Category: challenge in progress
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Seizing The Extra Day
Time to make this bonus day count and wrap up my green mission with a bang! As the sun sets on this leap February, I find myself in a race against time tying up loose ends. Sure, there are a couple of challenges left, whether it’s my advanced procrastination skills, a dash of laziness, or…
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Many A Little Makes A Mickle
Getting ready for the final days of February and, consequently, the end of this month-long challenge, I’ve noticed there are still a few tasks left unattended. One of them, I’ll tackle tomorrow, but I want to set the stage for it in today’s entry. It’s an observation coupled with technical research that might spark some…
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One For Me, One For You
Have you ever seen the movie Pay it Forward (this is not an age test, even though it came out in 2000)? The movie (loosely based on the novel of the same name) follows the story of a young boy named Trevor, who is assigned a school project to devise an idea that could make a big…
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Cycling Through Change
After looking into Amsterdam’s ambitious plans yesterday, I got a bit curious how our city is holding up – we gotta keep tabs, right? Beyond the official reports, I stumbled upon a report from De Gezonde Stad, an independent foundation committed to enhancing sustainability and well-being in Amsterdam. Think tree planting, neighbourhood parks, community gardens,…
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Amsterdam Is A Doughnut
🔥Hot news alert!🔥 This month is on track to be the warmest February recorded in the Netherlands! Average temperatures at the Bilt weather station are somewhere around 8.2°C, double the usual norm for this time of year. Is winter taking a vacation? But, there’s more than just rising temperatures on the Dutch horizon. By April,…
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Let’s (Not) Put A Label On It
This is part two of this entry Now that we’ve stepped into a world full of confusing, overly positive, and sometimes just plain wrong sustainability claims, it’s like trying to navigate the dating scene. You know, where labels mean defining a relationship and answering the question of “what are we.” Let’s see how tricky it…
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My Body Is A Temple (Of Doom)
Yesterday, I got a email that at first glance looked like standard phishing. According to the email, sent as a reminder, I had booked a massage class? Now, this wouldn’t have been out of the ordinary for me—I sign up for random newsletters all the time, turning my inbox into a treasure hunt resembling vintage…
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Call Me By My Name
Today’s entry is inspired by a glitch with my dishwasher. The issue at hand was simple – it had mysteriously stopped dissolving cleaning tablets. After a couple of unsuccessful runs, I decided to venture to a nearby shop to experiment with a different brand, hoping to understand the root of the glitch. As I scanned…
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Hanging By a Thread: Wardrobe Crisis
True story: my wardrobe is a bit of a time-capsule, with some pieces dating back to my broke-ass student days. And these oldies but goldies are still holding strong after over a decade! These garments, despite being snagged from the shelves of fast fashion the likes of H&M and Zara, seem to hold up better…
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All You Need Is (Orange) Love
Love is in the air today, so instead of focusing on just one aspect, I thought, why not celebrate an entire country? After all, gratitude fits perfectly into the realm of positive impact. Ever since moving to the Netherlands for the first time in February 2012, I have been singing praises and raving about all…
Fair February 