Environmentalism
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My 2021 Resolution: Cut Plastic Waste by 50%
I’m a fairly eco-friendly person. I have a cupboard full of Pyrex that I use for food storage. I buy cleaning supplies from sustainable brands and make my own (baking soda can do just about anything). I bought in bulk instead of plastic in the pre-pandemic days. I use cloth menstrual pads. I could be… Read more
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How to Eat Ethically When You’re Recovering from an Eating Disorder
Your first priority in eating while recovering from an eating disorder is to feed yourself and work on the mental health aspects of your recovery. But as you get further into recovery you may want to start investigating more sustainable and ethical food choices. Read more
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Shopping Consciously as a Minimalist
While minimalism is already widely accepted as an eco-friendly way of living, there are still ways you can continue to do your part if you’ve adopted a “less is more” lifestyle. Shopping consciously is one of the easiest and most effective ways to embrace minimalism, while also putting our planet first. As you embrace the… Read more
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Cut back on waste by using the whole buffalo
Yesterday was Earth Day. I missed getting this post done in time for it but it’s a great Earth Day concept I share with you today – the concept of reducing waste. I firmly approve of the notion that the native American Indians “used the whole buffalo” when they hunted. A buffalo provided many useful… Read more
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Ditch it: Tampons
Let’s get this out of the way: I’m going to say “vagina” a lot in this post. Also “cervix” and “menstrual cycle” and “period.” Prepare yourselves! In a natural healing group on Facebook, the question was posed: What’s a crunchy thing you do that gets the strongest reaction from people? I thought about a lot… Read more
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Fuzzy Legs
I started shaving my legs when I was nine. Mom did it, and I wanted to do it, because it’s something girls do. So I began shaving. Poorly. At one point, my dad had to continue my education on how to shave my legs (I am pretty sure I was running the plastic edge of… Read more
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What’s in a label?
I’m not talking about food labels. I’m talking about people labels. Life’s little hashtags that allow people to put us into boxes in their organized waffle-brains. I’m going to discuss a few areas of life in which those of us out of the mainstream are viewed as weird, strange, or abnormal. Food habits: I am… Read more
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How “Green” is Too Green?
The average American will throw away 600 times their own body weight in waste over their lifetime. As I’ve written before, environmentalism and minimalism can easily go hand in hand, especially if you take a minsumerist view instead of the typical consumerist way of life in this country. However, I have noticed that everyone has… Read more
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No ‘poo
I have not used shampoo in a little over a month. Google “No poo method” and you will find over one million search results teaching you how to clean your hair without using shampoo and conditioner. The miracle ingredients are two of my favorite things: baking soda and vinegar. The general recipe is this: one… Read more
Born Again Minimalist 