January 2021 - Plutonium Sox

Natalie Ray January 26, 2021 Reviews

Lockdown valentines gifts to show someone you’re thinking of them

Valentine’s day somehow seems more important this year. Date nights have stopped for all of us. Going out for dinner is a distant memory and many of us can’t even see the ones we love. These lockdown valentine’s gift suggestions aren’t just for a partner. They’re for anybody you can’t be with to show them that you’re thinking of them. Lockdown valentine’s gifts for a partner Lockdown valentine’s gifts for a partner need to be all about enjoying being at home. Home date nights, making the home environment more pleasant and spending time together. It’s a tough time for all…

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Natalie Ray January 13, 2021 Lifestyle

10 things we will appreciate when lockdown ends [AD]

A winter lockdown feels like a different beast to a summer one doesn’t it? Yet, things never really got back to normal after the first one. As time goes on, the things we used to love doing seem like a distant memory. I’ve been thinking about all the things we love and miss that we’ll appreciate so much more when lockdown ends. Here are my top ten, what are yours? Friends and family I think spending time with friends and family is the main thing most of us are missing. It will definitely be the first thing we do when…

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Natalie Ray January 6, 2021 Ethical shopping

Plastic Free Zero Waste Refill Shops in the UK

In the fight against waste in the UK, refill shops are a key weapon. Most of us think about the packaging we buy, trying to minimise the use of plastic bags and disposable wrappers. Often though, supermarkets replace plastic bags with paper ones or plastic bottles with glass. Instead, why not do away with packaging altogether? Zero waste refill shops encourage customers to take their own containers. Each one is weighed and you can fill it with whatever you need. Many of these shops stock mainly organic produce so I thought it would be more expensive to shop at a…

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