Get your Bowies on!

This video contains all my varied learnings from starting up a recycling flip-flop stand in a beach town.

My story starts with me needing a pair of inside shoes, and thinking to myself that an odd recycled pair from the beach would be fine, as it’s only for around the house. Then, I went deeper after experiencing wearing the shoes over the next week at home, and then, yes, in public!

The psychological and sociological learnings from this experience were huge. I discuss in this video:

• How we judge people by the shoes we wear (why do we do that?).
• Obsession with perfection in our lives, homes, cars.
• Reflection points on functionality of things, and usefulness of objects.
• Throw away society.
• Concept of double recycling.
• Men more open than women… and why this is the case and my call to action for all women.
• Getting involved in your community… so many ways to beat loneliness and connect!
• Encouraging you to reflect, take this idea to your community, sports centre, charity shop, school.
• ‘Get your Bowies on!’

Enjoy the following video, and I would love to hear your thoughts on these ideas, concepts and potentially taking this into your community.