leena norms
I would throw soup at a Van Gogh painting 🎨 🛢️💀(Just Stop Oil & Sunflowers)
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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 executive
simpleflying.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 Intro
1:35 Travel is good for you
6:44 Travel is bad for you
10:30 Flying is morally wrong
13:52 'Travelling' and 'Holiday' are interchangeable words
17:34 You need to travel to be an expansive person
20:58 If you haven't bought souvenirs you won't remember you went
22:17 Final thoughts
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Song: epidemicsound.com/track/Gd0P01rmNb
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Lauren and the Books: youtube.com/@LaurenAndTheBooks
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00:00 intro
00:59 materials and tools
01:54 the packing problem
02:58 Scotland
04:08 London
04:48 at home
05:32 body reveal
06:17 making the sleeves
06:29 disaster strikes
07:46 the come back
08:53 disaster strikes again
09:41 the final stitch
10:50 the reveal
11:09 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_BwE
or on Ravelry: ravelry.com/patterns/library/switch-sweater?fbclid=IwAR0llk8kPjqoFWfNJuCXt_TDzw6PctgO717OrrqsDX9dC3SvAk0nKQUMSaE
But if you want the pattern only, it's £5 on John Lewis: johnlewis.com/wool-and-the-gang-switch-sweater-knitting-pattern/p6333845
The yarn I used was Super Chunky Merino
in 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!
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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=twitter
https://carrcenter.hks.harvard.edu/publications/35-rule-how-small-minority-can-change-world
bbc.com/future/article/20190513-it-only-takes-35-of-people-to-change-the-world
The 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'.
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Podcast I mention about Richard Powers: podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/nine-strangers-and-a-natural-catastrophe-richard-powers/id395664824?i=1000441641807
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All music used is licensed through Epidemic Sound - I've been using them for years and hand-on-heart it's really fab. You get unlimited use of their music per month for a pretty bargain fee. Here's my referral link (if you sign up through it I get a free month): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhj
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All music used is licensed through Epidemic Sound - I've been using them for years and hand-on-heart it's really fab. You get unlimited use of their music per month for a pretty bargain fee. Here's my referral link (if you sign up through it I get a free month): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhj
If you're a company that makes plastic-free products, pays their tax and doesn't exploit people, I'd love to hear from you if you'd like to sponsor the channel: leenanorms@gmail.com
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.
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/// SOURCES ///
This Is Vegan Propaganda: (And Other Lies the Meat Industry Tells You) by Ed Winters
Losing Eden: Why Our Minds Need the Wild by Lucy Jones
Beach film info:
time.com/5297042/leo-dicaprio-beach-closure
timeout.com/news/hollywood-is-finally-fixing-that-ruined-thai-beach-from-the-beach-091522
mirror.co.uk/travel/asia-middle-east/beach-film-leonardo-dicaprio-location-12030282
Plastics:
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.pdf
theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/06/dumped-fishing-gear-is-biggest-plastic-polluter-in-ocean-finds-report
ethicalconsumer.org/food-drink/supermarkets-treading-water-ocean-plastic-packaging
ethicalconsumer.org/fashion-clothing/plastic-pollution-clothing
ethicalconsumer.org/fashion-clothing/plastic-clothes
Screen New Deal:
bfi.org.uk/news/screen-new-deal-sustainability-report
arup.com/perspectives/publications/research/section/a-screen-new-deal-a-route-map-to-sustainable-film-production
Wish cycling: unschools.co/journal-blog/2021/8/30/the-traps-of-wishcycling?fbclid=IwAR25S-SXwNoqB6mGndyVIEiDFqdG0vPMryP2joVWWBvK6u9Sc0YgBtNlEFY
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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
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/// SOURCES ///
1/ My video on learning to knit: youtu.be/LW7IvQ7uQv0
Where’s the catch in the crochet trend? varsity.co.uk/fashion/21984
Are Crochet Machines A SCAM? littlejohnsyarn.com/can-crochet-be-done-by-machine
Why It’s Impossible to Build a Crochet Machine youtu.be/EImnSsCadK8
Why Robots Can’t Sew Your T-Shirt wired.com/story/why-robots-cant-sew-t-shirt
Breathless for Blue Jeans: health hazards in China's denim factories archive.cleanclothes.org/resources/publications/Breathless/view
Sandblasted jeans: Should we give up distressed denim? bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15017790
Sweater 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-machine
Office 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-25318791
A low-end smart phone in my country:
argos.co.uk/product/1244511?clickSR=slp:term:mobile%20phone:62:353:1
6/ The Closet Historians EXCELLENT VIDEO, Sustainability, Sewing, & Me: youtu.be/pRiTGLs-8q0
XR Fashion facts: xrfashionaction.com/fashion-and-climate-change
Greenpeace on fast fashion:
greenpeace.org/international/story/7539/fast-fashion-is-drowning-the-world-we-need-a-fashion-revolution
/// TIMESTAMPS ///
00:00 Intro
01:10 Clothes are made by machines
04:22 You need a lot of money
