The New York Times is wrong. THESE are the best books of 21st Century. leena norms 2024-07-29 | They released 'The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century' according to them... now it's my turn. Read their list and see how many you've read: nytimes.com/interactive/2024/books/best-books-21st-century.htmlHOW 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/halfarsehumanTHEN 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.comAny format counts, one book = one chance to win, so you can enter more than once if you pre-order for a friend too :) /// MY LIST ///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)/// SUPPORT ///JOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: patreon.com/thegumptionclubBeing in the club means you get: a free weekly podcast, access to a secret discord group, a free poetry collection, 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/joinNab yourself a POSITIVE PANIC PATCH:leenanorms.com/shopORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //Listen to my podcast, NO BOOKS ON A DEAD PLANET: https://linktr.ee/nobooksonadeadplanetIF 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
Your neutrals wardrobe is making the rest of us depressed. leena norms 2024-10-14 | 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?! Pre-order my book ‘HALF-ARSE HUMAN’ (with a chapter on 'half-arse style'): leenanorms.com/halfarsehuman Article on 'Chromophobia': qolord.com/blogs/news/chro-mo-pho-bi-a-a-strong-fear-of-colors-why-do-westerners-fear-color-and-why-choosing-only-neutrals-might-be-dangerous/// SUPPORT ///JOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: patreon.com/thegumptionclubBeing 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/joinORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcomNab yourself a POSITIVE PANIC PATCH:leenanorms.com/shop// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //Listen to my podcast, NO BOOKS ON A DEAD PLANET: https://linktr.ee/nobooksonadeadplanetIF 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 Chappell Roan makes you uncomfortable. leena norms 2024-10-07 | THIS IS NOT HOW IT'S GUNNA GO! My video on Prince Harry & Spare: youtu.be/AT7W0kyEd30?si=3njLE6Q1npuJfnN0My video about Charlie XCX: youtu.be/Vg7w7PAVIDo?si=LAl74v8JU99sqP5FMy video on how “small actions” don’t mean nothing, and how just because everyone else is doing something wrong, doesn’t mean it’s justified: youtu.be/DkkjLbkXQmA?si=913su_RUhZtOe0EhVideos I reference:/// SUPPORT ///JOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: patreon.com/thegumptionclubBeing 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/joinPre-order my book ‘HALF-ARSE HUMAN’: leenanorms.com/halfarsehuman ORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcomNab yourself a POSITIVE PANIC PATCH:leenanorms.com/shop// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //Listen to my podcast, NO BOOKS ON A DEAD PLANET: https://linktr.ee/nobooksonadeadplanetIF 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 worked a normal job for a day & made 💰💰💰 leena norms 2024-09-30 | The sale is live NOW and will end on Wednesday 6pm BST ;) leenanorms.com/shopFor 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 :) /// 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/joinNab yourself a POSITIVE PANIC PATCH:leenanorms.com/shopORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //Listen to my podcast, NO BOOKS ON A DEAD PLANET: https://linktr.ee/nobooksonadeadplanetIF 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
TikTok killed the follower. But what will kill the creator? leena norms 2024-09-23 | The creator economy is weird, let's talk about it. /// SUPPORT ///JOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB: patreon.com/thegumptionclubBeing in the club means you get: a free weekly podcast, access to a secret DISCORD and Facebook group, the option to get exclusive poetry and playlists made by me 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/joinNab yourself a POSITIVE PANIC PATCH:leenanorms.com/shopORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //Listen to my podcast, NO BOOKS ON A DEAD PLANET: https://linktr.ee/nobooksonadeadplanetIF 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
Your wardrobe wants you to be skinny (but I have a better idea) leena norms 2024-09-16 | /// 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/joinNab yourself a POSITIVE PANIC PATCH:leenanorms.com/shopORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //Listen to my podcast, NO BOOKS ON A DEAD PLANET: https://linktr.ee/nobooksonadeadplanetIF 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// SEWING PATTERNS //WRAP IT (unusual):Jennifer Lauren Handmade Jade Wrap Dress: thefoldline.com/products/jennifer-lauren-handmade-jade-wrap-dressPaper Theory Patterns Zadie Jumpsuit: thefoldline.com/products/paper-theory-patterns-zadie-jumpsuitPapercut Patterns Mirri Jumpsuit: thefoldline.com/products/papercut-patterns-mirri-jumpsuitSTRETCH:Silversaga Patterns Sleeveless Eleonora Dress: thefoldline.com/products/silversaga-patterns-sleeveless-eleonora-dressThe Modern Sewing Co. Jesse Jumpsuit: thefoldline.com/products/the-modern-sewing-co-jesse-jumpsuitFibre Mood Quilla Top: thefoldline.com/products/fibre-mood-quilla-top?