Earlier this month, I promised to fill my Sunday posts with joy! I’m delivering on that promise again in The Sunday Spark with more simple holiday joys. Plus: balance as an indicator of healthy aging, solar chimneys, extra senses beyond the five you already know, and doubling down on decluttering.
The Sunday Spark – Your simple holiday joys
In this week’s edition of The Sunday Spark, I share your simple holiday joys. Plus: eco-friendly Christmas tree nets, a new type of tree, the sad truth about your “recycled” clothing, and financial decluttering and organizing.
Carrot or stick? Which works better to reduce our environmental footprint?
The Climate Change Collective is an initiative where the blogging community unites behind a common goal. This month, I’m leading off the conversation with a look at the effectiveness of programs that provide incentives or penalties to encourage people to reduce their environmental footprint. Do people respond better to the carrot or the stick?
The Sunday Spark – In praise of confident humility
Humility is an undervalued quality in our world, but what about confident humility? It may sound like an oxymoron, but it has the potential to make the world a better place. Learn more in today’s edition of The Sunday Spark.
Also this week: how Toronto is using cold water from Lake Ontario to cool and heat buildings, the economic impact of menopause in the workplace, learning how green your bank is, and decluttering craft supplies.
The Sunday Spark – Old photos and memories
Do you keep old photos of people who are no longer in your life? In this week’s edition of The Sunday Spark, I consider the impact of the digital age on how we save and share photos. And I wonder if younger generations will come to regret erasing part of their personal history.
The Sunday Spark – November 11 is a day to reflect and remember
November 11 is Remembrance Day—a day to remember those who paid the ultimate price in the name of freedom. I reflect on freedom in this week’s edition of The Sunday Spark, along with hubris, the importance of strength training, Travel Tuesday, and decluttering Halloween and fall décor.
10 ways to save on home heating costs this winter
Halloween is behind us, and the Northern Hemisphere has “fallen back” to standard time. Like it or not, winter is just around the corner. In this month’s lead post for the Climate Change Collective, Molly from Transatlantic Notes has a roundup of useful tips on how to be sustainable this winter. To complement Molly’s piece, today’s post features 10 ways to save on home heating costs this winter.
The Sunday Spark – Faith and trust without the pixie dust
A recent flight delay because of a mechanical issue reminded me how often in life we put our faith and trust in complete strangers. Read more in this week’s edition of The Sunday Spark, along with celebrating Diwali, learning Japanese, sitting in Toronto traffic, and decluttering miscellaneous clothing items.
Seniors for Climate – Because we need to act now
Younger people often accuse boomers of not caring about the climate crisis we created, and that’s true for many people of my generation. A passionate organization of Canadian seniors is on a mission to prove otherwise. Read on to learn about Seniors for Climate and how we can all be part of the fight against climate change.
The Sunday Spark – In search of mindful mornings
What does your morning routine look like? This week’s edition of The Sunday Spark looks at my quest for mindful mornings. Plus: Australian banks get tough on fossil fuels, students deal with climate anxiety, clean energy creates a job boom, and digital photo decluttering.