I challenged myself to learn to knit in 24 hours 😅 leena norms 2023-02-20 | As a complete beginner knitter, I grabbed an 'easy' hat pattern, some second hand needles and hoped for the best. I used the HANDS UP HAT kit from Wool and the Gang. Friends and family link here - if you use it, we both get 20% off anything on the site:) woolandthegang.mention-me.com/m/ol/iv7xa-leena-normingtonFree patterns I've found: woolandthegang.com/en/free-patterns?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=lead_generation&utm_content=crafting_interests&fbclid=PAAaY46VEEpKy9jpdWZtgL74GPYqoHqZ2SHMeRpgVfCmRAqC_mISDwON2x7twlaurenastondesigns.com/product/the-fika-jumper-knitting-pattern/// SUPPORT ///JOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: patreon.com/thegumptionclubBeing in the club means you get: a free weekly podcast, access to a secret facebook group, a free poetry collection and play written by me, access to livestreams AND you get to access to all my videos before anyone else sees them! 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... youtube.com/channel/UCpqf-UHCeCSd0BqoxxrDv8g/joinORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //INSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/leenanormsTWITTER: twitter.com/leenanormsIF 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: leenanorms.substack.com/subscribe 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: youtu.be/O0TR7RvVRlI and youtu.be/IEqf94lb44UAnd 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-883All 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): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhjIf 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: leenanorms@gmail.com
Lies to unlearn about travel leena norms 2023-07-10 | Is flying evil? What's wrong with a gap year? Should we buy souvenirs?! Let's get in to it. Things mentioned: You Are A Global Citizen: A Guided Journal for the Culturally Curious by @damondominique The Responsible Traveller: A Practical Guide to Reducing Your Environmental and Social Impact, Embracing Sustainable Tourism and Travelling the World With a Conscience by Karen Edwards “…we will have to carry out 18,000 extra unnecessary flights just to secure our take-off and landings right.”Chief executivesimpleflying.com/what-exactly-is-a-ghost-flight 10% of people in England took more than half of all international flights in 2018.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/31/elite-minority-frequent-flyers-aviation-climate-damage-flights-environmental/// TIMESTAMPS ///0:00 Intro1:35 Travel is good for you6:44 Travel is bad for you10:30 Flying is morally wrong13:52 'Travelling' and 'Holiday' are interchangeable words17:34 You need to travel to be an expansive person20:58 If you haven't bought souvenirs you won't remember you went22:17 Final thoughts/// SUPPORT ///JOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: patreon.com/thegumptionclubBeing in the club means you get: a free weekly podcast, access to a secret facebook group, a free poetry collection and play written by me, access to livestreams AND you get to access to all my videos before anyone else sees them! 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... youtube.com/channel/UCpqf-UHCeCSd0BqoxxrDv8g/joinORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //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: leenanorms.substack.com/subscribeINSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/leenanormsTWITTER: twitter.com/leenanormsI 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: youtu.be/O0TR7RvVRlI and youtu.be/IEqf94lb44UAnd 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-883All 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): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhjIf 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: leenanorms@gmail.com
Youre wrong about sustainable fashion. leena norms 2023-07-05 | What sustainable fashion *really* is.Song: epidemicsound.com/track/Gd0P01rmNb/// SUPPORT ///JOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: patreon.com/thegumptionclubBeing in the club means you get: a free weekly podcast, access to a secret facebook group, a free poetry collection and play written by me, access to livestreams AND you get to access to all my videos before anyone else sees them! 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... youtube.com/channel/UCpqf-UHCeCSd0BqoxxrDv8g/joinORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //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: leenanorms.substack.com/subscribeINSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/leenanormsTWITTER: twitter.com/leenanormsI 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: youtu.be/O0TR7RvVRlI and youtu.be/IEqf94lb44UAnd 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-883All 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): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhjIf 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: leenanorms@gmail.com
these books openings are worse than I expected 👎 leena norms 2023-07-03 | Nothing beats a good first line on the first clean crisp page of a book. But what if that was the ONLY deciding factor for your next read? I put some of my TBR pile in a head-to-head competition to find my next perfect read. Lauren and the Books: youtube.com/@LaurenAndTheBooks/// SUPPORT ///JOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: patreon.com/thegumptionclubBeing in the club means you get: a free weekly podcast, access to a secret facebook group, a free poetry collection and play written by me, access to livestreams AND you get to access to all my videos before anyone else sees them! 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... youtube.com/channel/UCpqf-UHCeCSd0BqoxxrDv8g/joinORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //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: leenanorms.substack.com/subscribeINSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/leenanormsTWITTER: twitter.com/leenanormsI 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: youtu.be/O0TR7RvVRlI and youtu.be/IEqf94lb44UAnd 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-883All 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): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhjIf 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: leenanorms@gmail.com
Time to put this phrase to rest... leena norms 2023-07-02 | Watch the full video: youtu.be/u4j37z6UACc
What do I knit next? leena norms 2023-06-29 | /// SUPPORT ///JOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: patreon.com/thegumptionclubBeing in the club means you get: a free weekly podcast, access to a secret facebook group, a free poetry collection and play written by me, access to livestreams AND you get to access to all my videos before anyone else sees them! 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... youtube.com/channel/UCpqf-UHCeCSd0BqoxxrDv8g/joinORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //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: leenanorms.substack.com/subscribeINSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/leenanormsTWITTER: twitter.com/leenanormsI 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: youtu.be/O0TR7RvVRlI and youtu.be/IEqf94lb44UAnd 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-883All 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): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhjIf 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: leenanorms@gmail.com
knitting my first sweater as a TOTAL beginner (60+ hours) 🧶 leena norms 2023-06-26 | Making my first jumper, from scratch. 00:00 intro00:59 materials and tools01:54 the packing problem02:58 Scotland04:08 London04:48 at home05:32 body reveal06:17 making the sleeves06:29 disaster strikes07:46 the come back08:53 disaster strikes again09:41 the final stitch10:50 the reveal11:09 project analysis 15:56 why i did this/// MATERIALS USED ///Pattern is the Switch Sweater by Wool And The Gang: woolandthegang.com/en/products/switch-sweater-kit?taxon_id=1830&_gl=1*pj8twe*_up*MQ..&gclid=CjwKCAiAyfybBhBKEiwAgtB7fshCpDLxx2TXYJ8eArIqCwNdsZhV6slDcnsvuw4vkUzkc5Hkl0BeAxoCLWkQAvD_BwEor on Ravelry: ravelry.com/patterns/library/switch-sweater?fbclid=IwAR0llk8kPjqoFWfNJuCXt_TDzw6PctgO717OrrqsDX9dC3SvAk0nKQUMSaEBut if you want the pattern only, it's £5 on John Lewis: johnlewis.com/wool-and-the-gang-switch-sweater-knitting-pattern/p6333845The yarn I used was Super Chunky Merinoin Iris from Lauren Aston Designs:laurenastondesigns.com/product-category/yarn/super-chunky-merino(the colour is exclusive to their sub service, which you can gain access to if you sign up, even if it's just for one month)An interesting yarn comparison post: laurenastondesigns.com/blog/super-chunky-yarn-alternatives/// NOTE ///My editor (Craig) was on holiday this week, so this video was edited by me!/// SUPPORT ///JOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: patreon.com/thegumptionclubBeing in the club means you get: a free weekly podcast, access to a secret facebook group, a free poetry collection and play written by me, access to livestreams AND you get to access to all my videos before anyone else sees them! 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... youtube.com/channel/UCpqf-UHCeCSd0BqoxxrDv8g/joinORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //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: leenanorms.substack.com/subscribeINSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/leenanormsTWITTER: twitter.com/leenanormsI 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: youtu.be/O0TR7RvVRlI and youtu.be/IEqf94lb44UAnd 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-883All 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): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhjIf 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: leenanorms@gmail.com