_pos=2&_sid=d294554a4&_ss=rSNEAKY ADJUSTABLE (BACK):Papercut Patterns Celestia Dress: thefoldline.com/products/papercut-patterns-celestia-dress Masin Daphne Maxi Dress: thefoldline.com/products/sewing-patterns-by-masin-daphne-maxi-dress?_pos=2&_sid=b31d0225f&_ss=rSew Me Something Lavinia Dress: thefoldline.com/products/sew-me-something-lavinia-dress?variant=48561894654246TIE:Ready to Sew Partner Overalls: thefoldline.com/products/ready-to-sew-partner-overallsTwoONineFabricStudio Tie Dress: etsy.com/uk/listing/1724276487/pdf-tie-dress-pattern-sewing-therapy?gpla=1&gao=1&&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping_uk_en_gb_b-craft_supplies_and_tools-patterns_and_how_to-patterns_and_blueprints&utm_custom1=k_Cj0KCQjwt4a2BhD6ARIsALgH7DqpjWMncax_AuuWV73a4VmFzWCRskGW9H16xu3SuivDSg2URNtqh3QaAsadEALw_wcB_k&utm_content=go_12603393992_120069553339_508814305565_aud-1410217292871:pla-322726483858_c__1724276487engb_102858184&utm_custom2=12603393992&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwt4a2BhD6ARIsALgH7DqpjWMncax_AuuWV73a4VmFzWCRskGW9H16xu3SuivDSg2URNtqh3QaAsadEALw_wcBSASHASTARLIGHT Palazzo Pants: etsy.com/uk/listing/1374772819/palazzo-pants-pattern-digital-pdf-video?gpla=1&gao=1&&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping_uk_en_gb_b-craft_supplies_and_tools-other&utm_custom1=k_Cj0KCQjwt4a2BhD6ARIsALgH7DrfeG3ZagthmyAlZ-HY1-9EuvT2njmngjLnKmYVt4zk-47ujD-T_WMaAi3NEALw_wcB_k&utm_content=go_12583169229_118915455279_507836433786_aud-1410217292871:pla-295462056907_c__1374772819engb_102858184&utm_custom2=12583169229&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwt4a2BhD6ARIsALgH7DrfeG3ZagthmyAlZ-HY1-9EuvT2njmngjLnKmYVt4zk-47ujD-T_WMaAi3NEALw_wcB
How Charli ruined brat summer. leena norms 2024-09-09 | Charlie XCX is working with H&M so should we assume that the apple is in fact, literally rotten to the core? What does making "not caring" cool mean in the long run? Will fast fashion win if we keep letting celebrities contradict themselves?! Videos I mention: My "Ozcore" fashion predictions for a GREEN trend in 2024: youtu.be/en-5CL_8dMo?si=XVSWMlS-hfskSz0q"that's not affordable": youtu.be/-kyz7eHTsWQ?si=GxBMoh0bqHBebDRFI would throw soup at a Van Gogh painting 🎨 🛢️💀(Just Stop Oil & 'Sunflowers'): youtu.be/RJNuJw1_4eo?si=eS5PJNDAm67wzq6W/// 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/joinNab yourself a POSITIVE PANIC PATCH:leenanorms.com/shopORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //Listen to my podcast, NO BOOKS ON A DEAD PLANET: https://linktr.ee/nobooksonadeadplanetIF 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
Let Roald Dahl die. 💀 leena norms 2024-09-02 | Do we need a new Twits book? What do we do with the tarnished legacies of children's authors? Is this all about profit or could it also be about liberation? Let's discuss Penguin's choice to publish The Twits Next Door by Greg James and Chris Smith. Roald Dahl antisemitism article: theguardian.com/books/2020/dec/06/roald-dahl-family-apologises-for-his-antisemitismMaterial Girls Podcast episode where I discuss Roald Dahl's past and legacy: Wonka x Antisemitism and Censorship with Leena Norms: ohwitchplease.ca/all-episodes/materialgirls-wonkaxantisemitismandcensorshipwithleenanorms/// 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/joinNab yourself a POSITIVE PANIC PATCH:leenanorms.com/shopORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //Listen to my podcast, NO BOOKS ON A DEAD PLANET: https://linktr.ee/nobooksonadeadplanetIF 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
how your boyfriend became your brand. leena norms 2024-08-26 | 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.Nab yourself a POSITIVE PANIC PATCH:leenanorms.com/shopThe reel that inspired it all! instagram.com/reel/C8Io1Hlvo2j/?igsh=MTd6M2gzaTYyMGRwZw==/// 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 //Listen to my podcast, NO BOOKS ON A DEAD PLANET: https://linktr.ee/nobooksonadeadplanetIF 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
Chopping up my clothes for the plot. leena norms 2024-08-19 | I took my scissors to my wardrobe and here's what happened. 00:00 intro01:16 Dress One06:15 Dress Two 10:29 Dress Three13:19 Dress Four/// 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/joinNab yourself a POSITIVE PANIC PATCH:leenanorms.com/shopORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //Listen to my podcast, NO BOOKS ON A DEAD PLANET: https://linktr.ee/nobooksonadeadplanetIF 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 am incredibly tired so here are some books I think youll like. leena norms 2024-08-12 | New books I think you should know about! HOW TO PRE-ORDER MY BOOK: leenanorms.com/halfarsehumanNot for the Faint of Heart by Lex CroucherRewitched by Lucy Jane Wood All You Need is Rhythm & Grit by Cory Wharton-MalcolmNot Your Gran's Sewing Book by Allie LueckeSlow Dance by Rainbow Rowell/// 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/joinNab yourself a POSITIVE PANIC PATCH:leenanorms.com/shopORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //Listen to my podcast, NO BOOKS ON A DEAD PLANET: https://linktr.ee/nobooksonadeadplanetIF 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
