While on the topic of being more sustainable, here are some inspiring ways to be thrifty by using what you have around you according to Mr. Bean.
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I think it’s about time to take sustainability a little more seriously these days. New year, new goals and more action, right? I’m personally gonna try harder to not be lazy and be better about what I do and watch out for how it affects everybody and everything around me. And it could be something we can all do together.
Small steps make it easier to dip into the larger pool, so here some ideas as to where you can start to be more sustainable and environmentally friendly in 2020.
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It’s easy to switch to reusable items like straws, bags, napkins, etc. But one thing that women have to deal with are menstrual products and which ones to use. Switching to reusable involves quite a bit of research and experimenting. But sometimes, once you make the switch, going back to disposable is sometimes no longer a wanted option. Ever switching to reusable discs, I can’t imagine myself switching back to disposable menstrual products.
The amount of waste you prevent by switching to reusable is pretty satisfying. Obviously every product here will have a life span, but they pay for themselves pretty damn quick, and most of these items are recyclable or biodegradable.
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Last year, I started becoming interested in listening to signs from the universe, gut feelings, and channeling healing properties from crystals. But more so doing research before buying random crystals.
It was this one day where I played hooky from work and spent a day with my mom. We visited some shops near the new town my parents move to. Surprisingly there are quite a number of metaphysical shops in Jersey. We walked into one of these shops and I talked myself into buying a crystal.
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Thrift shopping has always been my preferred shopping and has been for a long time. It really has a lot of perks.
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I have a game for you to play with people you know and/or are getting to know.
So here it is.
★ First off, ask yourself what song you think of when you hear the phrase “wake me up”.
★ Next, ask your friends/family/anyone you care to see how they answer.
As of right now, there’s only three songs in this game, but it says so much about everyone’s music taste.
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For about two years, Sundays have been my meal prep day with my roommate. We’ve experimented with all sorts of meals for our work lunches, and most times than not, they’ve been successful. Of course we have some busy weekends where we have to rework our prepping schedule, but at the end of the day, we’ve learned more so that we feel lost during the week when we don’t have our lunch set for ourselves.
With that said, we spend a good chunk of time in the kitchen. With all this climate change talk happening, it dawned on me how much we waste on a daily basis. I’ve been taking baby steps here and there to incorporate reusable items in our home as best as I could. Of course, living with roommates, you can’t just tell them what to do. I give them the option to try out the reusable items I’m bringing into our home.
I’ve learned a lot. What works and what doesn’t, and I wanted to share my list of reusable kitchen items that I’ve tried and/or have been wanting to try!
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It’s crazy to believe that 2019 is more than halfway through. From what I’ve discussed and lived through with family and friends, this year has been quite a roller coaster ride for everyone. I personally feel like I’ve experienced some growth, but also feel like I’ve taken two steps in other areas of life.
Here’s where I’ve been ~
I started a new job at the end of January. I wasn’t too thrilled at my previous job, so it was a relief to start fresh with new responsibilities surrounded by new faces. It’s officially been six months since I’ve started there, and I’ve truly been super happy.
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Mostly after high school comes the task of putting yourself under a serious light by gathering your professional life and putting it on paper. It’s kinda stressful in the beginning when it feels like you don’t have much to share, but let me tell you, it continues to be stressful. I can’t tell you how many iterations of my resume I’ve had. Starting off in a word document, overdoing it in illustrator, trying to tone down but having to increase the font size to make it seem like a full page of experience, and then being told that it’s too busy and bright. Just like, ups and downs and revisions and color and no colors and minimal colors and adding more and subtracting unnecessary info, etc. I’ve been through all the changes, and I guess writing it down in list form is something I want to do to share what I’ve experimented with and what I’ve learned.
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I’ve used my 28 years searching for the best glues and adhesives for all the sorts of projects I do on a daily basis. Glue is super important for a lot of the crafts that I work on, and it’s taken me a while to figure out which types and brands work best.
After all these years, I’ve discovered what my top 5 favorites are that are worth using consistently.
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