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I regularly use Bloom & Wild to send letterbox flowers to loved ones. Rather than sending a gift that may not be used, I like to send flowers or food. Bloom & Wild care about the environment, which is important to me. Their letterbox flowers are delivered in recyclable packaging, and the flowers are beautiful and last well too.

I’ve loved Three Sisters Bake ever since I first stumbled into the online world with my first blog, some 12 years ago! I have their recipe book, frequented the cafe, attended their afternoon tea events and more. You can now send their cakes in the post, and they are delicious. I can highly recommend them.

Protecting the environment is important to me, and so I try to be responsible when I’m choosing my cleaning products. I’ve been getting dishwasher tabs and laundry capsules from smol for a while now on subscription. Super easy to set-up and I don’t need to worry about running out. The packaging is fully recyclable too.

Another subscription service I use is Lily’s Kitchen, which is a B Corp providing pet food for cats and dogs. Evie, our cavachon dog, loves her Farmhouse Stew that we get, as well as the treats. I’ve now got the delivery frequency nailed, and so again it’s one less thing I need to think about.

When I can, I try to use a refill shop. I had been using an online one, but it’s sadly closed. Instead I’ve been using Locavore, where I fill up on shampoo, shower gel, fabric conditioner etc. as well as dry goods for the pantry. Locavore also do a veg box where they deliver organic veg across Scotland.

I’ve built my own website using Squarespace, and I love it. It’s super easy to use, and I’ve been able to incorporate my blog and an exclusive members area in the one place. Squarespace also offers an email marketing solution, and calendar booking; but I’m currently with other providers for these additional services.

It’s Flodesk that I use for my email marketing and any forms (e.g. the pop-up on my webiste, and the inline forms on my sales pages). I chose Flodesk as the templates are great, and you can make your emails aesthetically pleasing, which I like. You can get 50% off your first year with my affiliate link, click the button below.

This is such a clever tool, that can integrate hundreds of websites and apps. For instance, I plant a tree in Ecologi for every sale via my Squarespace website shop without having to do anything… it’s Zapier that connects the dots for me! There are lots of tasks you can automate, that can save you time and money.

I joined Sean Fargo’s mindfulness meditation teacher training in 2022, and can highly recommend the programme. There is lots of support available from Sean and his team, lifetime access so you can learn at a pace that suits your and lots of resources available to allow you to get started with your own business quickly.

I stopped watching and reading the news a number of years ago, but recently I have subscribed to this email newsletter, The Know. They share the important stories, without jargon, and I look forward to reading their emails. Their mission is to help everyone start their day feeling informed and hopeful.

The Screen Zen app is very clever, and can be set to block a variety of apps at different days / times. I’ve found this to be super helpful to improve my focus during the working day. When you do try to get into a blocked app, it forces you to pause and be intentional about your next steps.

I’ve really been enjoying Stocked meals. They are delicious meals frozen into blocks, and you can choose how many blocks you reheat. 1 for a snack, or 3 for a meal. Add to rice, pasta or a wrap. Quick, easy + nutritious. Use my referral link to get £15 off your first delivery.