…not working or not having to work for the rest of your life. Many people who are fortunate enough to become financially independent early in life choose to work, basing their decisions on what they want and what’s right for them rather than prioritising financial security alone. That’s what financial independence is all about: having…
What If the Big Check Never Comes?
Even though I’ve been working since my early 20s, I’ve never been a big saver. My childhood programming led me to believe that one day, somehow, a substantial check from one of my amazing, brilliant ideas would materialise and solve all my years of financial negligence, so there was no need to save anything along…
What Is Your Relationship with Stuff- Revisited in 2025
Read the original post here 2021 I still keep clothes from my crazy 20s because they remind me of the fun I had and the critical milestones I went through. I’m attached to those items because I loved those experiences so much that the thought of letting them go is too painful. 2025 I still have…
How to Shop with Purpose in a World of Excess – Revised in Sep.2025
The original post was written in 2021. Since then, a lot has changed in the world and on my personal journey toward conscious living. So it was time to revisit this post… How to Read this Post Each fragment is categorised by the year it was written. The 2025 writing reflects my continually evolving approach,…
What Does Environmental Sustainability Mean, In the Context of Cultivating Sustainable Art Practice?
This approach not only helps me keep the costs of my projects down, but my choice to work with whatever I have access to has a smaller environmental impact. I don’t feel that having “lesser” choice of physical resources has a negative effect on my artwork; I feel it’s quite the opposite, as I’m presented…
Beauty Without Waste: What It Really Costs
For years, I only explored the food section of my local zero-waste shops, too fearful to look at the beauty products. However, the amount of packaging from the beauty products I produced a year ago made me look at the other side of zero-waste shops. At this stage of my long-term sustainability journey, I’m very…
Sustainable Reads: My Eco Booklist
I usually let the books I’m reading lead my choices, knowing that one title will reveal the next. Since most of us are stretched for time, I put together a short list of my reads. Sustainability and environmental topics are fast-changing; what was accurate a year ago may be somewhat outdated a year later, as…
A Green Christmas on a Budget
When I was growing up, Christmas was an essential part of my life for two reasons: The whole family got together at my grandparents’ flat on the 24th of December (in the Polish tradition, this is the most important day of the Christmas celebration), The Polish TV – back in the 1980s, a communist propaganda TV…
Is the State of My Garden Reflecting My Mental Health?
The business was shaped by the job I agreed to do over the summer, which pushed my anxiety and stress levels out of the charts and made me feel emotionally fragmented and overwhelmed. Physically and emotionally, I was exhausted and unable to switch off. Sadly, I brought that anxiety back to London with me. Within…
My Urban Garden: June Reflections & Progress (June 2022)
As for me, even a few short minutes a day spent among my plants gives me joy and helps me stay grounded. Unfortunately, my limited space doesn’t allow for expansion. Before I make any new additions to my garden, I need to be pretty sure that whatever plant I’m introducing will yield fruit I can…