Why Sustainability

We are in the middle of a devastating climate crisis. While the majority of the responsibility is held by top polluting corporations, we each have a responsibility to do our part to limit our carbon footprints and reduce our environmental impact on the earth.

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Often, the idea of switching to a sustainable lifestyle can seem overwhelming, intimidating, or expensive. The purpose of this blog is to showcase simple lifestyle changes to inspire small changes. Over time, small changes work together to create a lasting impact.

A sustainable lifestyle can look different for everyone, and steps can include limiting trash, increasing recycling, purchasing clothing from a thrift store or consignment shop, purchasing a hybrid or electric vehicle, supporting businesses that use compostable packaging, and a myriad of other ideas.

This blog also highlights products and companies that are also committed to a more environmentally conscious future.

By no means are these suggestions an encouragement to throw out everything you own and purchase new products. Rather, these are ideas to slowly replace items you have as you have need for them, with the goal of adopting a more sustainable, earth-friendly lifestyle one step at a time. There is no such thing as perfection and the greatest impact will be had when more people do things imperfectly, rather than only a few striving for perfection.

3 Sustainable Changes I Made to Save Money
The past two years have been super difficult financially since I became a single mom. Childcare costs are just freaking expensive, y'all. Plus I was paying rent for our condo plus the mortgage on the old house up until October of 2021. Thankfully, since selling the...
I Stopped Using Laundry Detergent Almost a Year Ago
That's right, it's officially been over a year since I've purchased laundry detergent, and close to a year since I stopped using it. No, I don't make my own, that's honestly too much effort for me to go through in my life right now (sometimes you have to balance the...
Where to Donate Your Unwanted Items (that isn’t Goodwill)
I have been a thrift store junkie since I was 18 years old. I wrote an entire chapter about how to shop at thrift stores in my first book, Dirt Cheap Adult, and shared the experience that got me hooked on thrift store shopping in the first place. Why Donate? First,...
When is it Okay to Throw Things Away?
How do you start living a waste-free or minimalistic lifestyle? If you live on Instagram, you are probably bombarded with pictures of gorgeous homes where everything is perfectly curated and intentionally placed "just so." And it might be tempting to just throw away...

5 Day Budget Reboot Challenge

Creating a more sustainable and healthy world.

Mile-High Vegan Pancakes

I've spent the better part of three years trying various pancake recipes and swapping various ingredients to make the recipe vegan. In this process, I learned that coconut oil and flax eggs make pancakes super gummy and not even close to cooked through. Chia eggs make...

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Mile-High Vegan Pancakes

I've spent the better part of three years trying various pancake recipes and swapping various ingredients to make the recipe vegan. In this process, I learned that coconut oil and flax eggs make pancakes super gummy and not even close to cooked through. Chia eggs make...

read more