FREE PLACE to watch a virtual exclusive live stream if you pre-order before the 30th July, and a chance to win a HAND KNITTED hat from me (+handwritten personalised book recommendation and a positive panic patch of your choice). ALL YOU NEED TO DO is email your receipt to: halfarsehuman@gmail.com Any format counts, one book = one chance to win, so you can enter more than once if you pre-order for a friend too :)
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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
FREE PLACE to watch a virtual exclusive live stream if you pre-order before the 30th July, and a chance to win a HAND KNITTED hat from me (+handwritten personalised book recommendation and a positive panic patch of your choice). ALL YOU NEED TO DO is email your receipt to: halfarsehuman@gmail.com Any format counts, one book = one chance to win, so you can enter more than once if you pre-order for a friend too :)
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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.comYour neutrals wardrobe is making the rest of us depressed.leena norms2024-10-14 | Before we all start wearing dark, dreary colours for winter, can we stop and regroup for a second and think about our clothing choices in a different way?!
Being in the club means you get: • A free weekly podcast • Access to a secret DISCORD and Facebook group • Exclusive poetry and playlists made by me • AND you get to access to all my videos before anyone else sees them!
Btw from November 24 it’s actually 30% cheaper to sign up via web browser or Google Play as Apple have upped their prices. How rude of them! Once you’ve signed up and paid elsewhere, you can still use the IOS app to access Patreon.
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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.comget off the internetleena norms2024-10-08 | ...Why Chappell Roan makes you uncomfortable.leena norms2024-10-07 | THIS IS NOT HOW IT'S GUNNA GO!
Being in the club means you get: • A free weekly podcast • Access to a secret DISCORD and Facebook group • Exclusive poetry and playlists made by me • AND you get to access to all my videos before anyone else sees them!
Btw from November 24 it’s actually 30% cheaper to sign up via web browser or Google Play as Apple have upped their prices. How rude of them! Once you’ve signed up and paid elsewhere, you can still use the IOS app to access Patreon.
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
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.comI worked a normal job for a day & made 💰💰💰leena norms2024-09-30 | The sale is live NOW and will end on Wednesday 6pm BST ;) leenanorms.com/shop
For those interested, another cost I forgot to mention was that we had to have public liability insurance, which I already had as a freelancer; it isn't much per year but if you're doing this as a one-off, it is an extra cost :)
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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.comTikTok killed the follower. But what will kill the creator?leena norms2024-09-23 | The creator economy is weird, let's talk about it.
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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
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.comYour wardrobe wants you to be skinny (but I have a better idea)leena norms2024-09-16 | /// SUPPORT ///
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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
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 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!
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
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 THE GUMPTION CLUB: patreon.com/thegumptionclub 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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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.comhow your boyfriend became your brand.leena norms2024-08-26 | Are our partners brand extensions? Should we need the approval of others for our choice of partner? Let's chat about how celebrity culture means whether he's "marriage material" is all about marketing, and how the trickle down effects could get to us.
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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.comChopping up my clothes for the plot.leena norms2024-08-19 | I took my scissors to my wardrobe and here's what happened.
00:00 intro 01:16 Dress One 06:15 Dress Two 10:29 Dress Three 13:19 Dress Four
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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.comi am incredibly tired so here are some books I think youll like.leena norms2024-08-12 | New books I think you should know about! HOW TO PRE-ORDER MY BOOK: leenanorms.com/halfarsehuman
Not for the Faint of Heart by Lex Croucher Rewitched by Lucy Jane Wood All You Need is Rhythm & Grit by Cory Wharton-Malcolm Not Your Gran's Sewing Book by Allie Luecke Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell
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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.comWatch this before you buy your next houseplant 🌱leena norms2024-08-05 | I have killed some houseplants so instead of telling myself off, I went to the library. Pre-order Half-Arse Human: leenanorms.com/halfarsehuman
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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.comThe New York Times is wrong. THESE are the best books of 21st Century.leena norms2024-07-29 | They released 'The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century' according to them... now it's my turn.
