Wears You

This evening, I ended up at an event that stirred today’s entry in a direction that I could not see coming at all. By chance (and very last minute), I found out about a panel organised by the Moscow Times, an independent English-language and Russian-language online newspaper founded by the Dutch media magnate Derk Sauer
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Living Large, Thinking… Green?

Let’s discuss this: Once we’ve got our basics covered – bills paid, food reliably on the table – we move on to expressing ourselves through what we choose to buy. This idea often crosses my mind at work, especially when I’m looking into “green makeovers” for everyday stuff like clothes or skincare. It’s also at




