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Product Review: WowE Lifestyle Reusable Produce Bags
A review of WowE LifeStyle Certified Organic Reusable Produce Bags for all of your shopping needs to reduce plastic usage and waste. Comes in 3 sizes for produce, grains and other pantry essentials.
Read moreWhy I Make Personal Commandments Instead of Resolutions
Approach the new year with the resolve to find the new opportunities hidden in each new day. - Michael Josephson
So for years, I made resolutions. I would spend time writing them in nice paper and frame them to sit by my desk or where I could see them everyday. The problem was that my resolutions were very generic. It didn’t have enough substance and they always were the same every year. After reading The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin a year or two ago, I’ve moved on to making Personal Commandments instead. These are items that I can do everyday to make my daily life just slightly better. Over time, these have compounded as daily habits and have resulted in more meaningful changes than I anticipated. So this year, I want to share my Personal Commandments. The key to this list is that it’s personal to me. It’s what I know and want to do on a daily basis. It’s the things that bring a smile to my face.
Read moreThe Best Books I Read This Year and How to Get More Reading Done In the New Year
No matter how busy you may think you are, you must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance. - Confucius
At the beginning of 2018, I made it a goal to read 52 books. That’s around 1 a week. I read some really good books that will change the way I think and act in the next few years. Here’s my entire list. Most are non-fiction as I tend to like those better, but I did try to include one or two fiction every few weeks. I have my top 3 recommendations for the following categories: Health, Personal Finance, Environment, Minimalism and Other Topics.
Read moreSo I searched online for a quick and simple cookie that required the use of the marzipan, but I just didn’t want to use the almond paste only. So as with all experiments, here’s what I came up with to make these mouth, watering cookies. A bit plain, but goes excellent with tea or coffee. They are reminiscent of the cookies/scones I make every year during the holidays.
Read moreProduct Review: Legacybox for Digitizing Home Movies and Photos
When my parents left to retire for a few months to the Philippines, they left a few things behind. In one of the boxes, I found a box of Hi8 tapes that my dad had kept. Labeled: Cat’s 8th Graduation, H.S. Graduation, Anna’s Confirmation, Elaine’s 5th Birthday, New Year 99 and so on. I honestly wasn’t sure if the images were still intact and if I wanted to see them, but of course curiosity got the best of me so I started researching how to digitize the tapes. If I remember correctly, Hi8 was popular in the 90’s and very early 2000s. My dad had a camcorder that he would take everywhere and would also setup in front of our living room to capture the action.
Read moreI had the wonderful opportunity to sit down and chat with Jamila Souffrant of Journey to Launch to talk about financial independence and sustainable living. It’s been nice to be able to spread the message about my two passions: pursuing financial independence and living a more sustainable life. We talked about zero waste, investing and why we also need to think about the future state of our planet for our children’s future.
Read moreBe an Earth Hero: Practical Green Gifts for People and the Planet
17 Ways Minimalism Saves Money and Saves the Planet
If you are still unsure about how minimalism can help you, here are 17 ways minimalism can help you save money and save the planet as well.
Read moreProduct Review: Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Memory Foam Mattress Essentia
A few months ago, my husband and I went on a quest to find a new mattress. We knew right away that we just didn’t want to buy any mattress from a big box store. We wanted something natural, firmer than an original mattress, made better than the conventional mattresses and we wanted to make sure we could try it out. We searched for a sustainable, eco-friendly, sweatshop free mattress and we found that in Essentia.
Read more11 of the Best Zero Waste Hacks From Your Favorite ZW Instagrammers
“Innovation is taking two things that already exist and putting them together in a new way.”
The Zero Waste community continues to impress me. I’ve learned so much from people who are thinking out of the box and finding new ways to use things to reduce waste and extend the life of things. While I’ve been trying to reduce my social media usage (trying!), it’s been through social media that I’ve found the best tips for reducing waste. A refreshing change since most of media pushes you to buy something new.
