Fellow bloggers, can we talk about how roundup posts always seem so fun, so easy (you’ve got a million ideas for reccs swirling in your head before you approach the keyboard), and like a really cool way to share something new with readers? Five hours later… Ugh. Such a tedious task! Here, I was really…
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From Rides to Rehab: The Complicated State of Tourists & the Endangered Asian Elephant
The streets of Thailand are swarmed movement: the three-wheeled tuk-tuks, jam-packed songthaews, and zipping motorbikes cram among cars and buses, a mix that earned the country first place in the world’s most congested roads. But of all the modes of transportation available in Thailand, the most somber is the elephant. Often adorned with colorful ornaments…
Thrift First, But Bookmark These Sustainable Basics for Backup
Let’s not kid ourselves, it’s near impossible to rely on thrift stores for your entire wardrobe or every shopping need. Some things are more difficult to secure in general, and your luck often just depends on where you are and when. Sometimes I have better luck with sweaters and fun blouses at thrift shops than…
Why I Chose to Build a Tiny House at 26
Yes, a few weeks after my twenty-sixth birthday, I began construction of a tiny home: 196 square feet of house lovingly positioned on a flatbed trailer in the southwest of my home state, Montana. And yes, I am building it in the dead of winter. (Snow is peaking and flurrying outside in negative temperatures as…
Ethically Made Overalls Do Exist, Here’s 9 Worth Saving Your Pennies For
Edit: We wrote this list of ethically made overalls back in 2019 and have updated it a couple times over the years with more finds. I’m so happy to see that this article is still getting some love–that means more and more of you are looking for ethical alternatives to your favorite wardrobe staples. Yay!…
8 Simple, Beautiful Zero Waste Starter Kits for the Absolute Beginner
I’d definitely consider myself a low-waste advocate—I’ve long boycotted many things single use—but even going mostly zero waste is a whole new level of commitment I can’t say I’ve yet mastered. That’s the thing, you may read an article, hear a story, or see a film that inspires you to jump on the zero waste…