09:09 You need a lot of space
11:55 You need a lot of time
14:35 It is hard
16:07 Sewing will save the planet
21:04 You are morally obliged to make your own clothes
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/// BOOKS MENTIONED ///
The Reader on the 6.27 by Jean-Paul Didierlaurent
The Wife by Meg Wolitzer
The Library of Unrequired Love by Sophie Divry
Bambert's Book of Missing Stories by Reinhardt Jung
The Assembly of the Severed Head by Hugh Lupton
84 Charring Cross Road by Helene Hanff
The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams
Mr. Penumbra’s 24 hour Bookshop by Robin Sloan
Pages & Co.: Tilly and the Bookwanderers by Anna James
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Stories of Books and Libraries by Jane Holloway
/// HONOROUBLE MENTIONS ///
The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
First Person by Richard Flanagan
Dear Reader by Paul Fournel
/// TBR ///
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
The Shadow of the Wind by Carols Ruiz Zafón
The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris
Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
My Salinger Year by Joanna Rakoff
Haunted by Chuck Palahniuk
The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
/// TIMESTAMPS ///
0:00 Intro
1:26 The list
11:07 Honourable mentions
12:19 TBR list
13:56 Outro
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....SOURCES....
/// BOOKS ///
The Last Queen by Clive Irving
Down 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=2
Finance reports, as issued by them: royal.uk/financial-reports-2021-22
royal.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_royals
Royal Expenses report: d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/republic/pages/66/attachments/original/1604050270/Royal-Expenses-Report-2017.pdf?1604050270
Revealed: 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-2bn
Prince 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.html
The Sunday Times Rich List 2022: thetimes.co.uk/sunday-times-rich-list
Prince Charles speaks out on leaving a hospitable future to his grandchild: blueandgreentomorrow.com/environment/prince-charles-environment-grandchild
Charles 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_ylRJGrc2kd9CfiiDvF
The Royal Family’s Carbon Footprint: theecoexperts.co.uk/blog/royal-family-carbon-footprint
Prince Charles vindicated and WAS right to talk to plants insists BBC documentary: mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/prince-charles-vindicated-right-talk-25918152
Prince Charles: I understand climate activists' anger:
bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-58847456
Climate change sceptics are 'headless chickens', says Prince Charles: theguardian.com/environment/2014/jan/31/climate-change-sceptics-headless-chickens-prince-charles
What 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.
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/// TIMESTAMPS ///
00:00 Intro
01:13 Outfit 1
03:14 Outfit 2
05:16 MPB (ad)
07:25 Outfit 3
09:05 Outfit 4
12:00 Outro
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All music used is licensed through Epidemic Sound - I've been using them for years and hand-on-heart it's really fab. You get unlimited use of their music per month for a pretty bargain fee. Here's my referral link (if you sign up through it I get a free month): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhj
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The wonderful lime woman I talk about at the end is The Green Lady of Brooklyn:
instagram.com/greenladyofbrooklyn
nytimes.com/2015/12/06/nyregion/the-green-queen-of-brooklyn.html
This 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_analysis
Sources for my fashion facts:
How to Break Up with Fast Fashion by Lauren Bravo (pg 50)
xrfashionaction.com/fashion-and-climate-change
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All music used is licensed through Epidemic Sound - I've been using them for years and hand-on-heart it's really fab. You get unlimited use of their music per month for a pretty bargain fee. Here's my referral link (if you sign up through it I get a free month): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhj
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/// 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-school
scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/lifestyle/food/meat-menu-edinburgh-schools-city-28997502
Renewables 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-security
nytimes.com/2022/12/06/climate/iea-renewable-energy-coal.html
Red 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=459b36044195
Selfridges ‘Resellfridges’ service
https://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-waste
NatWest to end new business loans for oil and gas extraction
theguardian.com/global/2023/feb/09/natwest-to-end-new-business-loans-for-oil-and-gas-extraction
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All music used is licensed through Epidemic Sound - I've been using them for years and hand-on-heart it's really fab. You get unlimited use of their music per month for a pretty bargain fee. Here's my referral link (if you sign up through it I get a free month): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhj
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/// TIMESTAMPS ///
00:00 Intro
03:21 Sheila Heti - Motherhood
05:30 Anna Hope - Expectation
06:31 Candice Brathewaite - I Am Not Your Baby Mother
07:51 Francesca Segal - Mothership
10:16 Maya Angelou - Letter to my Daughter
12:06 Laura Dockrill - What Have I Done?
