I received a link to a free eco-friendly advent calendar full of ideas for how to make your festive season a greener one, so obviously I had to share…

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) South Africa wants to encourage consumers to reduce the amount of waste usually associated with the holidays and have a fun interactive way we can all get involved.

I’m signing up for the Veganuary challenge, basically, I’m going vegan for January and I’m looking for friends to do it with me. I’m looking for a group of people to encourage each other, share tips, tricks and recipes and most of all be supportive in a judgment-free (none of us are claiming to be perfect) zone.

You might be thinking, why doesn’t she just do it with her husband and family, well because with the exception of my mother, these people around here are not ready to give up meat – I mean they will totally eat my veggies, but just next to their meat.

I love Iwori Products because they are responsibly manufactured, they are free from junk and they are cruelty free.

Imagine my excitement when I was gifted Iwori Organic African Marula Curl products from Iwori to try out.

So when I decided to go Vegetarian in October in solidarity with my son. I learnt a lot of things. I also learnt that many people don’t understand the differences between the different plant based diets.

I found that I had to explain myself to a lot of people,which prompted  me to do research so I could better explain it. This is when I found out that I don’t know as much as I thought.

The festive season has amazing up sides, like; family, faith and public holidays,  but I’m not going to lie, there is A WHOLE LOT OF WASTE that comes with it.

So many packets and packaging material and so much money being spent – so I hope these eco and budget friendly gift wrapping ideas help ease the load.