When was the last time you bought something? I'm guessing that it's been pretty recently. Shopping has become such an ingrained activity, done more for entertainment than out of true necessity. In a world where advertisements bombard every form of media that we consume, it's a battle to be a conscious consumer. My April copy of Real Simple magazine contained 35 ad pages out of the total 126 pages. That's 28% of the magazine!…
So I had this idea. Let's do a monthly roundup! Since I’m doing a year of not buying any new or used clothing, and in the spirit of full transparency, how about I tell you all about the things that I actually do buy each month? How about the books that I read each month because I’m really trying to read more books with the free time that I have now that I’m not…
Hey. It's been a minute since I wrote a post on how to live simply in ways that go beyond our wardrobes. But I think that it's all interconnected and I wanted to share a few ways that you can simplify your life that you can start using today! The easiest way to live simply is to make small changes over time. It's a little less overwhelming. When I became interested in intentional living,…
A lot of us are currently staying in our homes to do our part to lessen the effects of the ongoing pandemic. So I thought I would put together a post on a sustainable home decor project that I recently completed. This project was completed back in February before our daily life here in the US was impacted by the virus. But I am proud of the result and I thought you might enjoy…
It's hard to believe that the first month of 2020 is over! It's also hard to believe that I successfully completed the first month of my low buy year exactly as I had planned it. When I decided to set out to do a low buy year, I was tired of buying clothing! I'm not much of a consumer in other areas such as makeup and hair products, but I love clothes. Always have,…
Well friends, it's about time that I properly show you my winter capsule wardrobe. Even though I've been dressing from this capsule since January 1st, I am only now getting the time to document it for you properly so that I can show you all of the items that I have selected to be a part of this season's capsule. I am big fan of capsules for a number of reasons. Having a limited…
Happy new year, friends! Guess what time it is?!? Time for some new habits...don't worry, not being lame isn't one of them :). As I was making my final cup of coffee for the year, and in fact, the decade, on New Year's Eve, I got to thinking about all of the lasts that we do at the end of the year. And also, all of the firsts that we do when a new…
Well friends, it’s that time of year again. It doesn’t feel like it was that long ago that I was writing about having a more mindful Holiday season in this post and this post. But I think being more mindful around the holiday season is always worth revisiting. Especially in the face of all the things you’re going to be told that you need to buy in order to make this holiday season the…
Well friends, I’m at it again! Another month, another challenge. This time, instead of doing a clothing challenge, I’m doing a spending challenge, which I guess indirectly, is a clothing challenge, since I won’t be buying any! I’ve decided to jump on the “no buy july” (#nobuyjuly) bandwagon and not buy anything at all, except essentials for myself, for the month of July. And if you remember from this post, I am also participating…
I know that I talk about slow fashion and sustainable style ALL THE TIME, but I've never really provided any tips to help people to stop shopping from fast fashion brands. In case there's any confusion about what I mean when I say "fast fashion", I'm talking about the brands that we usually find in our run-of-the-mill mall. The Forever 21s, the Topshops, the H&Ms, the Zaras, the Victorias Secrets, and that's just the…
One of the things that has helped me on my sustainability journey is learning about new sustainability initiatives. Just like with most things, small, manageable challenges can often help us to develop lifelong habits. Full disclosure: I am not the poster child for sustainability. I drive a car, live in a large-ish house, and still eat meat (although less frequently). But I do recycle, I use reusable bags and reusable mugs, I shop less…
We are on the final day of Fashion Revolution Week which is occurring this year from April 22-28th and coincides with the 6th anniversary of the Rana Plaza factory collapse. A collapse in which 1,138 garment workers lost their lives, and many more were injured, as the result of unsafe working conditions. These unsafe conditions were brought to the attention of the factory management, who nonetheless, forced the workers into the building to continue…