Book covers I would smash 🍆 leena norms 2023-06-19 | By popular demand! Watch my video about the book covers I really hate: youtu.be/ODyKUEjAvu0/// SUPPORT ///JOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: patreon.com/thegumptionclubBeing in the club means you get: a free weekly podcast, access to a secret facebook group, a free poetry collection and play written by me, access to livestreams AND you get to access to all my videos before anyone else sees them! 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... youtube.com/channel/UCpqf-UHCeCSd0BqoxxrDv8g/joinORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //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: leenanorms.substack.com/subscribeINSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/leenanormsTWITTER: twitter.com/leenanormsI 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: youtu.be/O0TR7RvVRlI and youtu.be/IEqf94lb44UAnd 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-883All 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): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhjIf 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: leenanorms@gmail.com
NEVER tell me: No ethical consumption under capitalism leena norms 2023-06-12 | Is this phrase a help or a hindrance? It's all about context, so let's talk about it... Sources/references:The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald ethicalconsumer.org/can-ethical-consumption-exist-under-capitalism?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=twitterhttps://carrcenter.hks.harvard.edu/publications/35-rule-how-small-minority-can-change-worldbbc.com/future/article/20190513-it-only-takes-35-of-people-to-change-the-worldThe bit I'm quoting when I do a silly voice is from "Bodies Upon the Gears" speech by Mario Savio, but in all honesty I know it from the Linkin Park song 'Wretches and Kings'./// SUPPORT ///JOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: patreon.com/thegumptionclubBeing in the club means you get: a free weekly podcast, access to a secret facebook group, a free poetry collection and play written by me, access to livestreams AND you get to access to all my videos before anyone else sees them! 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... youtube.com/channel/UCpqf-UHCeCSd0BqoxxrDv8g/joinORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //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: leenanorms.substack.com/subscribeINSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/leenanormsTWITTER: twitter.com/leenanormsI 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: youtu.be/O0TR7RvVRlI and youtu.be/IEqf94lb44UAnd 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-883All 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): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhjIf 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: leenanorms@gmail.com
Books to take on holiday IMMEDIATELY leena norms 2023-06-05 | Sorry babes, you've got to re-pack ;) Podcast I mention about Richard Powers: podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/nine-strangers-and-a-natural-catastrophe-richard-powers/id395664824?i=1000441641807/// SUPPORT ///JOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: patreon.com/thegumptionclubBeing in the club means you get: a free weekly podcast, access to a secret facebook group, a free poetry collection and play written by me, access to livestreams AND you get to access to all my videos before anyone else sees them! 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... youtube.com/channel/UCpqf-UHCeCSd0BqoxxrDv8g/joinORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //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: leenanorms.substack.com/subscribeINSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/leenanormsTWITTER: twitter.com/leenanormsI 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: youtu.be/O0TR7RvVRlI and youtu.be/IEqf94lb44UAnd 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-883All 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): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhjIf 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: leenanorms@gmail.com
The end of my youtube career... leena norms 2023-05-29 | calm down it's just a Q&A. /// SUPPORT ///JOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: patreon.com/thegumptionclubBeing in the club means you get: a free weekly podcast, access to a secret facebook group, a free poetry collection and play written by me, access to livestreams AND you get to access to all my videos before anyone else sees them! 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... youtube.com/channel/UCpqf-UHCeCSd0BqoxxrDv8g/joinORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //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: leenanorms.substack.com/subscribeINSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/leenanormsTWITTER: twitter.com/leenanormsI 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: youtu.be/O0TR7RvVRlI and youtu.be/IEqf94lb44UAnd 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-883All 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): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhjIf 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: leenanorms@gmail.com
RIP Ariel: The Little Mermaid effect 💀 leena norms 2023-05-22 | what is REALLY happening "under the sea"? I fear it is not better down where it is wetter but let's find out... As Disney's The Little Mermaid 2023 hits cinemas, let's talk about what the real fish behind Halle Bailey's depiction of Ariel be experiencing, and what we can do about it./// SUPPORT ///JOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: patreon.com/thegumptionclubBeing in the club means you get: a free weekly podcast, access to a secret facebook group, a free poetry collection and play written by me, access to livestreams AND you get to access to all my videos before anyone else sees them! 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... youtube.com/channel/UCpqf-UHCeCSd0BqoxxrDv8g/joinORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom/// SOURCES ///This Is Vegan Propaganda: (And Other Lies the Meat Industry Tells You) by Ed WintersLosing Eden: Why Our Minds Need the Wild by Lucy JonesBeach film info: time.com/5297042/leo-dicaprio-beach-closuretimeout.com/news/hollywood-is-finally-fixing-that-ruined-thai-beach-from-the-beach-091522mirror.co.uk/travel/asia-middle-east/beach-film-leonardo-dicaprio-location-12030282Plastics: greenpeace.org/usa/key-facts-about-plastic-pollution/#:~:text=The%20equivalent%20of%20a%20truckload,the%20Earth%20over%20400%20times. greenpeace.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/GP-7-11-Oceans-Final.pdftheguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/06/dumped-fishing-gear-is-biggest-plastic-polluter-in-ocean-finds-reportethicalconsumer.org/food-drink/supermarkets-treading-water-ocean-plastic-packagingethicalconsumer.org/fashion-clothing/plastic-pollution-clothingethicalconsumer.org/fashion-clothing/plastic-clothesScreen New Deal: bfi.org.uk/news/screen-new-deal-sustainability-reportarup.com/perspectives/publications/research/section/a-screen-new-deal-a-route-map-to-sustainable-film-productionWish cycling: unschools.co/journal-blog/2021/8/30/the-traps-of-wishcycling?fbclid=IwAR25S-SXwNoqB6mGndyVIEiDFqdG0vPMryP2joVWWBvK6u9Sc0YgBtNlEFY // COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //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: leenanorms.substack.com/subscribeINSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/leenanormsTWITTER: twitter.com/leenanormsI 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: youtu.be/O0TR7RvVRlI and youtu.be/IEqf94lb44UAnd 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-883All 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): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhjIf 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: leenanorms@gmail.com
lies to unlearn about making your own wardrobe leena norms 2023-05-15 | Ever wondered why fast fashion can't give you the perfect wardrobe? Felt curious about sewing your own clothes or designing your own sustainable wardrobe? Just want to be nosey about why beginner sewers turn addicts so fast? Here's my learnings from teaching myself to sew SO FAR and the assumptions I've discovered were porkies. If you're already convinced, here's an unlisted playlist of sewing/knitting videos I've either found useful OR would like to try the projects from... youtube.com/playlist?list=PLb1-lu-abhnWAjWaVaVzEguRzj8gxpTyF/// SUPPORT ///JOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: patreon.com/thegumptionclubBeing in the club means you get: a free weekly podcast, access to a secret facebook group, a free poetry collection and play written by me, access to livestreams AND you get to access to all my videos before anyone else sees them! 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... youtube.com/channel/UCpqf-UHCeCSd0BqoxxrDv8g/join/// SOURCES ///1/ My video on learning to knit: youtu.be/LW7IvQ7uQv0Where’s the catch in the crochet trend? varsity.co.uk/fashion/21984Are Crochet Machines A SCAM? littlejohnsyarn.com/can-crochet-be-done-by-machineWhy It’s Impossible to Build a Crochet Machine youtu.be/EImnSsCadK8Why Robots Can’t Sew Your T-Shirt wired.com/story/why-robots-cant-sew-t-shirtBreathless for Blue Jeans: health hazards in China's denim factories archive.cleanclothes.org/resources/publications/Breathless/viewSandblasted jeans: Should we give up distressed denim? bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15017790Sweater Manufacturing Basics: cottonworks.com/en/topics/sourcing-manufacturing/sweater-manufacturing/sweater-manufacturing-basics/#:~:text=to%2DWear%20Garment-,Machinery,cut%2Dand%2Dsew%20production.Knit-Picking : Labels: Yes, people are behind those inexpensive, ‘hand-made’ sweaters--but usually by operating the machines that make them. latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-12-31-vw-7230-story.html#:~:text=Sort%20of.,make%20the%20cables%20and%20designs.2/ Library of Things (borrowing a sewing machine) libraryofthings.co.uk/catalogue/borrow-sewing-machineOffice for National Statistics - Living Costs and Food Survey:ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/personalandhouseholdfinances/expenditure/bulletins/familyspendingintheuk/april2020tomarch2021‘Additionally, expenditure decreased by 38% on clothing and footwear (£8.90 less). This is likely to be related to the coronavirus lockdown restrictions and social distancing measures implemented for the retail industry during the coronavirus pandemic. However, a shift in consumer behaviour towards online shopping may have reduced the impact in this category.’The cost of football investment : mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/true-cost-football-investigation-ticket-25318791A low-end smart phone in my country: argos.co.uk/product/1244511?clickSR=slp:term:mobile%20phone:62:353:16/ The Closet Historians EXCELLENT VIDEO, Sustainability, Sewing, & Me: youtu.be/pRiTGLs-8q0XR Fashion facts: xrfashionaction.com/fashion-and-climate-changeGreenpeace on fast fashion: greenpeace.org/international/story/7539/fast-fashion-is-drowning-the-world-we-need-a-fashion-revolution/// TIMESTAMPS ///00:00 Intro01:10 Clothes are made by machines04:22 You need a lot of money09:09 You need a lot of space11:55 You need a lot of time14:35 It is hard16:07 Sewing will save the planet21:04 You are morally obliged to make your own clothes// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //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: leenanorms.substack.com/subscribeINSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/leenanormsTWITTER: twitter.com/leenanormsI 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: youtu.be/O0TR7RvVRlI and youtu.be/IEqf94lb44UAnd 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-883All 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): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhjIf 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: leenanorms@gmail.com
