Happy New Year! If your goal for the new year is to live a greener lifestyle, you’re in the right place. To help you reduce your environmental impact, I’ve put together a list of 52 weekly sustainable living goals. Download your free checklist, join the challenge, and let’s make this the greenest year ever!
Third quarter update on my 60 before 60 list
With less than three months to go until my 60th birthday, it’s time for another update on my 60 before 60 list. At the halfway point in January, I was ahead of schedule. Read on to find out how much progress I made in the 3rd quarter of my 60th year.
Happy Earth Day! How Will You Reconnect With Nature?
Hello and Happy Earth Day! I don’t usually post on Mondays but today is special. If you’re looking for ways to celebrate Earth Day, take a look at my post this morning on Wise & Shine. It has five simple ways you can reconnect with nature on Earth Day or any day. 5 Ways to […]
The Sunday Spark – How long will it take me to read 1000 books?
In this week’s edition of The Sunday Spark, I discuss how long I think it will take to reach my retirement goal of reading 1000 books. Plus: the best plant-based milk for the environment, the world’s largest solar power site, why water is a precious resource, and decluttering books and magazines.
Decluttering challenge – Week 16 – Books & magazines
Are you an avid reader? Do you have piles of books that haven’t seen the light of day in years? If you answered yes to either of these questions, you’ll want to pay special attention to this week’s task in the 52-Week Decluttering Challenge. This week, we’re decluttering books and magazines.
Celebrate Earth Day 2024 – Planet vs. Plastics
Earth Day is coming up on April 22. The theme for Earth Day 2024 is Planet vs. Plastics. Read on to learn why plastics are a threat to the health of the planet, and to your personal health. Plus, find out what you can do today, and every day, to cut back your dependence on single-use plastic.
The Sunday Spark – In praise of undervalued gifts
Last weekend, I unplugged for 48 hours and returned feeling physically, mentally, and spiritually refreshed. This week, I took some time to reflect on gifts and talents—especially the undervalued gifts that society doesn’t always appreciate.
In addition to undervalued gifts, this week’s edition of The Sunday Spark looks at National Gardening Day, daylighting buried rivers, climate change and your morning coffee, and decluttering media.
Decluttering challenge – Week 15 – Media
Welcome to week 15 of the 52-Week Decluttering Challenge. This week, we continue our living and family room clean-up by organizing and decluttering media—CDs, DVDs, records and even cassettes. If you have a large media collection, you’ll want to join in.
Throwback Thursday – Effects of climate change on health and finances
In honour of Earth Day coming up later this month, today’s Throwback Thursday post from 2022 discusses the effects of climate change on our health and finances. This was the first post in the Climate Change Collective series which has been going strong for almost two years now.
March 2024 roundup – Great reads and goals update
April is here and there are signs that spring weather is on its way. I fell behind with a few things last month, so my March 2024 roundup is a little lighter than usual. Even so, I made decent progress on my goals and found a couple of terrific posts to share with you. One is about niksen—the Dutch art of doing nothing—and the second is on why we need to slow down.
Decluttering challenge – Week 14 – Easter Decorations
I’m a big fan of seasonal decorations. It’s always fun to brighten up the house with a few holiday-themed items.
But, like everything else we own, these items can easily accumulate and turn into clutter. A good declutter of my seasonal treasures is long overdue.
This week’s task in the 52-Week Decluttering Challenge is decluttering Easter decorations.