It’s that time of year when our Earth gets a lot of extra love, and I am all about that! 🌏🙌 I have always been a firm believer that every action – even the seemingly smallest ones – adds up to lasting impact. With sustainability and taking care of Mama Earth, we can all come…
Earth Day in COVID-19 Reality
If you’ve been around the blog for a bit, you know I’m team #earthdayeveryday, but I still love celebrating our home extra on April 22 each year. I love the collective support that comes from people of all forms to take a moment to appreciate Mama Earth. This Earth Day, though, looks very different than…
What’s Your Season?
Over the last couple years, I have been honing in on my personal style while also maintaining a conscious closet. I typically gravitate to more neutral colors because they are easy to mix and match, but I’ve been wanting to add some color in. To help ensure I would love every piece of clothing, I…
5 Misconceptions About the Sustainability Movement
My relationship with being a more conscious consumer started about six years ago when I learned about animal testing with cosmetics, and my eyes have been open since. I began buying cruelty-free everything – makeup, shower products, cleaning supplies. Then I started thinking about other parts of life’s bigger picture, too. I began utilizing my…
Giftless Gift Guide
Holidays and birthdays are such joyous times. If we’re lucky, we get to come together with those we love most and want to show them how much we love them, usually with the perfect gift. Sometimes that creates a lot of pressure! What if you’re shopping for an aspiring minimalist? Or oppositely, the person who…
Maintaining a Conscious Closet – No Matter Where You Shop!
To me, having a conscious closet means you are mindful of your spending habits and are intentional with the clothing you buy – having clothes that you not only feel good in but about, too. In my closet you will find brands like Everlane – my favorite! They are ethical, sustainable, affordable, and adorable 😉…
3 Easy Beauty DIYs Using Only Two Ingredients
Back in the day, I was making my own beauty products (mainly lotions and such), and I’m really happy to be getting back into this craft. There are so many benefits to making your own products ~ More sustainable: you can reuse the same containers More ingredient-conscious: you know exactly what is in what you’re…
Easy Homemade Veggie Broth
We love soup year round. It’s so easy to make a big batch on Sunday and have for lunches throughout the week. That means going through a lot of veggie broth, and therefore a lot of those broth boxes that are hard to recycle. We also eat a lot of vegetables, and I also noticed…
Reduce Your Waste Without Breaking the Bank
“Please don’t make the zero waste movement a trend.” There have been a lot of discussions on the ‘gram lately about this very statement, and with good reason. I have been inundated with ads for everything I “need” to be zero waste, and friends, it can be overwhelming and annoying – even from someone…
Proud Purchases: Spending Your Dollars Ethically & Sustainably
Like other topics involving ethics and sustainability, shopping can be a personal subject because it forces you to examine your habits. What this does not mean is getting down on yourself for what you own or getting rid of everything, but rather changing your perspective on future spending. We all have the power to support…