You’ll hate these books (unless you’re 100% book nerd) leena norms 2023-05-08 | /// SUPPORT ///JOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: patreon.com/thegumptionclubBeing in the club means you get: a free weekly podcast, access to a secret facebook group, a free poetry collection and play written by me, access to livestreams AND you get to access to all my videos before anyone else sees them! 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... youtube.com/channel/UCpqf-UHCeCSd0BqoxxrDv8g/joinORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //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: leenanorms.substack.com/subscribeINSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/leenanormsTWITTER: twitter.com/leenanorms/// BOOKS MENTIONED ///The Reader on the 6.27 by Jean-Paul DidierlaurentThe Wife by Meg WolitzerThe Library of Unrequired Love by Sophie DivryBambert's Book of Missing Stories by Reinhardt JungThe Assembly of the Severed Head by Hugh Lupton84 Charring Cross Road by Helene HanffThe Reading List by Sara Nisha AdamsMr. Penumbra’s 24 hour Bookshop by Robin SloanPages & Co.: Tilly and the Bookwanderers by Anna JamesThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakStories of Books and Libraries by Jane Holloway/// HONOROUBLE MENTIONS ///The Bookshop by Penelope FitzgeraldThe Eyre Affair by Jasper FfordeFirst Person by Richard FlanaganDear Reader by Paul Fournel/// TBR ///Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Shadow of the Wind by Carols Ruiz ZafónThe Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila HarrisReading Lolita in Tehran by Azar NafisiMy Salinger Year by Joanna RakoffHaunted by Chuck PalahniukThe Sentence by Louise Erdrich/// TIMESTAMPS ///0:00 Intro1:26 The list11:07 Honourable mentions12:19 TBR list13:56 OutroI 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: youtu.be/O0TR7RvVRlI and youtu.be/IEqf94lb44UAnd 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-883All 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): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhjIf 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: leenanorms@gmail.com
👑‘King’ Charles wants to save the planet. Give me a break.🥱 leena norms 2023-05-01 | Charles has been campaigning for environmental issues since before I was born... so should we be excited he's about to be crowned King?/// SUPPORT ///JOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: patreon.com/thegumptionclubBeing in the club means you get: a free weekly podcast, access to a secret facebook group, a free poetry collection and play written by me, access to livestreams AND you get to access to all my videos before anyone else sees them! 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... youtube.com/channel/UCpqf-UHCeCSd0BqoxxrDv8g/joinORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom....SOURCES..../// BOOKS ///The Last Queen by Clive IrvingDown with The Royals by Joan Smith Spare by Prince Harry Literature for a Changing Planet by Martin Puchner/// ROYAL RECORDS ///Index of Charities and patronages of the Royals: royal.uk/charities-and-patronages?mrf=2Finance reports, as issued by them: royal.uk/financial-reports-2021-22royal.uk/sites/default/files/media/sovereign_grant_report_2021-22_-_royal_travel_appendix.pdf/// REPORTS AND FIGURES ///True cost of the royals: republic.org.uk/the_true_cost_of_the_royalsRoyal Expenses report: d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/republic/pages/66/attachments/original/1604050270/Royal-Expenses-Report-2017.pdf?1604050270Revealed: King Charles’s private fortune estimated at £1.8bn: theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-interactive/2023/apr/20/revealed-king-charless-private-fortune-estimated-at-almost-2bnPrince Charles was an environment radical. What happens now he’s King?: nationalgeographic.co.uk/environment-and-conservation/2022/09/prince-charles-was-an-environment-radical-what-happens-now-hes-king Prince Charles criticised for flying 125 miles to give speech on reducing aircraft emissions: independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/prince-charles-helicopter-flight-aircraft-emissions-climate-change-clarence-house-a9313286.htmlThe Sunday Times Rich List 2022: thetimes.co.uk/sunday-times-rich-listPrince Charles speaks out on leaving a hospitable future to his grandchild: blueandgreentomorrow.com/environment/prince-charles-environment-grandchildCharles suggests his campaigning on issues will end now he is King: uk.news.yahoo.com/charles-suggests-campaigning-issues-end-194951047.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAADjWRvB3zAqbRg2H2QmtjU5h46PT8ly8jDYexjVhs4y8swKMrH9IyptSpm2WNREXUPam4pklN3gk2g0zmubldJmr-lTMFShYNOH84yEJJyZ6AbPDSA4767gtAR0aRk4LsJzHomgNtK56qR94wpH1IGY_6_ylRJGrc2kd9CfiiDvFThe Royal Family’s Carbon Footprint: theecoexperts.co.uk/blog/royal-family-carbon-footprintPrince Charles vindicated and WAS right to talk to plants insists BBC documentary: mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/prince-charles-vindicated-right-talk-25918152Prince Charles: I understand climate activists' anger:bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-58847456Climate change sceptics are 'headless chickens', says Prince Charles: theguardian.com/environment/2014/jan/31/climate-change-sceptics-headless-chickens-prince-charlesWhat Will King Charles' Reign Mean for Climate Action?: globalcitizen.org/en/content/king-charles-climate-change-action-queen-elizabeth/#:~:text=What%20Did%20Charles%20Do%20for,dangerous%20effects%20of%20plastic%20pollution.// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //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: leenanorms.substack.com/subscribeINSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/leenanormsTWITTER: twitter.com/leenanormsI 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: youtu.be/O0TR7RvVRlI and youtu.be/IEqf94lb44UAnd 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-883All 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): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhjIf 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: leenanorms@gmail.com
I read ALL 16 women’s prize books: heres your deep dive. leena norms 2023-04-24 | The awful, the excellent, the downright baffling. Your bumper guide to The Women's Prize for Fiction 2023, including my shortlist predictions.[pr/gifted]Thanks so much to the Women's Prize Trust for sending me the books for honest review. /// SUPPORT ///JOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: patreon.com/thegumptionclubBeing in the club means you get: a free weekly podcast, access to a secret facebook group, a free poetry collection and play written by me, access to livestreams AND you get to access to all my videos before anyone else sees them! 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... youtube.com/channel/UCpqf-UHCeCSd0BqoxxrDv8g/joinORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //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: leenanorms.substack.com/subscribeINSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/leenanormsTWITTER: twitter.com/leenanormsI 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: youtu.be/O0TR7RvVRlI and youtu.be/IEqf94lb44UAnd 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-883All 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): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhjIf 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: leenanorms@gmail.com
The (pre-loved) Fashion Challenge leena norms 2023-04-17 | Inspired by NET-A-PORTER's Fashion Challenge, I'm digging in to my second-hand and thrifted wardrobe for a glimpse in to the future in which we don't buy new stuff ;) I am not Emma Chamberlain or a Kardashian, but I do have a clothes rail and an inflated sense of self, so this was by all accounts inevitable. Thanks to MPB for sponsoring this video! Buy and sell your used tech items here, it's a win for everyone ;) bit.ly/leenaMPBThe OG inspiration videos: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvb-ozNJbiMhsrH5SeGCgcjNUiK-ags6R/// TIMESTAMPS ///00:00 Intro01:13 Outfit 103:14 Outfit 205:16 MPB (ad)07:25 Outfit 309:05 Outfit 412:00 Outro/// SUPPORT ///JOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: patreon.com/thegumptionclubBeing in the club means you get: a free weekly podcast, access to a secret facebook group, a free poetry collection and play written by me, access to livestreams AND you get to access to all my videos before anyone else sees them! 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... youtube.com/channel/UCpqf-UHCeCSd0BqoxxrDv8g/joinORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //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: leenanorms.substack.com/subscribeINSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/leenanormsTWITTER: twitter.com/leenanormsI 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: youtu.be/O0TR7RvVRlI and youtu.be/IEqf94lb44UAnd 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-883All 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): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhjIf 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: leenanorms@gmail.com
