Making an ‘analogue bag' but there’s no overconsumption.
We're all trying to spend less time on screens, but what essentials are always on me that ACTUALLY stop me doomscrolling? Loved this chance to also shout out some sustainable and ethical products I love. Cotopaxi on GoodOnYou: https://directory.goodonyou.eco/brand... (I have the Kapai 3L Hip Pack in Del Día) Catch Rhys: https://www.catchrhys.co.uk/ Mini Weaving Loom (this isn’t my exact one but similar): https://www.woolwarehouse.co.uk/small... Notebook: Leuchtturm 1917 Pocket: http://leuchtturm1917.co.uk/notebook-... Salt New York x Hannah Louise Poston (Nimue is the shade I have in my bag): https://saltnewyork.com/products/hann... The Spicy Librarian (Romantasy Bookshop in Leamington Spa): https://thespicylibrarian.co.uk/ Book: Swallowed by Meg Smitherman https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/swall... XigXag (Ethical Audible alternative): https://xigxag.co.uk/ Sustainable charging cables: https://www.xoopar.com/r/cables Gomi (recycled powerbanks): https://gomi.design/ MyOm (portable oat milk): https://myom.shop/ Ilia Lip Crayon: https://iliabeauty.com/en-gb/products... /// SUPPORT /// JOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: / thegumptionclub Being in the club means you get: • A free weekly podcast • Access to a secret DISCORD and Facebook group • Exclusive poetry and playlists made by me • Secret videos and digital downloads available to Gumption Club members only • AND you get access to all of my YouTube videos before anyone else sees them! (Quick tip for Apple device users: due to Patreon's arrangement with Apple being weird, it's actually more expensive to sign up to become a Gumption Club member via the Patreon app on an Apple device. If you are on an Apple device I would advise joining via a web browser (just visit / thegumptionclub , not the app. However, once you’ve signed up and paid elsewhere, you can still use the app on Apple devices to access Patreon as normal - easy peasy!) CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP - for those lovely people who don't want to use Patreon and aren't bothered about the patreon perks, but who'd like to buy me a drink as a thank you for the free videos... / @leenanorms ORDER my book ‘HALF-ARSE HUMAN’: https://leenanorms.com/halfarsehuman ORDER my poetry collection, 'BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM' https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom Nab yourself a POSITIVE PANIC PATCH: https://leenanorms.com/shop // COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS // Listen to my podcast, NO BOOKS ON A DEAD PLANET: https://linktr.ee/nobooksonadeadplanet IF NEWSLETTERS ARE YOUR THING, sign up to get a little letter in your inbox from me once in a while! As a thank you for signing up, you’ll get a FREE downloadable list of my best books of all time: https://leenanorms.substack.com/subsc... INSTAGRAM: / leenanorms TWITTER: / leenanorms I use Octopus Energy which are a clean green sustainable energy company - if you're in the UK and are curious, here are the two videos I talk about them in: • My London flat failed the eco test. (with ... and • 1 year to go zero-waste: how did I do? And here's my referral link if you'd like to get £50 off (I get £50 off too, woo!) https://share.octopus.energy/fun-hawk... All music used is licensed through Epidemic Sound - I've been using them for years and hand-on-heart it's really fab. You get unlimited use of their music per month for a pretty bargain fee. Here's my referral link (if you sign up through it I get a free month): https://www.epidemicsound.com/referra... If you're a company that makes plastic-free products, pays their tax and doesn't exploit people, I'd love to hear from you if you'd like to sponsor the channel: [email protected]

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