Watch this before you buy your next houseplant 🌱 leena norms 2024-08-05 | I have killed some houseplants so instead of telling myself off, I went to the library. Pre-order Half-Arse Human: leenanorms.com/halfarsehuman/// Find out more! ///Losing Eden by Lucy Jones: app.thestorygraph.com/books/27295ba4-5a9a-4f9a-b428-e08a74249378Potted History: How Houseplants Took Over Our Homes by Catherine Horwood: app.thestorygraph.com/books/ec0ba3f8-a681-4b24-bd43-f9026e782f3fRight to Roam: righttoroam.org.ukWhy We Kill So Many Houseplants, But Spend Billions On Them Anyway youtu.be/bNtxbb52eE0?si=ibSAnBqzCPHtIgkBThe growers feeding Britain’s houseplant habit: inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/homes-and-gardens/houseplants-uk-250587Are your houseplants environmentally friendly? theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/jan/19/are-your-houseplants-environmentally-friendlyPodcast on Peat-Free Houseplants! janeperrone.com/on-the-ledge/peat-free-houseplantsThe Dark Side Of Our Succulent Obsession: youtu.be/KirP2ef1lJ0?si=pz-kQ2toCx2jJlU0How sustainable are houseplants? theveganreview.com/how-sustainable-are-houseplantsPeat extraction: iucn-uk-peatlandprogramme.org/about-peatlands/peatland-damage/peat-extraction-horticultureHouseplants Can (Probably) Make You Happier: youtu.be/TRviYv43XS8?si=izl3UsKnvTfm77Kj/// 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/joinNab yourself a POSITIVE PANIC PATCH:leenanorms.com/shopORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //Listen to my podcast, NO BOOKS ON A DEAD PLANET: https://linktr.ee/nobooksonadeadplanetIF 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
tote bags are fast fashion too. leena norms 2024-07-22 | Plastic bags are a problem! But are tote bags the great environmental solution we think they are?VOMIT Framework borrowed from this brilliant video on journaling from Struthless: youtu.be/U8RQsJ0Q3Mo?si=gYnZ9bPHOX5HChWJHOW 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/halfarsehumanTHEN 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.comAny format counts, one book = one chance to win, so you can enter more than once if you pre-order for a friend too :) /// 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/joinNab yourself a POSITIVE PANIC PATCH:leenanorms.com/shopORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcomMAKE YOUR OWN TOTE BAG: youtu.be/AwD58_Pu5Kw?si=vNF8m03a5GCU03g4SOURCES:Stats on Totebag waste: nytimes.com/2021/08/24/style/cotton-totes-climate-crisis.html#:~:text=An%20organic%20cotton%20tote%20needs,her%20totes%20were%20organic%2C%20Ms Futureproof video on totebags: youtu.be/LAcswN3mvjY?si=jgE1Uysl8PPQoyORThe study it quotes: https://www2.mst.dk/udgiv/publications/2018/02/978-87-93614-73-4.pdfTotebag waste: metro.co.uk/2021/11/04/are-tote-bags-bad-for-the-environment-the-problem-with-reusables-15533358School uniforms: stashup.co.uk/how-can-giving-up-ownership-over-school-uniforms-be-more-sustainable/#:~:text=It%20has%20been%20estimated%20that,going%20to%20waste%20every%20yearreturns usually get binned bbcearth.com/news/your-brand-new-returns-end-up-in-landfillOne 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!// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //Listen to my podcast, NO BOOKS ON A DEAD PLANET: https://linktr.ee/nobooksonadeadplanetIF 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
BANNED from buying clothes: the reality 🚫 leena norms 2024-07-15 | I've given up buying clothes in 2024. Here's how it's going... Watch the first video introducing the project: youtu.be/P7Sle1TCJSI?si=mXijRKXD2kAgt6QDHOW TO ENTER TO WIN A HAT: PRE-ORDER Half-Arse Human before 30th July: leenanorms.com/halfarsehumanTHEN 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.comAny format counts, one book = one chance to win, so you can enter more than once if you pre-order for a friend too :) Regency/Jane Austen Dress pattern: thefoldline.com/products/sewing-patterns-by-masin-daphne-maxi-dressHat pattern I'm using: laurenastondesigns.com/product/colour-pop-hat-knitting-patternKnitted vest pattern: laurenastondesigns.com/product/the-super-purl-fect-vest-top-knitting-patternColour block cardigan - pattern I used (colour blocking my own invention!): laurenastondesigns.com/product/button-knit-up-cardigan-knitting-patternJumper pattern for my mustard and pink jumper: ravelry.com/patterns/library/switch-sweaterAdrift Shift Dress pattern: graciesteel.com/products/adrift-shift-digital-pdf-sewing-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/joinNab yourself a POSITIVE PANIC PATCH:leenanorms.com/shopORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //Listen to my podcast, NO BOOKS ON A DEAD PLANET: https://linktr.ee/nobooksonadeadplanetIF 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 employ my boyfriend. Here’s what it’s like. leena norms 