Why youre reading less (my marathon strategy 💪). leena norms 2023-04-10 | Want to read more books? About to tackle a study project or a book marathon and need some tips? Here's some of my methods for consuming more fiction and have a good time doing it./// SUPPORT ///JOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: patreon.com/thegumptionclubBeing in the club means you get: a free weekly podcast, access to a secret facebook group, a free poetry collection and play written by me, access to livestreams AND you get to access to all my videos before anyone else sees them! 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... youtube.com/channel/UCpqf-UHCeCSd0BqoxxrDv8g/joinORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //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: leenanorms.substack.com/subscribeINSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/leenanormsTWITTER: twitter.com/leenanormsI 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: youtu.be/O0TR7RvVRlI and youtu.be/IEqf94lb44UAnd 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-883All 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): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhjIf 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: leenanorms@gmail.com
I have finally cracked smart casual. #shorts leena norms 2023-04-04 | /// SUPPORT ///JOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: patreon.com/thegumptionclubBeing in the club means you get: a free weekly podcast, access to a secret facebook group, a free poetry collection and play written by me, access to livestreams AND you get to access to all my videos before anyone else sees them! 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... youtube.com/channel/UCpqf-UHCeCSd0BqoxxrDv8g/joinORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //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: leenanorms.substack.com/subscribeINSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/leenanormsTWITTER: twitter.com/leenanormsI 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: youtu.be/O0TR7RvVRlI and youtu.be/IEqf94lb44UAnd 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-883All 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): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhjIf 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: leenanorms@gmail.com
Color analysis: scam or sustainable fashion hack? leena norms 2023-04-03 | Is colour analysis a sustainable fashion hack? Or a scam beyond measure? The wonderful lime woman I talk about at the end is The Green Lady of Brooklyn: instagram.com/greenladyofbrooklynnytimes.com/2015/12/06/nyregion/the-green-queen-of-brooklyn.htmlThis is the service I used - I'm neither recommending or condemning them, but I do think if you want to do it, an in-person service is preferable: createdcolorful.com Colour analysis definitions: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_analysisSources for my fashion facts: How to Break Up with Fast Fashion by Lauren Bravo (pg 50)xrfashionaction.com/fashion-and-climate-change/// SUPPORT ///JOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: patreon.com/thegumptionclubBeing in the club means you get: a free weekly podcast, access to a secret facebook group, a free poetry collection and play written by me, access to livestreams AND you get to access to all my videos before anyone else sees them! 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... youtube.com/channel/UCpqf-UHCeCSd0BqoxxrDv8g/joinORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //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: leenanorms.substack.com/subscribeINSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/leenanormsTWITTER: twitter.com/leenanormsI 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: youtu.be/O0TR7RvVRlI and youtu.be/IEqf94lb44UAnd 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-883All 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): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhjIf 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: leenanorms@gmail.com
Books I would burn 🔥 leena norms 2023-03-27 | They deserved better. /// SUPPORT ///JOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: patreon.com/thegumptionclubBeing in the club means you get: a free weekly podcast, access to a secret facebook group, a free poetry collection and play written by me, access to livestreams AND you get to access to all my videos before anyone else sees them! 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... youtube.com/channel/UCpqf-UHCeCSd0BqoxxrDv8g/joinORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //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: leenanorms.substack.com/subscribeINSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/leenanormsTWITTER: twitter.com/leenanormsI 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: youtu.be/O0TR7RvVRlI and youtu.be/IEqf94lb44UAnd 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-883All 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): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhjIf 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: leenanorms@gmail.com
Wait... a four day work week PAYS OFF?! (& other good news) leena norms 2023-03-20 | What if it all goes right? Some good news for your eyeholes! /// SOURCES /// Edinburgh is the first European city to stop buying meat for the menus of its schools, hospitals, and nursing homes. plantbasedtreaty.org/cities edinburgh.gov.uk/food-clothing/special-diets-schoolscottishdailyexpress.co.uk/lifestyle/food/meat-menu-edinburgh-schools-city-28997502Renewables are set to account for over 90% of global electricity expansion over the next five years, overtaking coal to become the largest source of global electricity by early 2025.iea.org/news/renewable-power-s-growth-is-being-turbocharged-as-countries-seek-to-strengthen-energy-securitynytimes.com/2022/12/06/climate/iea-renewable-energy-coal.htmlRed Squirrels are on the rise: bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-64358926?fbclid=IwAR02o0SjB1mAMq30HiK6k_UVsx-CJjfTdRtFtCYCMY4PlZMcjOwqChHdtzg UK four-day week trial hailed as a ‘major breakthrough’ as 92% of companies keep the shorter week euronews.com/next/2023/02/21/uk-four-day-week-trial-hailed-as-a-major-breakthrough-as-92-of-companies-keep-the-shorter-forbes.com/sites/alexledsom/2022/12/05/four-day-workweek-going-well-globally-study-says/?sh=459b36044195Selfridges ‘Resellfridges’ servicehttps://www.positive.news/economics/five-trends-sustainable-business/Lidl has announced that it will offer significantly fewer animal products such as meat in the future.futureofproteinproduction.com/post/german-retailer-lidl-to-significantly-reduce-meat-choices#:~:text=The%20German%20supermarket%20chain%20Lidl,vegetable%20proteins%20in%20its%20range.Aldi is rolling out its partnership with the world’s largest surplus food platform, Too Good To Go, across all of its 990 UK stores.expressandstar.com/news/business/2023/02/01/aldi-offers-surplus-food-bags-in-a-bid-to-tackle-food-wasteNatWest to end new business loans for oil and gas extractiontheguardian.com/global/2023/feb/09/natwest-to-end-new-business-loans-for-oil-and-gas-extraction/// SUPPORT ///JOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: patreon.com/thegumptionclubBeing in the club means you get: a free weekly podcast, access to a secret facebook group, a free poetry collection and play written by me, access to livestreams AND you get to access to all my videos before anyone else sees them! 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... youtube.com/channel/UCpqf-UHCeCSd0BqoxxrDv8g/joinORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //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: leenanorms.substack.com/subscribeINSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/leenanormsTWITTER: twitter.com/leenanormsI 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: youtu.be/O0TR7RvVRlI and youtu.be/IEqf94lb44UAnd 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-883All 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): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhjIf 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: leenanorms@gmail.com
Feeling complicated about Mothers? Read these books. leena norms 2023-03-13 | Mother's Day is coming up so let's have a nice complicated bookish chat about it ;) xxx/// SUPPORT ///JOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: patreon.com/thegumptionclubBeing in the club means you get: a free weekly podcast, access to a secret facebook group, a free poetry collection and play written by me, access to livestreams AND you get to access to all my videos before anyone else sees them! 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... youtube.com/channel/UCpqf-UHCeCSd0BqoxxrDv8g/joinORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom/// TIMESTAMPS ///00:00 Intro03:21 Sheila Heti - Motherhood05:30 Anna Hope - Expectation06:31 Candice Brathewaite - I Am Not Your Baby Mother07:51 Francesca Segal - Mothership10:16 Maya Angelou - Letter to my Daughter12:06 Laura Dockrill - What Have I Done?14:08 Ocean Vuong - On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous15:28 Lucy Burns - Larger Than An Orange17:01 Jen Brister - The Other Mother17:46 Lotte Jeffs & Stu Oakley - The Queer Parent/// OTHER LINKS MENTIONED///Mothership podcast (that I produced and edited wit Francesca Segal - features Sophie Ellis-Bextor!) open.spotify.com/show/3X0EcDBZVpPN29cm2ldarsA podcast episode about abortion stories I think everyone should listen to:stitcher.com/show/youre-wrong-about/episode/your-abortion-stories-207674536Extracts from Letters To My Daughter:virago.co.uk/virago-news/2020/10/28/read-an-extract-from-letters-to-my-daughterpenguinrandomhouse.ca/books/3929/letter-to-my-daughter-by-maya-angelou/9780812980035/excerpt// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //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: leenanorms.substack.com/subscribeINSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/leenanormsTWITTER: twitter.com/leenanormsI 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: youtu.be/O0TR7RvVRlI and youtu.be/IEqf94lb44UAnd 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-883All 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): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhjIf 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: leenanorms@gmail.com