Read more5 More Environmentally and Socially Conscious Travel Tips
“Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain.”
I've done my fair share of travel and I continue to love exploring new places. Travel is a great way to learn about new cultures, language and see parts of nature that you may not be aware of. Recently, there’s been a lot of news about travelers disrespecting people, traditions and nature. I thought I’d share some of my tips for traveling with a more environmentally and socially conscious mindset. After all, we share one Earth and we share the same DNA.
Read moreProduct Review: Swell Investing - Sustainable Investing for the Future
I found Swell because I was looking to invest in companies that were doing good in the world. Companies that were tackling solutions to reduce waste, provide clean water, eradicate disease and so on. This reviews goes through what Swell is, how much I invested, how the platform looks. In the end, it’s up to you whether you want to invest via Swell. I would highly encourage you to take a look at the companies they invest in so that you can do further research and to see if these are inline with your values.
Read moreProduct Review: Plaine Products Refillable Face Wash and Face Lotion
A review of Plaine Products Face Wash and Moisturizer in a refillable packaging that is vegan, hypoallergenic, baby safe, and cruelty free, no animal testing, paraben free, sulfate free, petrochemical free.
Read moreHow to Help Your Aging Parent Declutter
Getting back to basics is the simplest way to find calm in the chaos.
My family has lived in the same house for 23 years. As of yesterday, my parents just accepted an offer for this house. Before we got to this point, it took months to declutter 23 years of stuff and I want to share with you what I've learned throughout this process.
Read moreHow to Invest Responsibly with People, Planet and Profit in Mind
We are all environmentalists because our future prosperity depends on the Earth.
In this post, we run through the many alternatives when it comes to sustainable investing. Investing is not a scary word. Investing means putting in capital (time, money or resource) to help something grow. As eco-warriors, we have to start looking holistically at what our money is doing while we sleep.
Read moreZero Waste Home Renovations: What's Possible?
We just recently moved into our new condo and had a few things to repair and renovate to make it ours. I was daunted at the work ahead of us, but also the fact that I wanted to ensure we didn’t generate so much waste in the process. Home renovations can be one of the most wasteful processes out there. Sometimes, we don’t see it because we only see the final end result. This was also our first major project as we’ve been renters all of this time. The reality though is that it’s nearly impossible to do a home renovation without generating waste, but there are steps that you can do to reduce waste and harm to the environment.
Read morePlastic free back to school.
August already!
I loved August when I was younger because it was a chance for me to get new school supplies. I was definitely a nerd throughout school and would promptly color code my schedule and my notebooks upon receiving them. It was an exercise I love to do even when I got to college. It just helped me get organized. It's been awhile since I've been in school, but am now seeing lots of signs for Back-to-School and with that the endless amount of school supplies advertising.
Read moreWoo Bamboo Silk Dental Floss in Bio Plastic
A review of Woo Bamboo Silk Floss in bio plastic packaging. A potential zero waste alternative to plastic floss.
Read moreDigital Minimalism: Living Without Being Chained to Technology
I've been struggling lately to find that balance with being active in an online community, but also pulling back and taking time for myself or to connect in real-life. The struggle is real especially when majority of my days is in front of a computer, writing, interacting, emailing and connecting with others. I'm in the process of taking a more proactive approach of how I am using technology these days with the goal of being in the moment more. Here's what I'm currently doing. Time will tell how many of these I will stick to because I've had my shares of full on going offline and full on being constantly online.
Read morePolulation control to save the earth.
Reporter: In the last 50 years we've doubled our population, tripled the amount of food and water we use, and we have quadrupled the use of fossil fuels. Every four days there's a million more people on the planet. How is the world going to cope with this explosion in population?
The premise is that overpopulation has caused a worldwide crisis resulting in a strict, one-child policy. This means that any families with more than one child have to surrender their children to the Child Allocation Bureau. Everyone is monitored and tracked.
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