Tag: sustainability challenge
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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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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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Day 10: Where Eco-Care Meets Self-Care
Double digits on the calendar! Time flies when you’re having fun, doesn’t it? Throughout the past week and a half, I have delved deep into conscious consumption, cultural differences and community engagement, challenging myself – and you too, I hope – to rethink habits, reduce waste, and amplify my impact on the surrounding world, no…
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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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Sharing is Caring
*This is a double post covering both Sunday the 4th and Monday the 5th* Due to very much foreseen circumstances, I am catching up on two days’ worth of writing in one go. C’est la vie! Both days, however, are connected by the common theme of giving back to the community, albeit through different avenues…
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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 