Reacting to the Women’s Prize 2023 long list leena norms 2023-03-07 | revealing the Women's Prize for Fiction 2023 Long list! 00:00 intro01:20 my predictions02:47 the reveal13:34 conclusion[pr/gifted]Thanks so much to the Women's Prize Trust for sending me the books And thank you to Son De Flor for sending me this OUT of this world dress: sondeflor.com/// SUPPORT ///JOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: patreon.com/thegumptionclubBeing in the club means you get: a free weekly podcast, access to a secret facebook group, a free poetry collection and play written by me, access to livestreams AND you get to access to all my videos before anyone else sees them! 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... youtube.com/channel/UCpqf-UHCeCSd0BqoxxrDv8g/joinORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //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: leenanorms.substack.com/subscribeINSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/leenanormsTWITTER: twitter.com/leenanormsI 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: youtu.be/O0TR7RvVRlI and youtu.be/IEqf94lb44UAnd 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-883All 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): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhjIf 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: leenanorms@gmail.com
Im glad I was priced out of London. leena norms 2023-02-27 | Is it big city or bust? Do you have to live in the capital to really live at all? Here's my reflections on leaving, and why it's complicated. /// SOURCES ///savills.co.uk/blog/article/298109/residential-property/the-house-price-gap--tracking-50-years-of-london-v-the-rest-of-the-uk.aspxbbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z3h7sg8/revisionlandregistry.data.gov.uk/app/ukhpi/browse?from=1977-06-01&location=http%3A%2F%2Flandregistry.data.gov.uk%2Fid%2Fregion%2Flondon&to=2018-06-01&lang=en/// TIMESTAMPS ///00:00 INTRO00:41 THE MYTH01:54 THE MAGIC03:05 THE MAYHEM11:12 THE MOVING ON/// SUPPORT ///JOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: patreon.com/thegumptionclubBeing in the club means you get: a free weekly podcast, access to a secret facebook group, a free poetry collection and play written by me, access to livestreams AND you get to access to all my videos before anyone else sees them! 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... youtube.com/channel/UCpqf-UHCeCSd0BqoxxrDv8g/joinORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //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: leenanorms.substack.com/subscribeINSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/leenanormsTWITTER: twitter.com/leenanormsI 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: youtu.be/O0TR7RvVRlI and youtu.be/IEqf94lb44UAnd 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-883All 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): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhjIf 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: leenanorms@gmail.com
look what they made me do. #shorts leena norms 2023-02-15 | sources: bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-60382624https://www.1millionwomen.com.au/blog/5-crazy-facts-new-fashion-documentary-true-cost/
books I refuse to read. leena norms 2023-02-13 | time to talk brass tacks.Books Unbound podcast: booksunboundpodcast.com/// SUPPORT ///JOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: patreon.com/thegumptionclubBeing in the club means you get: a free weekly podcast, access to a secret facebook group, a free poetry collection and play written by me, access to livestreams AND you get to access to all my videos before anyone else sees them! 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... youtube.com/channel/UCpqf-UHCeCSd0BqoxxrDv8g/joinORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //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: leenanorms.substack.com/subscribeINSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/leenanormsTWITTER: twitter.com/leenanormsI 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: youtu.be/O0TR7RvVRlI and youtu.be/IEqf94lb44UAnd 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-883All 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): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhjIf 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: leenanorms@gmail.com
Failing creatively? Me too. leena norms 2023-02-08 | JOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: patreon.com/thegumptionclubBeing in the club means you get: a free weekly podcast, access to a secret facebook group, a free poetry collection and play written by me, access to livestreams AND you get to access to all my videos before anyone else sees them! ORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //INSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/leenanormsTWITTER: twitter.com/leenanormsIF 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: leenanorms.substack.com/subscribe 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: youtu.be/O0TR7RvVRlI and youtu.be/IEqf94lb44UAnd 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-883All 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): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhjIf 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: leenanorms@gmail.com
why are women STILL obsessed with Jane Austen? leena norms 2023-02-06 | Frivolous romance novels, or the Shakespeare of Regency Britain? Please join me in trying to justify my student debt by whipping out my English degree while on my holidays. JOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: patreon.com/thegumptionclubBeing in the club means you get: a free weekly podcast, access to a secret facebook group, a free poetry collection and play written by me, access to livestreams AND you get to access to all my videos before anyone else sees them! ORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcomThings mentioned: The Genius of Jane Austen: Her Love of Theatre and Why She Is a Hit in Hollywood by Paula ByrneThe National Trust cottage we stayed in (Stourhead, Stourton, Wiltshire) nationaltrust.org.uk/holidays/somerset-wiltshire/89-church-lawn// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //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: leenanorms.substack.com/subscribeINSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/leenanormsTWITTER: twitter.com/leenanormsI 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: youtu.be/O0TR7RvVRlI and youtu.be/IEqf94lb44UAnd 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-883All 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): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhjIf 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: leenanorms@gmail.com
Failed your new years resolutions? Watch this. leena norms 2023-02-01 | JOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: patreon.com/thegumptionclubBeing in the club means you get: a free weekly podcast, access to a secret facebook group, a free poetry collection and play written by me, access to livestreams AND you get to access to all my videos before anyone else sees them! ORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //INSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/leenanormsTWITTER: twitter.com/leenanormsIF 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: leenanorms.substack.com/subscribe 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: youtu.be/O0TR7RvVRlI and youtu.be/IEqf94lb44UAnd 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-883All 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): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhjIf 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: leenanorms@gmail.com
recreating 2023 fashion trends on my size 16 body leena norms 2023-01-30 | Can you follow trends without buying a whole new wardrobe? Are sustainable fashion and trend cycles at odds? Can we be inventive without shopping fast fashion? Timestamps0:00 Can you be trendy and sustainable?0:17 All 2023 trends01:02 Sheer Joy03:26 Summer Black05:33 Heart Motifs07:23 Say Yes to the Goddess08:50 Grunge Revisited11:12 In Conclusion12:36 Heroin chicTrend articles I use as inspo: glamourmagazine.co.uk/gallery/spring-summer-2023-fashion-trendsvogue.co.uk/fashion/gallery/spring-summer-2023-fashion-trendselle.com/fashion/trend-reports/a41451617/heart-fashion-trend-spring-2023The sustainable jewellery brand I mention, Catch Rhys: catchrhys.co.uk The DIY Daisy book I show in the video - Sew It Yourself by Daisy Braid uk.bookshop.org/books/sew-it-yourself-with-diy-daisy-20-pattern-free-projects-and-infinite-variations-to-make-your-dream-wardrobe/9781743798201JOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: patreon.com/thegumptionclubBeing in the club means you get: a free weekly podcast, access to a secret facebook group, a free poetry collection and play written by me, access to livestreams AND you get to access to all my videos before anyone else sees them! ORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //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: leenanorms.substack.com/subscribeINSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/leenanormsTWITTER: twitter.com/leenanormsI 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: youtu.be/O0TR7RvVRlI and youtu.be/IEqf94lb44UAnd 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-883All 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): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhjIf 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: leenanorms@gmail.com
