Questioning why someone would write a post encouraging a lifestyle switch like going zero waste during a pandemic? Be sure to start with this post, then come on back. Confession: I live a “low waste” lifestyle, not a zero waste one. Oh and about that label… I made it up. There is no actual standard…
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Now Is Actually The Best Time To Go Zero Waste—Here’s Why
If you haven’t gotten around to it, 2020 is a good time to start thinking more consciously about what you do or don’t buy. Now that each grocery run is a risk, now that our wallets are tight, there are many reasons mindful purchases are important now more than ever. The tips below will actually…
How I Use Konmari to Create a Sustainable Home
Have you wondered about konmari and sustainability? Today we have a guest post those of you cleaning in quarantine will find extra helpful. Certified konmari consultant Devin of The Modern Minimalist, shares not only how konmari helps you create a minimalist home, but a sustainable one. Create a gratitude ritual The spark joy concept Marie…
How to be Eco-Friendly During Quarantine
As upsetting as it is to quarantine during such a beautiful season, I hope it’s allowing people to enjoy and appreciate Mother Earth a bit more. Busy lifestyles make it difficult to practice green habits, so this forced slow-down is a great time to try them out and see what sticks for you and your…
Eco Friendly Dental Floss Should Be Your Next Zero Waste Purchase
If you haven’t asked your friends on social media about their own favorite sustainable brands, put it on your to-do for after you read and pin this post. That’s how I found out about natural and organic oral care brand Terra & Co, which is run by two sisters on a mission to create natural,…
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…