2024-07-08 | FIND OUT HOW TO WIN A KNITTED HAT: youtu.be/ToeuXvftASw?si=C3kj7Slk52nT8v05SUBSCRIBE TO CRAIG'S CHANNEL: youtube.com/@CraigSimmonds/videosTIMESTAMPS:00:00 Intro01:30 Movies03:30 Books06:45 Moving to the Midlands / starting to work together13:00 Partner / employee relationship21:19 Deep Leena lore23:26 Keeping long-term relationship interesting30:10 Craig is a simp30:17 Not wanting kids from male perspective32:55 Having a crush on somebody else36:00 Sustainability compromises in relationship38:05 Quick photography tips39:00 Craig YT channel41:00 Personal style after hair loss43:49 Craig when he had hair49:24 How to win the hat Leena is knitting/// 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/joinNab yourself a POSITIVE PANIC PATCH:leenanorms.com/shopORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //Listen to my podcast, NO BOOKS ON A DEAD PLANET: https://linktr.ee/nobooksonadeadplanetIF 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 made my dream dress to wear to the ✨ERAS TOUR✨ leena norms 2024-07-01 | Taylor Swift concert outfit? Coming up! Best believe I bejewelled myself to be in the presence of greatness. 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) /// 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/joinNab yourself a POSITIVE PANIC PATCH:leenanorms.com/shopORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //Listen to my podcast, NO BOOKS ON A DEAD PLANET: https://linktr.ee/nobooksonadeadplanetIF 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
honest advice for surviving your early 30s leena norms 2024-06-17 | Want more no-nonsense advice like this? PRE-ORDER HALF-ARSE HUMAN: leenanorms.com/halfarsehumanWant to do the same walk as us? STRATFORD GREENWAY: countryparks.warwickshire.gov.uk/homepage/12/stratford-greenway/// 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/joinNab yourself a POSITIVE PANIC PATCH:leenanorms.com/shopORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //Listen to my podcast, NO BOOKS ON A DEAD PLANET: https://linktr.ee/nobooksonadeadplanetIF 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 un-quit my dream and (finally) wrote a book. leena norms 2024-06-07 | PRE-ORDER Half-Arse Human: leenanorms.com/halfarsehumanFREE 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.comAny format counts, one book = one chance to win, so you can enter more than once if you pre-order for a friend too :) /// 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/joinNab yourself a POSITIVE PANIC PATCH:leenanorms.com/shopORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //Listen to my podcast, NO BOOKS ON A DEAD PLANET: https://linktr.ee/nobooksonadeadplanetIF 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
“STOP having babies – it’s a climate crisis.” leena norms 2024-06-03 | Should you have children if climate change is about to ravish the earth? Is a birth strike the answer, or are things a little more complicated than that?Sources below, don't miss those :) /// 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/joinNab yourself a POSITIVE PANIC PATCH:leenanorms.com/shopORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //Listen to my podcast, NO BOOKS ON A DEAD PLANET: https://linktr.ee/nobooksonadeadplanetIF 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-883If 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--------------------------------------------------Suggested further reading:‘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)Other sources:‘The four lifestyle choices that most reduce your carbon footprint’ by Lund Universityhttps://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/four-lifestyle-choices-most-reduce-your-carbon-footprint‘What are the most powerful climate actions you can take? The expert view’ by Damian Carrington for The Guardiantheguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/09/what-are-the-most-powerful-climate-actions-you-can-take‘The climate mitigation gap: education and government recommendations miss the most effective individual actions’ by Seth Wynes and Kimberly A Nicholasiopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/aa7541/meta‘The Book That Incited a Worldwide Fear of Overpopulation’ by Charles C. Mann for Smithsonian Magazinesmithsonianmag.com/innovation/book-incited-worldwide-fear-overpopulation-180967499‘1% of English residents take one-fifth of overseas flights, survey shows’ by Niko Kommenda for The Guardiantheguardian.com/environment/2019/sep/25/1-of-english-residents-take-one-fifth-of-overseas-flights-survey-shows ‘Population panic lets rich people off the hook for the climate crisis they are fuelling’ by George Monbiot for The Guardiantheguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/aug/26/panic-overpopulation-climate-crisis-consumption-environment ‘World Agriculture Towards 2030/2050’ by Nikos Alexandratos and Jelle Bruinsmafao.org/4/ap106e/ap106e.pdf ‘There’s a population crisis all right. But probably not the one you think’ by George Monbiot for The Guardiantheguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/nov/19/population-crisis-farm-animals-laying-waste-to-planet#:~:text=Human%20numbers%20are%20rising%20at,of%20the%20world%27s%20agricultural%20land ‘MEAT ATLAS: Facts and figures about the animals we eat’ by Friends of the Earthhttps://friendsoftheearth.