14:08 Ocean Vuong - On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
15:28 Lucy Burns - Larger Than An Orange
17:01 Jen Brister - The Other Mother
17:46 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/3X0EcDBZVpPN29cm2ldars
A podcast episode about abortion stories I think everyone should listen to:
stitcher.com/show/youre-wrong-about/episode/your-abortion-stories-207674536
Extracts from Letters To My Daughter:
virago.co.uk/virago-news/2020/10/28/read-an-extract-from-letters-to-my-daughter
penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/3929/letter-to-my-daughter-by-maya-angelou/9780812980035/excerpt
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00:00 intro
01:20 my predictions
02:47 the reveal
13:34 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
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/// SOURCES ///
savills.co.uk/blog/article/298109/residential-property/the-house-price-gap--tracking-50-years-of-london-v-the-rest-of-the-uk.aspx
bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z3h7sg8/revision
landregistry.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 INTRO
00:41 THE MYTH
01:54 THE MAGIC
03:05 THE MAYHEM
11:12 THE MOVING ON
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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-normington
Free 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_mISDwON2x7tw
laurenastondesigns.com/product/the-fika-jumper-knitting-pattern
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https://www.1millionwomen.com.au/blog/5-crazy-facts-new-fashion-documentary-true-cost/
Books Unbound podcast: booksunboundpodcast.com
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Things mentioned:
The Genius of Jane Austen: Her Love of Theatre and Why She Is a Hit in Hollywood by Paula Byrne
The National Trust cottage we stayed in (Stourhead, Stourton, Wiltshire) nationaltrust.org.uk/holidays/somerset-wiltshire/89-church-lawn
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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/IEqf94lb44U
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All music used is licensed through Epidemic Sound - I've been using them for years and hand-on-heart it's really fab. You get unlimited use of their music per month for a pretty bargain fee. Here's my referral link (if you sign up through it I get a free month): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhj
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And here's my referral link if you'd like to get £50 off (I get £50 off too, woo!) https://share.octopus.energy/fun-hawk-883
All music used is licensed through Epidemic Sound - I've been using them for years and hand-on-heart it's really fab. You get unlimited use of their music per month for a pretty bargain fee. Here's my referral link (if you sign up through it I get a free month): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhj
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Timestamps
0:00 Can you be trendy and sustainable?
0:17 All 2023 trends
01:02 Sheer Joy
03:26 Summer Black
05:33 Heart Motifs
07:23 Say Yes to the Goddess
08:50 Grunge Revisited
11:12 In Conclusion
12:36 Heroin chic
Trend articles I use as inspo:
glamourmagazine.co.uk/gallery/spring-summer-2023-fashion-trends
vogue.co.uk/fashion/gallery/spring-summer-2023-fashion-trends
elle.com/fashion/trend-reports/a41451617/heart-fashion-trend-spring-2023
The 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/9781743798201
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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/IEqf94lb44U
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All music used is licensed through Epidemic Sound - I've been using them for years and hand-on-heart it's really fab. You get unlimited use of their music per month for a pretty bargain fee. Here's my referral link (if you sign up through it I get a free month): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhj
If you're a company that makes plastic-free products, pays their tax and doesn't exploit people, I'd love to hear from you if you'd like to sponsor the channel: leenanorms@gmail.com
Being 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!
