Christine Marie is the founder of Saskatchewan based brand Awasis Boutique. Christine is a Mom of two little ones and a woman of Metis + Filipino roots. While taking time off from teaching to be a stay at home Mom, Christine put her teaching areas of Home Economics + Native Studies to use. What started off as sewing a few bibs + aprons for another Mom, soon got some exposure on social media and Christine quickly started receiving multiple orders. This…
We did it! We completed the 10 week #LiveNetZero Challenge with Canadian Geographic. If you haven’t been following along, our family was one of five families across Canada selected to participate in a 10 week challenge to reduce our carbon emissions and live a more net zero lifestyle. There were 5 main challenges and one bonus challenge that we took on to see how we could make improvements to do better. Each family was given $10,000 to make these changes.…
This is a long one, so grab a cup of coffee, settle in, and just keep scrolling down. If you’re looking for a way to give lovely gifts this holiday season, all while keeping the planet in mind, look no further than this year’s sustainable gift guide. With us now into our Holiday Challenge with Canadian Geographic and our Live Net Zero Challenge, (you can read morehere), I thought I would share some gift ideas to help you cut back…
UPDATE: November 9, 2022 Well friends, there has been a plot twist! I received a message from Fortis Gas (BC’s Natural Gas provider) yesterday. They had read my blog post, this blog post, and wanted to offer another solution. (I’m still in awe that our provincial natural gas provider read my post.) We have decided to switch to Renewable Natural Gas for our home. I didn’t even know this was a thing or something being offered. Here’s a quick breakdown…
While I have changed a lot of my ways when it comes to my closet, I am also finding ways to do better in all areas of our home. When it comes to living more sustainably, I’ve found there are several things I don’t need to buy anymore. Things that just don’t serve a purpose or things I legit don’t use or need, but felt like I did at one point. It is currently Plastic Free July. A month that…