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/MeatAtlas2021_final_web.pdf The old painting featured at 12:54 is: ‘A Fete at Bermondsey’ c.1570 by Joris Hoefnagel (1542-1600), Hatfield House, HertfordshireIn this video I also featured some clips from other videos:youtube.com/watch?v=_iAu6SlTI2oyoutu.be/sV5MwVYQwS8?si=oGAEaAZ10QDnNs-eyoutube.com/watch?v=-Q0xUXo2zEYyoutu.be/0dTW1MLyeMQ?si=1BI74cIt9jpB53yYyoutu.be/QMwQ0yFF7t8?si=--wVnALNwT2egYf1youtube.com/watch?v=bMGEiCWJxRQyoutube.com/watch?v=OPXGeQ5ADfkyoutu.be/tLjI_eixBQk?si=tfs5lmAgdbLxRBYv&t=167bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-68741070youtu.be/D5nGVbzQx-Q?si=c4z3xk7gEsTUm1T5youtube.com/watch?v=_qWHJ29-s4U
Lies to unlearn about skincare leena norms 2024-05-20 | Retinol, vitamin C, anti-aging cream, to spf or not to spf? What factor? Should you be exfoliating? How often? Eye cream? Face masks? Is it possible to shrink your pores? Do you have fossil fuels on your face? Are you panicking? I am! 00:00 intro02:36 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 thoughtsSuggested further reading!Clean: The New Science of Skin by James HamblinThe Scam Of Skincare & And Opting Out Of Toxic Beauty Culture youtu.be/CxC0tSXUqc8?si=Gg50YI6qHqfB20y4&t=2082Skin Care: Is Anti-Aging a Scam? gimletmedia.com/shows/science-vs/94hwad35Products 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 OilOther sources:Your amazing regenerating body | New Scientist newscientist.com/article/mg19025561-900-your-amazing-regenerating-body5 skin health myths to stop believing now | Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter youtu.be/OeGpf1MyM2M?si=Nz6mfLQIhCskRI02Retinoids work, wipes don’t: 21 things I’ve learned about skin care | Skincare | The Guardian theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/sep/29/21-things-ive-learned-about-skin-care-sali-hughes?CMP=Share_iOSApp_OtherThis is what the SPF number of your sun cream actually means cosmopolitan.com/uk/body/health/a10213148/spf-number-sun-cream-sunscreen-meansMy Evidence-Based Skincare Routine cosmopolitan.com/uk/body/health/a10213148/spf-number-sun-cream-sunscreen-meansWhat those 'Dermatologist Recommended' and 'Clinically Proven' labels on your lotions and soap actually mean businessinsider.com/what-does-clinically-proven-mean-2015-10#spf-in-non-sunscreen-products-3Retinoids work, wipes don’t: 21 things I’ve learned about skin care | Skincare | The Guardian theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/sep/29/21-things-ive-learned-about-skin-care-sali-hughes?CMP=Share_iOSApp_OtherYou Have Fossil Fuels On Your Face jessicadefino.substack.com/p/fossil-fuel-petrochemicals-in-skincareThe Age of Instagram Face | The New Yorker newyorker.com/culture/decade-in-review/the-age-of-instagram-faceMillennials' Youth Obsession Is Stressing Them Out! | HuffPost Life huffpost.com/entry/millennials-youth-obsessi_b_3001138Analysis of spin in the reporting of studies of topical treatments of photoaged skin pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29689326Evidence for the Efficacy of Over-the-counter Vitamin A Cosmetic Products in the Improvement of Facial Skin Aging: A Systematic Review ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8675340/// 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/joinNab yourself a POSITIVE PANIC PATCH:leenanorms.com/shopORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //Listen to my podcast, NO BOOKS ON A DEAD PLANET: https://linktr.ee/nobooksonadeadplanetIF 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
Sewing supplies you dont need 💀 leena norms 2024-05-06 | /// 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/joinNab yourself a POSITIVE PANIC PATCH:leenanorms.com/shopORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //Listen to my podcast, NO BOOKS ON A DEAD PLANET: https://linktr.ee/nobooksonadeadplanetIF 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 getting married (but what about the rest of us?!) leena norms 2024-04-29 | Engagement parties, weddings, baby showers... some of us are getting more celebrated than others, but whose fault is it? And how do we change the narrative? 