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My videos discussing veganism:
Why I'm not a vegan. youtu.be/Td3AZwN4pFM
Reacting to vegan propaganda with @melaniemurphyofficial youtu.be/iTQE95-INpA
non-vegan tries vegan christmas dinner youtu.be/vVeSFekLjRE
Vegan Cheese *TIER RANKED* youtu.be/gLBSBXGp2sc
SOURCES:
Single-use plastic cutlery, plates and trays to be banned from October in England
itv.com/news/2023-01-14/single-use-plastic-cutlery-plates-and-trays-banned-from-october
gov.uk/government/news/far-reaching-ban-on-single-use-plastics-in-england
Video on accessibility and plastic straws: youtu.be/4IBH0pcKzlY
Earth’s ozone layer on course to be healed within decades, UN report finds
theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/09/ozone-layer-healed-within-decades-un-report
https://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 Cumbria
theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/04/uk-government-faces-legal-action-against-new-coalmine-cumbria-friends-of-the-earth-planning-permission
Prince 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 strength
vegconomist.com/society/charity-campaigns/one-person-every-2-4-seconds-veganuary-2023
Number of stay-at-home dads in UK up by a third
theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/dec/25/number-of-stay-at-home-dads-in-uk-up-by-a-third-since-before-pandemic
Scarborough's New Year fireworks cancelled to protect walrus
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-64139048
BOOKSHOPS ARE BACK
https://www.positive.news/society/positive-news-stories-from-week-2-of-2023/
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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_share
Watch more videos by me about the monarchy: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLb1-lu-abhnVhLOWLBUvxR03aZwARP5nk
If 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-c6lPQc
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All music used is licensed through Epidemic Sound - I've been using them for years and hand-on-heart it's really fab. You get unlimited use of their music per month for a pretty bargain fee. Here's my referral link (if you sign up through it I get a free month): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhj
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Watch my video about books in Iceland: youtu.be/owcL1iRtLY8
Podcast episodes I made about Icelandic literature:
play.acast.com/s/vintagepodcast/abookwormsparadise-iceland-leenanorms
play.acast.com/s/vintagepodcast/thefutureisicelandic-leenanorms
play.acast.com/s/vintagepodcast/christmas-buticelandic-leenanorms
Orwell’s essay, Books V Cigarettes (short and very worth while reading!)
https://orwell.ru/library/articles/cigar/english/e_cigar
Stats I talk about in the intro: www2.societyofauthors.org/2022/12/06/a-profession-struggling-to-sustain-itself
ibisworld.com/united-kingdom/market-size/book-publishing
More 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-Contracts
investopedia.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-publishing
theguardian.com/books/2018/dec/05/axe-the-reading-tax-book-industry-demands-end-to-vat-on-ebooks
thecircularboard.com/book-publishing-statistics
versionmuseum.com/blog/new-amazon-com-images-from-1997
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youtu.be/O0TR7RvVRlI and youtu.be/IEqf94lb44U
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All music used is licensed through Epidemic Sound - I've been using them for years and hand-on-heart it's really fab. You get unlimited use of their music per month for a pretty bargain fee. Here's my referral link (if you sign up through it I get a free month): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhj
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00:00 intro
00:58 THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS
02:37 PULL YOURSELF UP BY YOUR BOOTSTRAPS
04:40 JACK OF ALL TRADES
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Sources:
I first heard about all of these from 'Hemingway Didn't Say That: The Truth Behind Familiar Quotations by Garson O'Toole
But I also read about them here:
THE DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS
businessinsider.com/misinterpreted-quotes-2013-9?r=US&IR=T
PULL YOURSELF UP BY YOUR BOOTSTRAPS
barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/pull_yourself_up_by_your_bootstraps
JACK OF ALL TRADES
phrases.org.uk/meanings/jack-of-all-trades.html
forbes.com/sites/jodiecook/2021/05/13/why-being-a-jack-of-all-trades-is-essential-for-success/?sh=720039141c45
zapier.com/blog/you-cant-pull-yourself-up-by-your-bootstraps
huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/pull-yourself-up-by-your-bootstraps-nonsense_n_5b1ed024e4b0bbb7a0e037d4
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Timestamps
00:00 intro
01:00 book 1
02:26 book 2
03:53 book 3
04:56 book 4
05:33 book 5
06:22 book 6
07:26 book 7
08:32 book 8
10:44 book 9
12:14 book 10
13:56 2022 overall
14:36 re-reads
15:01 outro
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THE LIST:
The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow:
(app.thestorygraph.com/books/4b799a2a-c4a7-422c-b19a-9da2ee146dcd
