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How to Have a Successful Low Buy Year in 2023

January 23, 2023

You may have heard that one of the best ways to be a more conscious consumer is to simply buy less. Of course that's easier said than done given that our society is built to thrive on consumption. We're constantly bombarded with advertisements and TikTok ...

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12 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting My Sustainability Journey

October 26, 2022

The first time I thought about my impact on the planet in a real way was in college. What I mean by "real way" is this wasn't just an "I'm in first grade, its Earth Day and we're talking about extinct animals" moment. It was a "this is a truly serious pr ...

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Fall into an Eco-Friendly Autumn With These 9 Sustainable Lifestyle Tips

September 27, 2022

As the leaves make their yearly transition to reds and yellows, it's important to still keep green on your mind. I find that it becomes harder to keep up with sustainable lifestyle habits as you enter the final few months of the year. Come October, w ...

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7 Tips for a More Sustainable Back to School Season

August 2, 2022

As summer draws to a close, we transition to a season of binders and pencils. Middle schoolers begin to whip out their magnetic locker mirrors, while fresh high school grads muddle over which comforter they want to leave unwashed on their dorm room beds ...

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Kick Buyer’s Remorse to the Curb by Asking Yourself These 6 Questions Before Your Next Purchase

July 19, 2022

When people think about reducing waste, it seems like "buying less" is not always the first thought that comes to mind. Recycling, upcycling, donating, actually purchasing more "sustainable" items to replace our unsustainable items—those are the concepts ...

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How to Participate in Plastic Free July Without Actually Being Plastic Free

July 1, 2022

So you've heard about Plastic Free July and you want to take part, but your stomach is sinking as you realize how many things you use on the reg that are in fact, plastic. First, take a deep breath. You can participate in Plastic Free July and still ...

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Give Her the Gift of Making Memories this Mother’s Day With One of These Experience Gifts

April 27, 2022

Mother's Day always seems to sneak up on me. Easter ends and I think "ok, we've got a while until the next holiday." Then, BAM. Mother's Day. It never leaves me with much time to find a gift. Which honestly, has never presented much of a problem. When ...

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9 Apps That Have Made My Sustainable Living Journey *So* Much Easier

April 22, 2022

Forming sustainable habits takes time, patience, and sometimes a little help from your phone. I'll fully admit, I have a love / hate relationship with my little pocket computer. Yes, it can draw me into hours of doom scrolling, but it also has plenty of ...

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No Yard? No Problem—Here’s How to Compost No Matter Where You Live

April 1, 2022

Did you know that organic matter (i.e., food) doesn’t break down properly in landfills? It's true. When buried under layers and layers of trash, organic matter lacks access to light and oxygen—two things it needs in order to decompose correctly. Without ...

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Make Your Next Vacation Planet-Friendly with These Sustainable Travel Tips

March 25, 2022

Adopting conscious practices at home is one thing, adopting them on the go is a whole other challenge. After all, it’s no secret that the environmental impacts of travel can be daunting. It's not an excuse to never leave home though. From bring ...

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Hot girls consciously declutter their closets. 💁‍♀️

And by that I mean, we don’t drop a giant bag at Goodwill because a lot of those items go unsold, end up landfilled, or shipped to developing countries where they often become more of a burden than a “gift” to locals (more on that below).

➡️ So here are some more sustainable options:

1. Give away clothes in good condition to friends or on your local Buy Nothing Group

2. Sell gently used clothes on apps like @Poshmark or @Depop (p.s I just posted some new stuff on my Poshmark if ya wanna check it out, link in b!0)

3. Upcycle or downcycle unusable clothes for your own use

If you can’t do any of the above the landfill may be your best option (which I know is a hot take 😅)

I don’t love clothing recycling programs because many in store drop offs (like those at certain fast fashion retailers) only recycle a *very* small amount of the clothes put in their bins.

The rest is sent overseas to be resold at markets, like Kantamanto Market in Ghana where ~40% of clothes received are of such poor quality they’re deemed worthless and dumped in the landfill anyways.

(The article “Dead White Man’s Clothes” by Linton Besser goes very in depth into this if you’d like to learn more).

So, programs like For Day’s takeback bag program (which I get a lot of Q’s about) may be good to use every once in a while if you have some truly unwearable clothes to get rid of since some of it is put to good use.

But the priority should always be taking care of and using what you have. 💚

#declutteringtips #sustainablefashion #declutter #closetcleanout
Emerging from my photo hibernation. ⛅️ Fit de Emerging from my photo hibernation. ⛅️

Fit details ✨
-Top: originally Aritzia, thrifted via @Depop
-Jeans: abercrombie
-Earrings: idk they’ve been sitting in my jewelry box so long

#outfitoftheday #thriftedfashion #secondhandstyle
Forever convinced it “will only take me an hour” to clean and declutter my whole home. 🙃

#springcleaning #cleaningday #decluttering #cleaningvideos #relatable #funnyvideos
A lil vlog of a week in my low buy year. 💛 The A lil vlog of a week in my low buy year. 💛

The non-essential spend this week was a tad higher than usual with date night and girls night falling on the same weekend, but I’m glad that every non-essential I spent money on was either:

1. Secondhand
2. An experience
3. Supporting a local small biz

Lmk if you want see more of these low-buy mini vlogs ☺️

#lowbuy #minivlog #consciousconsumption #secondhandfashion
A lil sustainable self care musical 🥰 Inspired A lil sustainable self care musical 🥰

Inspired by the queen of 30 second musicals, @annaxsitar 

Featuring: My @versed skincare products, sparkly water from @drinkspindrift, and my secondhand outfit, puzzle, and cups. ☺️

#sundayreset #selfcareroutine #selfcare #sustainableselfcare #sundayresets #sustainableskincare #satisfyingvideos #selfcaresunday #getunreadywithme
My bathroom cleaning ✨essentials✨: 1️⃣ B My bathroom cleaning ✨essentials✨:

1️⃣ Bamboo scrubber from @zefirowaste (link in b!0)

2️⃣ DIY cleaning paste (1/3 cup of baking soda + 2 tbsp hydrogen peroxide + a couple pumps of dish soap + a pinch of salt (optional) for extra scrubbing power)

3️⃣ Laundry sheets from @truearthmovement to wash my shower liner

4️⃣ 1/4 cup of vinegar to add to the fabric softener dispenser when washing aforementioned shower liner

Drop your favorite bathroom cleaning tip in the comments. 👇

#cleaning #cleaningtips #sustainableliving #sustainablecleaning
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