00:00 intro03:02 SOBRIETY03:46 CHALLENGES07:34 BREAK UPS & ESCAPES08:53 HEALTH MILESTONES11:15 NEW FAMILY11:54 TRIPS12:10 CELEBRATION REVENGE12:39 IDENTITY13:09 MISC/// 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/joinNab yourself a POSITIVE PANIC PATCH:leenanorms.com/shopORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //Listen to my podcast, NO BOOKS ON A DEAD PLANET: https://linktr.ee/nobooksonadeadplanetIF 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 supplies you dont need 💀 🧶 leena norms 2024-04-22 | Want to learn how to knit as a beginner? As an ex-beginner, it's time to have an unhaul. Save your money and only get these essentials...0:00 Intro1:03 Needles4:44 Yarn5:59 Tapestry needle6:43 Special scissors7:20 Project bag7:53 Blocking mat8:56 Needle gauge9:58 Stitch markers10:59 Row counters12:23 Ball winder14:23 Final thoughtsThings 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/enand 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 My row counter: woolwarehouse.co.uk/knitpro-row-counter-dotty-clicky/// 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/joinNab yourself a POSITIVE PANIC PATCH:leenanorms.com/shopORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //Listen to my podcast, NO BOOKS ON A DEAD PLANET: https://linktr.ee/nobooksonadeadplanetIF 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’ve got issues leena norms 2024-04-17 | #MyYearOfMakeDo reel number 6 - I told myself I’d do 100 of these reels this year documenting my rewearing and makes and I’m technically very behind but time is just a concept right?! It’s only April, too early to give up on your goals. This one is a great example of how to dress down your winter formal glamorous dresses and keeping wearing them, if I do say so myself. Hat made by me! X
Lies youve been told about Taylor Swift. leena norms 2024-04-15 | Is her private jet REALLY such a problem? How much attention should we be paying to her romantic life? If she's a billionaire, can we still love her? Let's discuss.../// 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/joinNab yourself a POSITIVE PANIC PATCH:leenanorms.com/shopORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// SOURCES //Taylor’s recent record breaking: theguardian.com/music/2024/jan/01/taylor-swift-us-number-1-billboard-album-chart-record-broken-elvis-presley-solo-artist#:~:text=Taylor%20Swift%20has%20broken%20Elvis,the%20final%20week%20of%202023.The barbie movie clip: youtube.com/watch?v=7D6crCnOhS8&ab_channel=baBoomOlivia Rodrigo Deja Vu / Cruel Summer Comparison (the song Taylor demanded credit for): youtu.be/kS3ktXuYeE0?si=S2cUoU2WNYdvTaGU&t=85Taylor & Katie Perry: youtu.be/szp-gz9ZL78?si=n2dVhyt09K73jQ8aMaterial Girls podcast: shows.acast.com/oh-witch-please/episodes/taylor-swift-x-intimate-publics-with-margaret-h-willisonBook I quote at the end: Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Claire DedererPost about billionaires & monkeys: instagram.com/p/C3BYwGxNOdYSources around carbon use: therichest.com/inside-taylor-swift-private-jet-number-13/#:~:text=While%20the%20world%20grapples%20with,private%20jet%20in%202022%20alone.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/countries/TUV/tuvalu/carbon-co2-emissions#:~:text=Tuvalu%20carbon%20(co2)%20emissions%20for,a%2014.29%25%20increase%20from%202017.youtube.com/watch?v=jBBsv0QyscE&ab_channel=GuardianNewshttps://www.acf.org.au/middle-arm-industrial-precinct-a-climate-disaster-in-the-making#:~:text=The%20proposed%20Middle%20Arm%20Precinct,emissions%20by%20a%20whopping%2075%25.stopcambo.org.uk/updates/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-rosebank-oil-fieldlowcarbonbirding.net/the-flying-less-movement// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //Listen to my podcast, NO BOOKS ON A DEAD PLANET: https://linktr.ee/nobooksonadeadplanetIF 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
Tattoos are the antidote to fast fashion. leena norms 2024-04-08 | I take a trip to London and think too hard about clothing production, permanence and what it might mean for the future of trends. The magical Rosianna, who let me sleep on her sofa: youtube.com/@rosiannaMy tattoo artist: instagram.com/emilyrabbittttBook I bought: Painted People: 5,000 Years of Tattooed History from Sailors and Socialites to Mummies and Kings by Matt LodderThe nice place I had brunch in: weareveganeverything.comThe soap I use to clean my tattoos: sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/product/sainsburys-pure-soap-4x125gThe moisturiser I use to heal my tattoos: Palmer's Cocoa Butter Softens Intensive Body Lotion/// 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/joinNab yourself a POSITIVE PANIC PATCH:leenanorms.com/shopORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //Listen to my podcast, NO BOOKS ON A DEAD PLANET: https://linktr.ee/nobooksonadeadplanetIF 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
CAPSULE WARDROBE ⛰️🎶 but make it sound of music leena norms 2024-04-01 | Maria Von Trapp is surely better spring fashion inspo than any fickle trend?! If you want to see more of the London adventure, Hannah vlogged it on her channel: youtu.be/TvYVfH__1Rc?si=z1u6yG6bCOu9j661The scavenger hunt we did, would 1000% recommend;) inthehiddencity.com/london/the-hunt-for-the-cheshire-cat/// 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/joinNab yourself a POSITIVE PANIC PATCH:leenanorms.com/shopORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //Listen to my podcast, NO BOOKS ON A DEAD PLANET: https://linktr.ee/nobooksonadeadplanetIF 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
