What I learned from throwing a zero waste party | Zero Waste Journey
Throwing a zero-waste party is hard. And to sum it up, I failed. Miserably. But I’m here to share with you what I learned and where we can improve for the future.
October Thrift Haul | Video
This October I thrifted a few items for our home, our baby and myself! One of my priorities while switching to a zero waste lifestyle is reducing the items that I buy new.
The Crutch of Consumerism | Zero Waste Journey
Disclaimer: I am not, nor pretend to be formally educated in psychology. As humans, we’re hardwired toΒ want more,Β to keep up with the latest and greatest.
The Plight of Plastic | Zero Waste Journey
I know I sound like a broken record, but plastic is everywhere. It seems like we have become almost ignorant and blind to it in our daily lives because we’re so used to seeing it.
The Beginning | Zero Waste Journey
Life is about constantly pushing yourself. Whether it be to reach a certain goal for your job, to continue taking courses to earn a degree or to challenge yourself to live healthier;
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the short answer: I can't and I'm a hypocrite every which way I look at it. π€·
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"This Changes Everything" (a book I shared a few posts back) has given me a new perspective on the reality of our consequences. The changes we need to implement as a society to truly help with the climate/plastic/resource crisis. β β β β β β β β β
I can't in good conscience keep promoting things that we /don't/ need. And I've been having a hard time grappling with the issue. β β β β β β β β β
not only do we need to re-vamp our economic system, we need to live with less. less everything, really. (That doesn't mean watching Marie Kondo and throwing everything in the garbage!!! π¬)
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don't get me wrong: I love clean beauty and support good brands. money still votes and it is important that if you're going to spend money, you do on brands that are doing better (more sustainable/ethical!) but my moral compass is telling me that I need to change it up, so here we are. β β β β β β β β β
this post is to say that I'm switching to focus [more] on a sustainable lifestyle and [much] less on beauty. β β β β β β β β β
we'll see how it goes. I still have lots of clean/green beauty brands to share -- but I won't be adding anything new to my collection in the coming future. At least, nothing more than I feel I need. β β β β β β β β β
I hope you're all having a great week! Mother nature is dealing with some bad PMS-- the weather can't seem to make up it's mind. We're feeling her wrath because our house is basically surrounded by a lake and our basement is slowly becoming one too π
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(I exaggerate but we are having issues with water leaking through the foundation which isn't fun.) π¦
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How's your week been?!?
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the short answer: I can't and I'm a hypocrite every which way I look at it. π€·
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\"This Changes Everything\" (a book I shared a few posts back) has given me a new perspective on the reality of our consequences. The changes we need to implement as a society to truly help with the climate/plastic/resource crisis. β β β β β β β β β
I can't in good conscience keep promoting things that we /don't/ need. And I've been having a hard time grappling with the issue. β β β β β β β β β
not only do we need to re-vamp our economic system, we need to live with less. less everything, really. (That doesn't mean watching Marie Kondo and throwing everything in the garbage!!! π¬)
β β β β β β β β β
don't get me wrong: I love clean beauty and support good brands. money still votes and it is important that if you're going to spend money, you do on brands that are doing better (more sustainable/ethical!) but my moral compass is telling me that I need to change it up, so here we are. β β β β β β β β β
this post is to say that I'm switching to focus [more] on a sustainable lifestyle and [much] less on beauty. β β β β β β β β β
we'll see how it goes. I still have lots of clean/green beauty brands to share -- but I won't be adding anything new to my collection in the coming future. At least, nothing more than I feel I need. β β β β β β β β β
I hope you're all having a great week! Mother nature is dealing with some bad PMS-- the weather can't seem to make up it's mind. We're feeling her wrath because our house is basically surrounded by a lake and our basement is slowly becoming one too π
β β β β β β β β β
(I exaggerate but we are having issues with water leaking through the foundation which isn't fun.) π¦
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How's your week been?!?
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#greenbeauty #cleanbeauty #ecoblog #ecofriendlyliving #thischangeseverything #bbloggersca #zerowastejourney #ecoliving")