Why you will eat vegan soon (and other good news) leena norms 2023-01-23 | JOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: patreon.com/thegumptionclubBeing in the club means you get: a free weekly podcast, access to a secret facebook group, a free poetry collection and play written by me, access to livestreams AND you get to access to all my videos before anyone else sees them! ORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcomIF 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: leenanorms.substack.com/subscribeINSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/leenanormsTWITTER: twitter.com/leenanormsMy videos discussing veganism: Why I'm not a vegan. youtu.be/Td3AZwN4pFMReacting to vegan propaganda with @melaniemurphyofficial youtu.be/iTQE95-INpAnon-vegan tries vegan christmas dinner youtu.be/vVeSFekLjREVegan Cheese *TIER RANKED* youtu.be/gLBSBXGp2scSOURCES:Single-use plastic cutlery, plates and trays to be banned from October in Englanditv.com/news/2023-01-14/single-use-plastic-cutlery-plates-and-trays-banned-from-octobergov.uk/government/news/far-reaching-ban-on-single-use-plastics-in-englandVideo on accessibility and plastic straws: youtu.be/4IBH0pcKzlYEarth’s ozone layer on course to be healed within decades, UN report findstheguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/09/ozone-layer-healed-within-decades-un-reporthttps://www.positive.news/environment/earths-ozone-layer-is-on-track-to-recover-thats-good-news-for-the-climate/UK government faces legal action against new coalmine in Cumbriatheguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/04/uk-government-faces-legal-action-against-new-coalmine-cumbria-friends-of-the-earth-planning-permissionPrince Harry’s book is selling out forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2023/01/13/prince-harrys-spare-breaks-guinness-record-for-fastest-selling-nonfiction-book-and-he-hints-theres-much-more-he-left-out/#:~:text=Prince%20Harry's%20controversial%20memoir%20Spare,left%20over%20for%20another%20book.Veganuary is going from strength to strengthvegconomist.com/society/charity-campaigns/one-person-every-2-4-seconds-veganuary-2023Number of stay-at-home dads in UK up by a thirdtheguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/dec/25/number-of-stay-at-home-dads-in-uk-up-by-a-third-since-before-pandemicScarborough's New Year fireworks cancelled to protect walrusbbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-64139048BOOKSHOPS ARE BACKhttps://www.positive.news/society/positive-news-stories-from-week-2-of-2023/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: youtu.be/O0TR7RvVRlI and youtu.be/IEqf94lb44UAnd 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-883All 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): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhjIf 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: leenanorms@gmail.com
Prince Harry: nice or nasty? (guess what it doesnt matter) leena norms 2023-01-17 | watch the whole video: youtu.be/AT7W0kyEd30JOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: patreon.com/thegumptionclubBeing in the club means you get: a free weekly podcast, access to a secret facebook group, a free poetry collection and play written by me, access to livestreams AND you get to access to all my videos before anyone else sees them! PRE-ORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //INSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/leenanormsTWITTER: twitter.com/leenanormsIF 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: leenanorms.substack.com/subscribe 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: youtu.be/O0TR7RvVRlI and youtu.be/IEqf94lb44UAnd 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-883All 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): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhjIf 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: leenanorms@gmail.com
Youre wrong about Prince Harry ☕👑 leena norms 2023-01-16 | Deep dive into his book, Spare, here we come. I read Prince Harry's autobiography book so you don't have to. But maybe after this review, you might anyway ;) The British Monarchy is a hairy topic, but as a PCOS girlie you know I love a bit of hair. Let’s discuss everything from Prince William’s outburst, King Charles’ claim that he can’t ‘afford’ to have Meghan live in the palace, Harry’s time in the army and the Queen’s treatment of the Prince Andrew allegations. Why does it matter? Because the future of royalty in the UK will have a trickle down effect - and inform how we treat privilege, inheritance and power going forward. If you think this has nothing to do with you, you’re kidding yourself. If you'd like a longer breakdown of why the media's reaction to Spare is a joke, here's a fab podcast episode from James O'Brien that I highly recommend: podbean.com/media/share/dir-7k9fh-16279446?utm_campaign=w_share_ep&utm_medium=dlink&utm_source=w_shareWatch more videos by me about the monarchy: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLb1-lu-abhnVhLOWLBUvxR03aZwARP5nkIf you'd like a run down of the key issues about Prince Andrew: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Andrew_%26_the_Epstein_Scandal#:~:text=On%2030%20December%202014%2C%20a,trafficked%20for%20sex%20by%20Epstein.Prince Andrew's Settlement: youtu.be/otwn-c6lPQcJOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: patreon.com/thegumptionclubBeing in the club means you get: a free weekly podcast, access to a secret facebook group, a free poetry collection and play written by me, access to livestreams AND you get to access to all my videos before anyone else sees them! Order my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //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: leenanorms.substack.com/subscribeINSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/leenanormsTWITTER: twitter.com/leenanormsI 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: youtu.be/O0TR7RvVRlI and youtu.be/IEqf94lb44UAnd 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-883All 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): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhjIf 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: leenanorms@gmail.com
why dont authors make any money? leena norms 2023-01-09 | Right. Let's have it.order your copy of my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM, where ever you are in the world (and if you watched the video, you'll know the Burning Eye link is my fave!) https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcomWatch my video about books in Iceland: youtu.be/owcL1iRtLY8Podcast episodes I made about Icelandic literature:play.acast.com/s/vintagepodcast/abookwormsparadise-iceland-leenanormsplay.acast.com/s/vintagepodcast/thefutureisicelandic-leenanormsplay.acast.com/s/vintagepodcast/christmas-buticelandic-leenanormsOrwell’s essay, Books V Cigarettes (short and very worth while reading!)https://orwell.ru/library/articles/cigar/english/e_cigarStats I talk about in the intro: www2.societyofauthors.org/2022/12/06/a-profession-struggling-to-sustain-itselfibisworld.com/united-kingdom/market-size/book-publishingMore articles for the curious…societyofauthors.org/Where-We-Stand/buying-choices/How-do-authors-get-paid#:~:text=Traditionally%20the%20royalty%20is%20a,paperback%20they%20would%20receive%2067p.societyofauthors.org/Where-We-Stand/C-R-E-A-T-O-R-Campaign-for-Fair-Contractsinvestopedia.com/terms/z/zero-rated-goods.asp#:~:text=Zero%2Drated%20goods%20are%20typically,and%20sell%20with%200%25%20VAT.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2010/jun/17/net-book-agreement-publishingtheguardian.com/books/2018/dec/05/axe-the-reading-tax-book-industry-demands-end-to-vat-on-ebooksthecircularboard.com/book-publishing-statisticsversionmuseum.com/blog/new-amazon-com-images-from-1997JOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: patreon.com/thegumptionclubBeing in the club means you get: a free weekly podcast, access to a secret facebook group, a free poetry collection and play written by me, access to livestreams AND you get to access to all my videos before anyone else sees them! my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //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: leenanorms.substack.com/subscribeINSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/leenanormsTWITTER: twitter.com/leenanormsI 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: youtu.be/O0TR7RvVRlI and youtu.be/IEqf94lb44UAnd 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-883All 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): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhjIf 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: leenanorms@gmail.com
career advice to IGNORE in your twenties leena norms 2023-01-02 | Should you be pulling yourself up by your bootstraps? Perhaps not. Let's start the new year off right with a bit of myth busting!00:00 intro00:58 THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS02:37 PULL YOURSELF UP BY YOUR BOOTSTRAPS04:40 JACK OF ALL TRADESJOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: patreon.com/thegumptionclubBeing in the club means you get: a free weekly podcast, access to a secret facebook group, a free poetry collection and play written by me, access to livestreams AND you get to access to all my videos before anyone else sees them! PRE-ORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcomSources: I first heard about all of these from 'Hemingway Didn't Say That: The Truth Behind Familiar Quotations by Garson O'TooleBut I also read about them here: THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILSbusinessinsider.com/misinterpreted-quotes-2013-9?r=US&IR=TPULL YOURSELF UP BY YOUR BOOTSTRAPSbarrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/pull_yourself_up_by_your_bootstrapsJACK OF ALL TRADESphrases.org.uk/meanings/jack-of-all-trades.htmlforbes.com/sites/jodiecook/2021/05/13/why-being-a-jack-of-all-trades-is-essential-for-success/?sh=720039141c45zapier.com/blog/you-cant-pull-yourself-up-by-your-bootstrapshuffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/pull-yourself-up-by-your-bootstraps-nonsense_n_5b1ed024e4b0bbb7a0e037d4// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //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: leenanorms.substack.com/subscribeINSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/leenanormsTWITTER: twitter.com/leenanormsI 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: youtu.be/O0TR7RvVRlI and youtu.be/IEqf94lb44UAnd 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-883All 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): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhjIf 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: leenanorms@gmail.com
