Our culture is obsessed with happiness, but what if there’s a more fulfilling path? Emily Smith offers four pillars of a meaningful life in this Ted talk.
Category Archives: 2020
Building a better world with Booko: Low Tox Life
Ever stopped to read the list of ingredients in the products you use every day? In Low Tox Life, activist and educator Alexx Stuart gently clears a path through the maze of mass-market ingredient cocktails, focusing on four key areas: Body, Home, Food and Mind.

#tuesdaychat
It’s been a bonkers year and the pandemic has caused havoc with the post so this week on the blog we’ll share key delivery dates so you can make sure your gifts arrive in time for Christmas.

Building a better world with Booko: Turning the Tide on Plastic
Now is the time to speak up, take action and demand the change you want to see in the ocean, in the supermarket aisles and on the streets. It’s time to Turn The Tide on Plastic.

Monday Inspo
We think this shopping phenomena needs an official term…surely we’re not the only ones with an uncanny knack of finding gifts that would be perfect for us when we are meant to be shopping for others. Happy Monday everyone!

Building a better world with Booko: The Natural Home
In The Natural Home Wendyl shares how easy it is to lead a much healthier life just by making some small changes and remembering the simple way that people used to live.

Building a better world with Booko: A Sustainable Home
Sustainable Home is an inspirational and practical guidebook to maintaining a more environmentally friendly household. It’s our pick for today’s Building a Better World series.

Building a better world with Booko: A Family Guide to Waste Free Living
A Family Guide to Waste-free Living makes it simple and sustainable for families to eliminate waste in the home, at work and out in the world. It’s our pick for today.

Three anti-social skills to improve your writing
You need social skills to have a conversation in real life but they’re quite different from the skills you need to write good dialogue. Educator Nadia Kalman suggests a few “anti-social skills,” like eavesdropping and muttering to yourself, that can help you write an effective dialogue for your next story in this animated Ted Ed lesson. Click to watch.
Building a better world with Booko: Home for the Soul
Home for the Soul is about creating a considerate and sustainable home that sparks happiness and reflects the spirits, passions, and tastes of its inhabitants.