HOW TO PRE-ORDER MY BOOK (and ENTER TO WIN A HAND KNITTED HAT from me): PRE-ORDER Half-Arse Human before 30th July: leenanorms.com/halfarsehuman THEN to get a FREE PLACE to watch a virtual exclusive live stream and a chance to win a HAND KNITTED hat from me (+handwritten personalised book recommendation and a positive panic patch of your choice). ALL YOU NEED TO DO is email your receipt to: halfarsehuman@gmail.com Any format counts, one book = one chance to win, so you can enter more than once if you pre-order for a friend too :)
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Doppelgänger by Naomi Klein (2023) Glory NoViolet Bulawayo (2022) Girly Drinks Mallory O'Meara (2021) Outraged: Why Everyone Is Shouting and No One Is Talking Ashley 'Dotty' Charles (2020) Midnight Chicken: & Other Recipes Worth Living For Ella Risbridger COOKING (2019) The Overstory Richard Powers (2018) Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give Ada Calhoun (2017) Black and British: A Forgotten History David Olusoga (2016) The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k Sarah Knight (2015) The Murderer's Ape Jakob Wegelius (2014) Brand New Ancients Kae Tempest (2013) Tiny Beautiful Things (2012) Ayiti Roxane Gay (2011) Room by Emma Donoghue (2010) Catching Fire Suzanne Collins (2009) The Host Stephenie Meyer (2008) The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid (2007) The Elegance of the Hedgehog Muriel Barbery(2006) The Book Thief Markus Zusak (2005) Hope in the Dark Rebecca Solnit (2004) The Housekeeper and the Professor Yōko Ogawa (2003) The Lovely Bones Alice Sebold (2002) Atonement Ian McEwan (2001) On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft Stephen King (2000)
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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.comtote bags are fast fashion too.leena norms2024-07-22 | Plastic bags are a problem! But are tote bags the great environmental solution we think they are?
HOW TO PRE-ORDER MY BOOK (and ENTER TO WIN A HAND KNITTED HAT from me): PRE-ORDER Half-Arse Human before 30th July: leenanorms.com/halfarsehuman THEN to get a FREE PLACE to watch a virtual exclusive live stream and a chance to win a HAND KNITTED hat from me (+handwritten personalised book recommendation and a positive panic patch of your choice). ALL YOU NEED TO DO is email your receipt to: halfarsehuman@gmail.com Any format counts, one book = one chance to win, so you can enter more than once if you pre-order for a friend too :)
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One truckload of perfectly wearable textiles is dumped in landfills or incinerated every second.https://www.eco-business.com/news/explainer-why-fast-fashion-brands-destroy-unsold-clothes/
Also quoting info I learned in Consumed by Aja Barber!
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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.comBANNED from buying clothes: the reality 🚫leena norms2024-07-15 | I've given up buying clothes in 2024. Here's how it's going...
HOW TO ENTER TO WIN A HAT: PRE-ORDER Half-Arse Human before 30th July: leenanorms.com/halfarsehuman THEN to get a FREE PLACE to watch a virtual exclusive live stream and a chance to win a HAND KNITTED hat from me (+handwritten personalised book recommendation and a positive panic patch of your choice). ALL YOU NEED TO DO is email your receipt to: halfarsehuman@gmail.com Any format counts, one book = one chance to win, so you can enter more than once if you pre-order for a friend too :)
JOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: patreon.com/thegumptionclub 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!