My Top Books of 2022 📚 leena norms 2022-12-26 | The best books of the year, as subjectively, bias-ly, chosen by me.Timestamps00:00 intro01:00 book 102:26 book 203:53 book 304:56 book 405:33 book 506:22 book 607:26 book 708:32 book 810:44 book 912:14 book 1013:56 2022 overall14:36 re-reads15:01 outro-----------------------------------------------------THE LIST:The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow:(app.thestorygraph.com/books/4b799a2a-c4a7-422c-b19a-9da2ee146dcdBlonde by Joyce Carol Oates:app.thestorygraph.com/books/e7fb44ef-4457-4190-a451-33b3d783af3a Five Survive by Holly Jackson:app.thestorygraph.com/books/66bec195-fa52-4fb7-acf9-9024f5cd5080All's Well by Mona Award: app.thestorygraph.com/books/6bffa85a-8024-4e21-860b-52c580977271When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo:app.thestorygraph.com/books/b9065986-1410-4b83-af82-e6b96c772f16Mad About You by Mhairi McFarlane:app.thestorygraph.com/books/f0c522dc-d1f2-4c07-834a-dd4f66257c71This is Vegan Propaganda: And Other Lies The Meat Industry Tells You by Ed Winters (Earthling Ed): app.thestorygraph.com/books/0edf0090-ab0d-49c0-a19e-841fa1370aecThe Tidal Zone by Sarah Moss:app.thestorygraph.com/books/14bddcdc-0ec1-437a-9919-e1094722772f Coventry history: historicengland.org.uk/whats-new/features/blitz-stories/coventry-cathedral There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyonce by Morgan Parker:app.thestorygraph.com/books/1e970df1-e2a0-4fe8-9184-2072f7c838f3Know Your Rights: The Law in 60 Seconds by Christian Weaver:app.thestorygraph.com/books/71aa7a49-6302-43bc-8ad6-275e2b44d4aaCharlotte by David Foenkinos & Sam Taylor:app.thestorygraph.com/books/458508a4-0e37-4a6a-9910-8092c342f400-----------------------------------------------------Notable re-reads: Brand New Ancients by Kae Tempest:app.thestorygraph.com/books/29a5df04-0ca0-4927-bddf-b75e36ff58bfWedding Toasts I'll Never Give by Ada Calhoun:app.thestorygraph.com/books/0eef9e06-f107-423e-acd5-22c21ac19c29More Than a Woman by Caitlin Moran:app.thestorygraph.com/books/57285478-df64-45af-95f0-929bdfff3eb4Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy:app.thestorygraph.com/books/4c91ff61-4339-4a24-a5f1-70aaad2053bbResistance by Owen Sheers:app.thestorygraph.com/books/4bbb22a4-9899-421e-b87d-3fc86ef306f3Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler:app.thestorygraph.com/books/387895b3-364b-4008-9b5f-32fcc0ce546f-----------------------------------------------------Bargain Bin Rom-Com by ME:app.thestorygraph.com/books/b911ddcb-d9a4-46c3-be04-9aa66b0d92c6-----------------------------------------------------Coventry Cathedral during the Blitz:youtube.com/watch?v=jzo0KaQ3h9w-----------------------------------------------------JOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: patreon.com/thegumptionclubBeing in the club means you get: a free weekly podcast, access to a secret facebook group, a free poetry collection and play written by me, access to livestreams AND you get to access to all my videos before anyone else sees them! PRE-ORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //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: leenanorms.substack.com/subscribeINSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/leenanormsTWITTER: twitter.com/leenanormsI 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: youtu.be/O0TR7RvVRlI and youtu.be/IEqf94lb44UAnd 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-883All 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): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhjIf 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: leenanorms@gmail.com
10 books you can read in one day 📚 leena norms 2022-12-19 | Behind on your reading goals? Never fear, Leena's wisdom gleaned from years of procrastination and a love of short books is here. 00:00 intro00:38 jumpers00:57 book 102:22 book 203:16 book 303:56 book 404:35 book 505:02 book 605:58 book 707:05 book 808:03 book 908:46 book 10List of books I talk about:Maus by Art SpiegelmanThe Wife by Meg WolitzerBrand New Ancients by Kae TempestThere Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyonce by Morgan ParkerThe Perseverance by Raymond AntrobusGoggle Eyes by Anne FineFleabag by Phoebe Waller-BridgeImportant Artefacts by Leanne ShaptonShow Your Work by Austin KleonBargain Bin Rom-Com by YOURS TRULY https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcomJOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: patreon.com/thegumptionclubBeing in the club means you get: a free weekly podcast, access to a secret facebook group, a free poetry collection and play written by me, access to livestreams AND you get to access to all my videos before anyone else sees them! // COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //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: leenanorms.substack.com/subscribeINSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/leenanormsTWITTER: twitter.com/leenanormsI 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: youtu.be/O0TR7RvVRlI and youtu.be/IEqf94lb44UAnd 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-883All 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): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhjIf 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: leenanorms@gmail.com
AI art won’t replace artists. Heres why. leena norms 2022-12-12 | Self portraits have gone robot, did you hear? AI image apps like Lensa, Luminar and artsio that create “magic avatars” have been all over social media recently, but are they stealing from artists or doing what the inspired human brain does, just faster? Read more about Creative Commons licenses: creativecommons.orgCommission a Gung Ho Family Crest (my friend Sophie's work I showed in the video)*: gungholondon.com/pages/commissionsNY times article I quote from: 'What makes the new breed of A.I. tools different, some critics believe, is not just that they’re capable of producing beautiful works of art with minimal effort. It’s how they work. Apps like DALL-E 2 and Midjourney are built by scraping millions of images from the open web, then teaching algorithms to recognize patterns and relationships in those images and generate new ones in the same style. That means that artists who upload their works to the internet may be unwittingly helping to train their algorithmic competitors.’nytimes.com/2022/09/02/technology/ai-artificial-intelligence-artists.html*the gifted disclaimer here is that Sophie is my friend, and did the design for us as a gift, BUT I paid for the printing of the scarf :)JOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: patreon.com/thegumptionclubBeing in the club means you get: a free weekly podcast, access to a secret facebook group, a free poetry collection and play written by me, access to livestreams AND you get to access to all my videos before anyone else sees them! BUY my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //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: leenanorms.substack.com/subscribeINSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/leenanormsTWITTER: twitter.com/leenanormsI 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: youtu.be/O0TR7RvVRlI and youtu.be/IEqf94lb44UAnd 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-883All 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): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhjIf 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: leenanorms@gmail.com
you have to try solo dating 🍷 leena norms 2022-12-07 | Matilda fans, watch this: youtu.be/r6Ycq_3gZ9kJOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: patreon.com/thegumptionclubBeing in the club means you get: a free weekly podcast, access to a secret facebook group, a free poetry collection and play written by me, access to livestreams AND you get to access to all my videos before anyone else sees them! PRE-ORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //INSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/leenanormsTWITTER: twitter.com/leenanormsIF 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: leenanorms.substack.com/subscribe 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: youtu.be/O0TR7RvVRlI and youtu.be/IEqf94lb44UAnd 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-883All 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): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhjIf 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: leenanorms@gmail.com
Which Matilda movie is better? 2022 or 1996? leena norms 2022-12-05 | "MUCH TOO GOOD FOR CHILDREN."Join me as I discuss the new 2022 musical movie adaptation of Roald Dahl's book 'Matilda' (with music by Tim Minchin and starring Emma Thompson and Stephen Graham) and compare it with the much-loved 1996 version of the same name (starring Mara Wilson and Danny Devito), declaring with certainty which of the two is the superior movie. You know how I love a book to film adaptation, which of the two do you think is best?Timestamps: 0:00 Intro01:12 DING DING01:17 Matilda: The Musical01:48 How I'm awarding points02:13 'Ahh! It's a snake!'02:16 Things I will be scoring02:25 World building05:01 Casting12:35 Important scenes17:38 Matilda (Mara Wilson vs Alisha Weir)25:11 I'M SMARTJOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: patreon.com/thegumptionclubBeing in the club means you get: a free weekly podcast, access to a secret facebook group, a free poetry collection and play written by me, access to livestreams AND you get to access to all my videos before anyone else sees them! BUY my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //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: leenanorms.substack.com/subscribeINSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/leenanormsTWITTER: twitter.com/leenanormsSOURCES:stjames.tgacademy.org.uk/files/2020/10/Miss-Trunchbull-description.pdfscreenrant.com/emma-thompson-matilda-casting-controversyradiotimes.com/movies/matilda-movie-emma-thompson-tim-minchin-interviewmetro.co.uk/2022/10/06/lashana-lynch-on-playing-matildas-miss-honey-as-a-black-woman-17516936When Matilda 1996 was shot:filmpedia-the-films.fandom.com/wiki/Matildaecho-news.co.uk/news/23139589.matilda-musical-emma-thompson-includes-eight-essex-girls---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: youtu.be/O0TR7RvVRlI and youtu.be/IEqf94lb44UAnd 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-883All 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): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhjIf 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: leenanorms@gmail.com