Taylor Swift Inspired These Poems. leena norms 2024-03-25 | The Tortured Poets Department is only weeks away and frankly, I refuse to wait. 00:00 intro03:14 The Albatross 06:27 The Tortured Poets Department09:28 So Long, London12:47 My Boy Only Breaks his Favorite Toys ORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcomOther videos where I write scrap poetry: Writing poems based on weird stock footage youtu.be/qYMrmF8K1GkWriting poetry about lipstick shades 💄youtu.be/PQjC_P9Hy4M/// 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/joinNab yourself a POSITIVE PANIC PATCH:leenanorms.com/shop// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //Listen to my podcast, NO BOOKS ON A DEAD PLANET: https://linktr.ee/nobooksonadeadplanetIF 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 Sustainable Red Carpet Fashion Is A Total Scam leena norms 2024-03-18 | From the Oscars to the grammies to the Vanity Fair afterparties... what's going on on the rep carpet, and how in touch with reality are they?! /// SOURCES ///What started it all: twitter.com/weltonsmac/status/1761590267793097090vogue.co.uk/gallery/best-vintage-2024-awards-seasonvogue.co.uk/fashion/gallery/vintage-trend-oscars-2023harpersbazaar.com/uk/fashion/g39890400/met-gala-sustainable-fashionvogue.co.uk/fashion/gallery/best-red-carpet-rewearsglamour.com/story/oscars-2020-sustainable-fashion-trendpeople.com/style/oscars-2020-jane-fonda-gray-hair-recycled-gownhollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/jane-fonda-arrested-fifth-time-protesting-washington-1264496vogue.com/slideshow/best-eco-friendly-red-carpet-fashion-all-time -glamour.com/story/oscars-2020-sustainable-fashion-trendvogue.com/slideshow/best-eco-friendly-red-carpet-fashion-all-time vogue.co.uk/article/lady-gaga-meat-dress-explanationyoutu.be/MoqOvFJ5-0c?si=OON93566h6tOjaSivogue.com/slideshow/best-eco-friendly-red-carpet-fashion-all-timeharpersbazaar.com/uk/fashion/g39890400/met-gala-sustainable-fashionvogue.co.uk/fashion/article/met-gala-political-statements-historyvogue.com/slideshow/best-eco-friendly-red-carpet-fashion-all-timepopsugar.co.uk/fashion/adam-sandler-red-carpet-outfits-49145409?utm_medium=redirect&utm_campaign=US:GB&utm_source=www.google.com#photo-49145381hollywoodreporter.com/feature/hollywood-style-tips-eco-friendly-red-carpet-1235354568RED CARPET GREEN DRESS: rcgdglobal.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/joinNab yourself a POSITIVE PANIC PATCH:leenanorms.com/shopORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //Listen to my podcast, NO BOOKS ON A DEAD PLANET: https://linktr.ee/nobooksonadeadplanetIF 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 youre told about therapy. leena norms 2024-03-11 | Is therapy a privilege? Is it selfish? Is it too expensive? Is it just for serious mental illnesses? Are you 'bad' enough to go to therapy? Does it even work? Let's talk about it. 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 hoursText "SHOUT" to 85258 to contact the Shout Crisis Text Line, or text "YM" if you're under 19OTHER 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 :)mind.org.ukhttp://www.samaritans.orgCALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably) thecalmzone.netWHERE I FOUND A THERAPIST:counselling-directory.org.uk List of UK professional bodies:hqtherapy.com/professional-bodies-associations-therapyBOOKThe part I read out was from page 160 from Therapy is Magic by Jo Love/// 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/joinNab yourself a POSITIVE PANIC PATCH:leenanorms.com/shopORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //Listen to my podcast, NO BOOKS ON A DEAD PLANET: https://linktr.ee/nobooksonadeadplanetIF 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
Revealing the Women’s Prize Fiction 2024 long list (im surprised!) leena norms 2024-03-05 | I reveal the long list! JOIN THE GUMPTION CLUB to gain access to the read-along: patreon.com/thegumptionclubThe longlist LIST for you to write your own TBR list from ;) : womensprize.com/announcing-the-2024-womens-prize-for-fiction-longlist/// 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/joinNab yourself a POSITIVE PANIC PATCH:leenanorms.com/shopORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //Listen to my podcast, NO BOOKS ON A DEAD PLANET: https://linktr.ee/nobooksonadeadplanetIF 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
Want to make your own Lucy & Yak wardrobe? Try this. leena norms 2024-02-26 | It's #MyYearOfMakeDo so let's ... make some Lucy & Yak?! I've been on a sewing journey for the past few years and my memade clothes collection is growing. So... which of these should I attempt to sew myself?00:00 intro02:48 Original Dungarees 06:03 Easton Dungarees 07:36 Olly Jacket09:42 Blake Fleece 12:56 Mini Pini Dress14:30 Alfie Shirt15:20 Addison Jeans 18:34 Cole Jeans20:50 Ragan Jumpsuit22:55 outro/// PATTERNS ///ORIGINAL DUNAGREESwavesandwild.com/shop/heyday-dungarees-ladiessewmesunshine.co.uk/collections/dungaree-patterns/products/erin-dungarees-or-overalls-tilly-and-the-buttonsEASTON DUNGAREESshop.fibremood.com/en/product/317-constance-overalls-pdf-pattern?_gl=1*iqduo2*_ga*MTM5MjIxNDc5Mi4xNzAzMDY2OTI0*_ga_6J51PMXEPF*MTcwNDY0NjQ2Ni40LjAuMTcwNDY0NjQ3OC40OC4wLjA.