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
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.comI employ my boyfriend. Here’s what it’s like.leena norms2024-07-08 | FIND OUT HOW TO WIN A KNITTED HAT: youtu.be/ToeuXvftASw?si=C3kj7Slk52nT8v05 SUBSCRIBE TO CRAIG'S CHANNEL: youtube.com/@CraigSimmonds/videos
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00:00 Intro 01:30 Movies 03:30 Books 06:45 Moving to the Midlands / starting to work together 13:00 Partner / employee relationship 21:19 Deep Leena lore 23:26 Keeping long-term relationship interesting 30:10 Craig is a simp 30:17 Not wanting kids from male perspective 32:55 Having a crush on somebody else 36:00 Sustainability compromises in relationship 38:05 Quick photography tips 39:00 Craig YT channel 41:00 Personal style after hair loss 43:49 Craig when he had hair 49:24 How to win the hat Leena is knitting
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Pattern I used was Gracie Steel's Adrift Shift: graciesteel.com/products/adrift-shift-digital-pdf-sewing-pattern (The leopard print one was the full suggested length, PLUS a big ruffle I added at the bottom; the final purple dress was the shortened version, no ruffle)
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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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‘Never Let Me Go’ by Kazuo Ishiguro (2005) ‘Braiding Sweetgrass’ by Robin Wall Kimmerer (2013) ‘The Breaks’ by Julietta Singh (2021) ‘Motherhood’ by Sheila Heti (2018) ‘Notes From An Apocalypse’ by Mark O'Connell (2020)
00:00 intro 02:36 cleanse, detox, exfoliate? 06:11 spf is for white people? 10:17 shrink your pores? 11:13 science in your skincare? 19:20 stopping aging? 23:36 fossil fuel face? 25:34 my routine & final thoughts
Products I use: Bliss Bar™ Gentle Solid Face Cleanser from Ethique (if you're in the UK you can get this at Holland & Barrett) Superdrug Solait Anti-Ageing Sensitive Face Sun Cream SPF 50 Sukin Organic Rose Hip Oil
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00:00 intro 03:02 SOBRIETY 03:46 CHALLENGES 07:34 BREAK UPS & ESCAPES 08:53 HEALTH MILESTONES 11:15 NEW FAMILY 11:54 TRIPS 12:10 CELEBRATION REVENGE 12:39 IDENTITY 13:09 MISC
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0:00 Intro 1:03 Needles 4:44 Yarn 5:59 Tapestry needle 6:43 Special scissors 7:20 Project bag 7:53 Blocking mat 8:56 Needle gauge 9:58 Stitch markers 10:59 Row counters 12:23 Ball winder 14:23 Final thoughts
Things I actually recommend and own... Where I buy my yarn: laurenastondesigns.com (I love this lot because they're a small non-london based business (in Devon!) and they do sustainably sourced wool that is mulesing free - just note that this is British wool so if you're elsewhere and want to try and knit as sustainably as poss, take a look for local businesses you can support closer to home ;) )
My needles are KnitPro Symfonie interchangeable circular needles: https://www.knitpro.eu/d/symfonie/interchangeable-circular-needle/en and I buy them from Wool Warehouse which is a small midlands based business! woolwarehouse.co.uk/catalogsearch/result/?q=Symfonie+interchangeable+circular+needles ... but you can also get them from John Lewis if you have one near you and would like to take a look at them in person before buying
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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
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00:00 intro 03:14 The Albatross 06:27 The Tortured Poets Department 09:28 So Long, London 12:47 My Boy Only Breaks his Favorite Toys
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Other videos where I write scrap poetry: Writing poems based on weird stock footage youtu.be/qYMrmF8K1Gk Writing poetry about lipstick shades 💄youtu.be/PQjC_P9Hy4M
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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
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CRISIS SUPPORT in the UK:
Contact 111 or your GP and ask for an emergency appointment.
Call 116 123 to talk to Samaritans, or email: jo@samaritans.org for a reply within 24 hours
Text "SHOUT" to 85258 to contact the Shout Crisis Text Line, or text "YM" if you're under 19
OTHER PLACES TO TURN TO FOR FREE SUPPORT:
There are TONS, but I’m just listing here the three that people in my life have personally used and recommended. If you have others, please mention them in the comments for people to find :)
The part I read out was from page 160 from Therapy is Magic by Jo Love
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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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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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Since recording this video I think I might have found an even closer dupe, what do you think? thefoldline.com/product/maison-fauve-belem-trousers-and-shorts and another, suggested by one of you! https://goldfinch.limited/2022/05/29/introducing-the-jones-trousers/
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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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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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