Is Matilda a girl boss @ 30? leena norms 2022-12-04 | MY MATILDA MUSICAL REVIEW IS COMING TOMORROW!JOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: patreon.com/thegumptionclubBeing in the club means you get: a free weekly podcast, access to a secret facebook group, a free poetry collection and play written by me, access to livestreams AND you get to access to all my videos before anyone else sees them! PRE-ORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //INSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/leenanormsTWITTER: twitter.com/leenanormsIF 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: leenanorms.substack.com/subscribe 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: youtu.be/O0TR7RvVRlI and youtu.be/IEqf94lb44UAnd 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-883All 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): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhjIf 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: leenanorms@gmail.com
Lady Diana helped me with this one 🧵👑 leena norms 2022-11-30 | Watch the full video: youtube.com/watch?v=XEISFJgLcS4JOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: patreon.com/thegumptionclubBeing in the club means you get: a free weekly podcast, access to a secret facebook group, a free poetry collection and play written by me, access to livestreams AND you get to access to all my videos before anyone else sees them! PRE-ORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //INSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/leenanormsTWITTER: twitter.com/leenanormsIF 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: leenanorms.substack.com/subscribe 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: youtu.be/O0TR7RvVRlI and youtu.be/IEqf94lb44UAnd 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-883All 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): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhjIf 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: leenanorms@gmail.com
🧵 Sewing Lucy & Yak Christmas dungarees 🎄 leena norms 2022-11-28 | I upcycled some unloved Lucy & Yak dungarees into the Christmas party outfit of my dreams. Using scrap fabric, ad lib'ed sewing techniques and some iron-on felt numbers, I think they turned out mighty fine.I used...Dylon Passion Pink Fabric Dye Pod: wilko.com/dylon-passion-pink-fabric-dye-pod-350g/p/0454092?gclid=Cj0KCQiA1ZGcBhCoARIsAGQ0kkpipRmtGC0IHOpsrrRS-S84Bdmh0bzE9gme_Y2wKn_VIwFQkeiaKZwaAhMmEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.dsiron-on numbers: etsy.com/uk/listing/208098055/felt-iron-on-advent-calendar-numbers-1?ref=yr_purchasesLucy & Yak Original Dungaree in cotton in the colour Ocean (*gifted): lucyandyak.com/products/original-dungaree-organic-cotton-earth-dye-ocean# MAYHEM IN THE LIBRARY Big Potato Games jigsaw (*gifted): bigpotato.co.uk/products/mayhem-in-the-libraryJOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: patreon.com/thegumptionclubBeing in the club means you get: a free weekly podcast, access to a secret facebook group, a free poetry collection and play written by me, access to livestreams AND you get to access to all my videos before anyone else sees them! BUY my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //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: leenanorms.substack.com/subscribeINSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/leenanormsTWITTER: twitter.com/leenanormsI 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: youtu.be/O0TR7RvVRlI and youtu.be/IEqf94lb44UAnd 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-883All 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): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhjIf 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: leenanorms@gmail.com
Black Friday Survival Guide (13 questions to ask yourself) leena norms 2022-11-21 | Ready to bag the best deals this Black Friday Weekend? Me too, but first let's take a step back and look at all the ways sustainability, affordability and excitement can overlap to influence our decisions for good... and for bad.Timestamps:0:00 Intro02:25 Feel thrifty or being thrifty?03:18 do you want to own it or do you just like that it exists? 04:11 Does it belong in a life you don’t have?05:15 If it’s a ‘bargain’ - who is losing out?06:40 Are you missing something else in your life? 07:59 Is it 'saving' if you weren't going to buy it in the first place? 09:02 Does it remind you of something you already own and love? 09:42 Does it have a place in your life?10:43 Have you looked closely at the measurements?11:13 How long do you think it will last? 11:33 How could I modify this if my tastes/size change? 12:34 What’s the possible break up moment? 13:11 Is it something they will actually want or is it just something to tick off your list?14:16 Final thoughtsLies you're told about spending in your twenties: youtu.be/-kyz7eHTsWQHannah Louise Poston no-buy video: youtu.be/Oey08JRwUoQJOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: patreon.com/thegumptionclubBeing in the club means you get: a free weekly podcast, access to a secret facebook group, a free poetry collection and play written by me, access to livestreams AND you get to access to all my videos before anyone else sees them! BUY my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //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: leenanorms.substack.com/subscribeINSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/leenanormsTWITTER: twitter.com/leenanormsI 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: youtu.be/O0TR7RvVRlI and youtu.be/IEqf94lb44UAnd 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-883All 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): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhjIf 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: leenanorms@gmail.com
Dont join the climate movement. leena norms 2022-11-14 | In this week's video we journey to Aberystwyth in Wales and discuss why joining an organisation like Just Stop Oil and Extinction Rebellion might not be the most productive way for you to help tackle the climate crisis.Things I reference:Maggie Nelson's essay 'Riding the Blinds' in her book On Freedom. I would 1000% recommend you reading it - it's a bit academic so definitely give it all your focus, but it's wonderful and brilliant and full of incredible nuggets of wisdom. The other essays in the collection are nice too, but that one is the one you want to skip to ;) Grace Petrie ‘The Losing Side’ youtu.be/Hg5FrL8cYo0The podcast episode about the venn diagram (from How To Save a Planet - another great podcast to listen to): gimletmedia.com/shows/howtosaveaplanet/xjh53gnPlaces to find hope:lies you're told about climate anxiety in your twenties. youtu.be/5LpmfCvHX9EA podcast lead by people at the heart of climate policy: outrageandoptimism.orgUpdated daily good climate news: dailyclimate.org/good-newsconsciously elle does a post round up on her instagram of positive climate news: instagram.com/consciouslyellethis website collates climate solutions all in one place so you can see the depth and breadth of them - even if you don't have time to deep dive right now, I find it calming to just SEE on SCALE how many climate solutions there are and how they're already being implemented: drawdown.org/solutionsIf you're struggling with climate anxiety or eco anxiety, I couldn't recommend this book enough: A Guide to Eco-Anxiety (HOW TO PROTECT THE PLANET AND YOUR MENTAL HEALTH) by Anouchka GroseAlso I listen to this episode of How To Fail whenever my brain melts in panic: open.spotify.com/episode/6fPmjRTuHC5Pq7HPeSENOBJOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: patreon.com/thegumptionclubBeing in the club means you get: a free weekly podcast, access to a secret facebook group, a free poetry collection and play written by me, access to livestreams AND you get to access to all my videos before anyone else sees them! BUY my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //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: leenanorms.substack.com/subscribeINSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/leenanormsTWITTER: twitter.com/leenanormsI 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: youtu.be/O0TR7RvVRlI and youtu.be/IEqf94lb44UAnd 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-883All 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): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhjIf 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: leenanorms@gmail.com
my sewing *fail* leena norms 2022-11-14 | WATCH THE WHOLE VIDEO: youtu.be/WteWPxpQiUIJOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: patreon.com/thegumptionclubBeing in the club means you get: a free weekly podcast, access to a secret facebook group, a free poetry collection and play written by me, access to livestreams AND you get to access to all my videos before anyone else sees them! PRE-ORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //INSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/leenanormsTWITTER: twitter.com/leenanormsIF 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: leenanorms.substack.com/subscribe 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: youtu.be/O0TR7RvVRlI and youtu.be/IEqf94lb44UAnd 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-883All 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): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhjIf 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: leenanorms@gmail.com
