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…
We are almost at the end of Secondhand September. How has everyone been doing? Personally, I haven’t really shopped for myself at all this month. No secondhand and no new (except 1 pair of Indigenous made earrings that are raising money for the IRSS in honour of orange shirt day). It’s really been a lack of time, plus the weather being hot still, as well as the fact that I don’t currently need anything, so I haven’t shopped. Fashion is…
“I can’t afford slow fashion.” This is something I hear said often. And i get it! When I first started moving away from fast fashion and towards slow fashion, I was sure the best way to do that was to buy a bunch of new clothes that aligned with my sustainable mindset. I desperately wanted to erase my old ways by purging my closet and getting rid of my previous purchases to make room for my new sustainable wardrobe. How…
