Tag: environmentalism
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Don’t Go Breaking… My Stuff
Even with Valentine’s Day just around the corner, we are not turning to the matters of heart just yet… or are we? I often come across this opinion that home appliances – think anything from toasters and kettles to fridges and washing machines – used to be better back in the day. My mom, for…
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Decision Fatigue Is Real
Oh, the misery of decision-making when hunger strikes! Picture this: you’re staring at a menu with more options than you can count, stomach rumbling like a thunderstorm, and you’re expected to pick just one dish. Sounds familiar? Feel overwhelmed by multiple choices could be a sign of decision fatigue. Our brains have a breaking point,…
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Life is Plastic, It’s Not Fantastic
You might have already heard it, we are slowly but surely starting to live in the Barbie world 🎀. No, it is not the colour — I would like to think that the pink mania is finally over. It is the fact that there is now a little Barbie in all of us, thanks to…
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Living Large, Thinking… Green?
Let’s discuss this: Once we’ve got our basics covered – bills paid, food reliably on the table – we move on to expressing ourselves through what we choose to buy. This idea often crosses my mind at work, especially when I’m looking into “green makeovers” for everyday stuff like clothes or skincare. It’s also at…
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Let’s Get Dirty
*cue Christina Aguilera ringing the alarm in the background* It is Friday, time to get down and funky! Grab your pitchforks and prepare to compost and chill because this is the topic of today’s post. Ever feel like your food scraps deserve better than the dump? Home composting is your solution for diverting organic waste…
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Ready, Set, Go: Welcome to February
To kick-start the month, I thought I would dive into the topic that will probably dominate throughout this project: food. There are a few food-related challenges on the list, such as vegan weeks, wasteless cooking (using everything, including scraps) and covering groceries only with Too Good to Go (surplus of goods from shops and restaurants)…
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31 Challenges for Fair February
To understand the background of this project, please read this blog post. The idea behind this list is not only incorporating healthy and impactful habits into my everyday life but also tackling the mentality of mindless consumerism and, to put it bluntly, mere laziness (if not negligence or, dare I even say it, nihilism?). That…
Fair February 