Blonde 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-acf9-9024f5cd5080
All's Well by Mona Award: app.thestorygraph.com/books/6bffa85a-8024-4e21-860b-52c580977271
When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo:
app.thestorygraph.com/books/b9065986-1410-4b83-af82-e6b96c772f16
Mad About You by Mhairi McFarlane:
app.thestorygraph.com/books/f0c522dc-d1f2-4c07-834a-dd4f66257c71
This is Vegan Propaganda: And Other Lies The Meat Industry Tells You by Ed Winters (Earthling Ed):
app.thestorygraph.com/books/0edf0090-ab0d-49c0-a19e-841fa1370aec
The 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-e2a0-4fe8-9184-2072f7c838f3
Know Your Rights: The Law in 60 Seconds by Christian Weaver:
app.thestorygraph.com/books/71aa7a49-6302-43bc-8ad6-275e2b44d4aa
Charlotte by David Foenkinos & Sam Taylor:
app.thestorygraph.com/books/458508a4-0e37-4a6a-9910-8092c342f400
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Notable re-reads:
Brand New Ancients by Kae Tempest:
app.thestorygraph.com/books/29a5df04-0ca0-4927-bddf-b75e36ff58bf
Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give by Ada Calhoun:
app.thestorygraph.com/books/0eef9e06-f107-423e-acd5-22c21ac19c29
More Than a Woman by Caitlin Moran:
app.thestorygraph.com/books/57285478-df64-45af-95f0-929bdfff3eb4
Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy:
app.thestorygraph.com/books/4c91ff61-4339-4a24-a5f1-70aaad2053bb
Resistance by Owen Sheers:
app.thestorygraph.com/books/4bbb22a4-9899-421e-b87d-3fc86ef306f3
Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler:
app.thestorygraph.com/books/387895b3-364b-4008-9b5f-32fcc0ce546f
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Bargain Bin Rom-Com by ME:
app.thestorygraph.com/books/b911ddcb-d9a4-46c3-be04-9aa66b0d92c6
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Coventry Cathedral during the Blitz:
youtube.com/watch?v=jzo0KaQ3h9w
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00:00 intro
00:38 jumpers
00:57 book 1
02:22 book 2
03:16 book 3
03:56 book 4
04:35 book 5
05:02 book 6
05:58 book 7
07:05 book 8
08:03 book 9
08:46 book 10
List of books I talk about:
Maus by Art Spiegelman
The Wife by Meg Wolitzer
Brand New Ancients by Kae Tempest
There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyonce by Morgan Parker
The Perseverance by Raymond Antrobus
Goggle Eyes by Anne Fine
Fleabag by Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Important Artefacts by Leanne Shapton
Show Your Work by Austin Kleon
Bargain Bin Rom-Com by YOURS TRULY https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom
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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/IEqf94lb44U
And here's my referral link if you'd like to get £50 off (I get £50 off too, woo!) https://share.octopus.energy/fun-hawk-883
All music used is licensed through Epidemic Sound - I've been using them for years and hand-on-heart it's really fab. You get unlimited use of their music per month for a pretty bargain fee. Here's my referral link (if you sign up through it I get a free month): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhj
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Read more about Creative Commons licenses: creativecommons.org
Commission a Gung Ho Family Crest (my friend Sophie's work I showed in the video)*: gungholondon.com/pages/commissions
NY 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 :)
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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/IEqf94lb44U
And here's my referral link if you'd like to get £50 off (I get £50 off too, woo!) https://share.octopus.energy/fun-hawk-883
All music used is licensed through Epidemic Sound - I've been using them for years and hand-on-heart it's really fab. You get unlimited use of their music per month for a pretty bargain fee. Here's my referral link (if you sign up through it I get a free month): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhj
If you're a company that makes plastic-free products, pays their tax and doesn't exploit people, I'd love to hear from you if you'd like to sponsor the channel: leenanorms@gmail.com
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Being 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!
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// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //
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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/IEqf94lb44U
And here's my referral link if you'd like to get £50 off (I get £50 off too, woo!) https://share.octopus.energy/fun-hawk-883
All music used is licensed through Epidemic Sound - I've been using them for years and hand-on-heart it's really fab. You get unlimited use of their music per month for a pretty bargain fee. Here's my referral link (if you sign up through it I get a free month): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhj
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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 Intro
01:12 DING DING
01:17 Matilda: The Musical
01:48 How I'm awarding points
02:13 'Ahh! It's a snake!'
