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I love paper. In book form, in planners, in notepads and magazines. Don't get me wrong, most of my fiction reading these days is on a kindle, but some of my books have real sentimental value and I love to reread the battered, tatty, stained ones that have survived every minimalist cull I've ever done.⠀ 📙 The texture of paper, the weight of a good book, the pleasure of writing in a new notepad. There's simply nothing to beat it, and the analogue act of reading or writing with paper rather than a screen fits very nicely into my version of slow living (I know for lots of people eliminating the clutter of paper is actually better, so make sure you do whatever works, not what you 'should' here).⠀ 📙 I'm struggling to find eco friendly notebooks, that are genuinely plastic free and still have paper nice enough to write on with a fountain pen. Any recommendations? British made too would be even better.⠀
Finding a moment of stillness by the river this morning. If, like me, you find it intensely difficult to get your head up out of your phone and appreciate what's around you, I thoroughly thoroughly recommend audiobooks and podcasts. I find listening to one is enough distraction to stop me burying my head in my phone, but I'm still able to look around me and really appreciate what's going on in the natural world. 🍂 I also find it really hard to justify getting out for a walk during the week while I'm working, and I find listening to creative business podcasts a great way to 'allow' myself the time off - I feel like I'm doing something positive towards my own business while still taking time out in nature. I've done a round up of my favourite podcasts on my stories today and I'm always on the hunt for more, any recommendations?
After last week's big reveal - sharing my plans and hopes for my business - showing you my creative process doesn't feel much of a stretch, but it still feels a bit weird to start putting my own work out there in a way I haven't done before. I've delved a little further into my creative process and how important mood boards are for me over on my blog (direct link in profile).⠀
No shame in outfit repeating for me - I think I've probably worn these boots five days out of seven since I bought them a month or two ago.⠀ 🥾 A capsule wardrobe is one of the key foundation stones of a slower, simpler, more sustainable life for me, although I have to confess that all thoughts of personal style have slightly fallen by the wayside in recent months as business excitement has taken over. I've decided to look at my wardrobe afresh as winter approaches, make sure I'm really loving what's there and see whether there's anything I need to reassess. I'm rather the opposite to most capsule-wardrobers, as I tend towards having too few clothes in my wardrobe rather than too many, meaning things wear out super quickly and I can't keep on top of laundry (I'm talking sub-30 items in my entire year round wardrobe much of the time).⠀ 🥾 In an effort to build it up a little, I'm currently on the hunt for knitwear. Do any of you have recommendations of sustainable natural fibre knitwear brands that I should check out? ⠀