Live Green | Declutter | Simplify Life
Welcome to week 15 of The Sunday Spark, a series with weekly thoughts and highlights, nuggets of learning, and a sustainable living tip for the week.
This week: celebrating 100,000 blog views, motionless wind power generation, a free sustainable living microlecture series, sustainable wine production, and shampoo bars.
Sometimes it feels like sustainable living is an uphill battle, especially when it comes to encouraging or helping others to go green. This week on Throwback Thursday, I bring back a post from 2020 about how extreme zero-wasters almost scared me off.
As I sit down to write this, I’m stuck at O’Hare Airport in Chicago pondering life’s little inconveniences. Welcome to week 13 of The Sunday Spark, a series with weekly thoughts and highlights, nuggets of learning, and a sustainable living tip for the week. This week, I have a tale of airport adventures to share! Plus, promising innovations on the plastic front, and airline sustainability.
Do you find some sustainable swaps more difficult than others? Over the last few years, I’ve made hundreds of small changes as I work towards a greener life. Most were easy and quickly became habits, but a few things were more challenging. Read on to learn about some eco-friendly swaps that took a few tries and tips on how to adjust if you run into the same thing.
If you live in North America, have you recovered from that hour of sleep you lost last weekend when we sprang forward to Daylight Savings Time? Welcome to week 11 of The Sunday Spark, a series with weekly thoughts and highlights, nuggets of learning, and a sustainable living tip for the week. This week, I wade into the great Daylight Savings Time debate.
This week on The Sunday Spark: Teflon and Velcro and our outlook on life. Plus, a world with no forests, the carbon footprint of our devices, the health benefits of kiwi skin, and alternatives to fabric softener.
The Climate Change Collective is an initiative where the blogging community unites behind a common goal. Today, the conversation continues with the seventh post in the series. Krista from A Sustainably Simple Life shares her experience with residential solar panels, and the savings her family has realized from this change.
Have you ever considered a capsule wardrobe? It’s something that intrigues me but, despite my ongoing efforts to declutter my closet, I’ve never taken the leap. Today’s post is a guest post from one of my favourite bloggers. Bee from Mind Beauty Simplicity shares things to consider when building a capsule wardrobe.
This week on Throwback Thursday, I bring back a post from 2021. It looks at the health and environmental impact of eating meat and whether a plant-based diet can reduce your carbon footprint and help the Earth.
The Climate Change Collective is an initiative where the blogging community unites behind a common goal. Today, the conversation continues with the sixth post in the series. Cristiana from Crisbie Coach has some ways to use less energy at home. By implementing these tips, you’ll be kind to your bank balance and the Earth at the same time. Win-Win!