02:16 Things I will be scoring
02:25 World building
05:01 Casting
12:35 Important scenes
17:38 Matilda (Mara Wilson vs Alisha Weir)
25:11 I'M SMART
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SOURCES:
stjames.tgacademy.org.uk/files/2020/10/Miss-Trunchbull-description.pdf
screenrant.com/emma-thompson-matilda-casting-controversy
radiotimes.com/movies/matilda-movie-emma-thompson-tim-minchin-interview
metro.co.uk/2022/10/06/lashana-lynch-on-playing-matildas-miss-honey-as-a-black-woman-17516936
When Matilda 1996 was shot:
filmpedia-the-films.fandom.com/wiki/Matilda
echo-news.co.uk/news/23139589.matilda-musical-emma-thompson-includes-eight-essex-girls
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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/IEqf94lb44U
And here's my referral link if you'd like to get £50 off (I get £50 off too, woo!) https://share.octopus.energy/fun-hawk-883
All music used is licensed through Epidemic Sound - I've been using them for years and hand-on-heart it's really fab. You get unlimited use of their music per month for a pretty bargain fee. Here's my referral link (if you sign up through it I get a free month): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhj
If you're a company that makes plastic-free products, pays their tax and doesn't exploit people, I'd love to hear from you if you'd like to sponsor the channel: leenanorms@gmail.com
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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/IEqf94lb44U
And here's my referral link if you'd like to get £50 off (I get £50 off too, woo!) https://share.octopus.energy/fun-hawk-883
All music used is licensed through Epidemic Sound - I've been using them for years and hand-on-heart it's really fab. You get unlimited use of their music per month for a pretty bargain fee. Here's my referral link (if you sign up through it I get a free month): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhj
If you're a company that makes plastic-free products, pays their tax and doesn't exploit people, I'd love to hear from you if you'd like to sponsor the channel: leenanorms@gmail.com
JOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: patreon.com/thegumptionclub
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youtu.be/O0TR7RvVRlI and youtu.be/IEqf94lb44U
And here's my referral link if you'd like to get £50 off (I get £50 off too, woo!) https://share.octopus.energy/fun-hawk-883
All music used is licensed through Epidemic Sound - I've been using them for years and hand-on-heart it's really fab. You get unlimited use of their music per month for a pretty bargain fee. Here's my referral link (if you sign up through it I get a free month): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhj
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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.ds
iron-on numbers: etsy.com/uk/listing/208098055/felt-iron-on-advent-calendar-numbers-1?ref=yr_purchases
Lucy & 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-library
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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/IEqf94lb44U
And here's my referral link if you'd like to get £50 off (I get £50 off too, woo!) https://share.octopus.energy/fun-hawk-883
All music used is licensed through Epidemic Sound - I've been using them for years and hand-on-heart it's really fab. You get unlimited use of their music per month for a pretty bargain fee. Here's my referral link (if you sign up through it I get a free month): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhj
If you're a company that makes plastic-free products, pays their tax and doesn't exploit people, I'd love to hear from you if you'd like to sponsor the channel: leenanorms@gmail.com
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
02:25 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 thoughts
Lies you're told about spending in your twenties: youtu.be/-kyz7eHTsWQ
Hannah Louise Poston no-buy video: youtu.be/Oey08JRwUoQ
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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/IEqf94lb44U
And here's my referral link if you'd like to get £50 off (I get £50 off too, woo!) https://share.octopus.energy/fun-hawk-883
All music used is licensed through Epidemic Sound - I've been using them for years and hand-on-heart it's really fab. You get unlimited use of their music per month for a pretty bargain fee. Here's my referral link (if you sign up through it I get a free month): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhj
If you're a company that makes plastic-free products, pays their tax and doesn't exploit people, I'd love to hear from you if you'd like to sponsor the channel: leenanorms@gmail.com
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/Hg5FrL8cYo0
The podcast episode about the venn diagram (from How To Save a Planet - another great podcast to listen to): gimletmedia.com/shows/howtosaveaplanet/xjh53gn
Places to find hope:
lies you're told about climate anxiety in your twenties. youtu.be/5LpmfCvHX9E
A podcast lead by people at the heart of climate policy: outrageandoptimism.org
Updated daily good climate news: dailyclimate.org/good-news
consciously elle does a post round up on her instagram of positive climate news: instagram.com/consciouslyelle
this 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/solutions
If 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 Grose
Also I listen to this episode of How To Fail whenever my brain melts in panic: open.spotify.com/episode/6fPmjRTuHC5Pq7HPeSENOB
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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/IEqf94lb44U
And here's my referral link if you'd like to get £50 off (I get £50 off too, woo!) https://share.octopus.energy/fun-hawk-883
All music used is licensed through Epidemic Sound - I've been using them for years and hand-on-heart it's really fab. You get unlimited use of their music per month for a pretty bargain fee. Here's my referral link (if you sign up through it I get a free month): epidemicsound.com/referral/1b1yhj
If you're a company that makes plastic-free products, pays their tax and doesn't exploit people, I'd love to hear from you if you'd like to sponsor the channel: leenanorms@gmail.com