*_gcl_au*MzY4MTQzNTUzLjE3MDMwNjY5MjQ. - this isn’t quite as high rise and the legs aren’t wideOLLY JACKETfridaypatterncompany.com/products/the-ilford-jacket-pdf-patternAn additional viewer suggestion (FREE!): Paola Work wear Jacket: blog.fabrics-store.com/2019/03/19/paola-workwear-jacket-tutorialBLAKE FLEECEOnline tutorial from Bella Grace - no pattern but shows you how to make your own pattern on screen: youtube.com/watch?v=08fj2LoLQYk&t=465s&ab_channel=BellaGracedressmakingamore.com/products/ziasweaterpattern?utm_medium=product_shelf&utm_source=youtube&utm_content=YT-APM2gMDw4pdAGJYXR_8sOxN21SgQBXgfl3O6ouUYf59r87U_bo7rWxhh0TplpZgmp677s-xtWCvrmfW0ZOwrD2hMoqs4-EiBdcYRj09mIT0Q0zqLfC2ulWosC54R17WN55alygYx_Lwu2AlT5Gid2C3SGHe0WH3-qyBU88UMKfLs-KEIWL9TviRl (no drawstring)fridaypatterncompany.com/products/pogonip-pullover-pdf-pattern (no zip or draw string)lysimaque-sew.com/en/product-page/foug%C3%A8re (colourblocking) (Stephtime making it: youtu.be/gaRqWUiz4uQ?si=qN05Yq5rCbd5uf5U )MINI PINIthefoldline.com/product/emily-dungaree-dress-pdfsewmesunshine.co.uk/collections/dungaree-patterns/products/cleo-pinafore-tilly-and-the-buttonsALFIE SHIRThelensclosetpatterns.com/product/gilbert-topADDISON JEANSSince 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-shortsand another, suggested by one of you! https://goldfinch.limited/2022/05/29/introducing-the-jones-trousers/etsy.com/uk/listing/904634494/adriane-slouchy-trousers-6-sizes-pdf?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=balloon+jeans+pattern+peg&ref=sr_gallery-1-24&pro=1&dd=1&organic_search_click=1etsy.com/uk/listing/773377916/uk-10-26-us-6-22-classy-pegged-trousers?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=balloon+jeans+pattern+peg&ref=sr_gallery-1-10&dd=1&organic_search_click=1etsy.com/uk/listing/962176153/pattern-tapered-wide-leg-pants-madeleine?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=wide+leg+jeans+pattern&ref=sr_gallery-1-39&dd=1&organic_search_click=1https://shop.deer-and-doe.fr/en/sewing-patterns/107-acajou-pants-pdf.htmlCOLE JEANSetsy.com/uk/listing/1456599886/tapioca-trousers-pdf-pattern-sizes-0-34?click_key=478f907c0d2f0f1aa4d7cb69292fe9525314437b%3A1456599886&click_sum=fadad7a8&ref=user_profile&sts=1etsy.com/uk/listing/1623804970/magnolia-pant-sewing-patternwide-classic?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=wide+leg+jeans+pattern&ref=sr_gallery-1-34&pro=1&dd=1&organic_search_click=1etsy.com/uk/listing/1359685857/protea-pants-pdf-pattern-sizes-00-30-hip?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=wide+leg+jeans+pattern&ref=sr_gallery-1-40&bes=1&sts=1&dd=1&organic_search_click=1RAGAN JUMPSUITclosetcorepatterns.com/collections/jumpsuits/products/blanca-flight-suit-pattern?variant=39419135950982 (close but no waistband)/// 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/joinNab yourself a POSITIVE PANIC PATCH:leenanorms.com/shopORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //Listen to my podcast, NO BOOKS ON A DEAD PLANET: https://linktr.ee/nobooksonadeadplanet
Unboxing the Womens Prize for Non-Fiction books (+ why we need it) leena norms 2024-02-19 | Let's talk about women's writing, publishing, pay and unbox the FIRST EVER Women's Prize for Non-Fiction longlist books! Look at the whole list: womensprize.com/prizes/womens-prize-for-non-fictionSources: womensprizeforfiction.co.uk/features/features/news/seeking-sponsors-for-womens-non-fiction newstatesman.com/thestaggers/2023/02/women-prize-non-fiction-bookstheguardian.com/books/2023/feb/10/why-we-need-womens-prize-for-nonfiction#:~:text=%E2%80%9CWriting%20nonfiction%20tends%20to%20involve,Prize%20money%2C%20and%20the%20opportunitiestheguardian.com/books/2022/dec/06/writers-earnings-have-plummeted-with-women-black-and-mixed-race-authors-worst-hit/// 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/joinNab yourself a POSITIVE PANIC PATCH:leenanorms.com/shopORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //Listen to my podcast, NO BOOKS ON A DEAD PLANET: https://linktr.ee/nobooksonadeadplanetIF 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
WICKED movie: fashion trend predictions 👀 leena norms 2024-02-12 | Forget Mobwife, 2024 = the year of OZCORE. With the Wicked 2024 movie trailer hitting, I am settling in early...All image sources are HERE on my OZCORE pintrest board: pinterest.co.uk/leenanormz/ozcore// 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/joinNab yourself a POSITIVE PANIC PATCH:leenanorms.com/shopORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //Listen to my podcast, NO BOOKS ON A DEAD PLANET: https://linktr.ee/nobooksonadeadplanetIF 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 being vegan leena norms 2024-02-05 | I vlogged for the first time in a VERY long time. When I tell you chaos ensues, you don't even know the half of 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/joinNab yourself a POSITIVE PANIC PATCH:leenanorms.com/shopORDER my poetry collection, BARGAIN BIN ROM-COM! https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom// COME AND HANG WITH ME IN BETWEEN UPLOADS //Listen to my podcast, NO BOOKS ON A DEAD PLANET: https://linktr.ee/nobooksonadeadplanetIF 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
