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Climate Change: It’s Impact on Animals
This week Caroline from Environline Blog shared about the impact on animals by human-induced climate change. She chose to feature a few specific animals and the section on corals impacted me. About 20 years ago I spent several months in northern Australia. The Great Barrier Reef was not far from the town I lived in and it was very much a part of the collective consciousness. Tourists came to town to see the reef, and there was a research centre in town to study the diversity of marine life in the area. The very geography of the town was impacted by the teeming offshore reef as it blocked wave action…
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Date Night Boxes–Fun DIY Christmas Gifts that Anyone can Make
When giving gifts, I love making things and I also love giving experiences. Both stem not only from my desire to keep waste and clutter to a minimum, but also my hope to give a personalized gift that will be enjoyed and cherished. Leading up to this Christmas my boyfriend and I were talking about finances and inflation and fun, embarrassingly adult topics like that. Since making gifts can be more affordable than buying them, we also talked about how we would love homemade Christmas gifts from each other. That got my wheels turning and I came up with a way to combine my love of experiences and making things…
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Low Waste Teacher (or Anyone!) Gifts
This year with my kids now in two different classes, piano lessons, sports, and dance, there are a lot of teachers and so a lot of teacher gifts to pull together! I know it’s not necessary to give gifts, but I like the idea of taking the opportunity to thank and show appreciation to the people who pour so much into my children on a regular basis. But what gifts might be appreciated while not adding to the “stuff” of life? My criteria for teacher gifts What I’ve come up with! I’ve decided to give a few of my favourite low waste products and will include a family Christmas card…
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6 Places to Feel Good About Shopping this Holiday Season
Anyone else regularly think about not wanting to give billionaires more money? With the holiday shopping season fast approaching, I wanted to offer some options for places to feel good about shopping. Big box stores may seem convenient and affordable, but independent stores can be too! Break up With Amazon this Christmas I can understand the desire for Amazon‘s convenience when shopping and I’m not judging if you make some purchases from there, but there are so many reasons to look at spending your money elsewhere. We talk about small businesses often because small businesses directly help support our communities. There’s also the fact that our dollars spent at small…
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Save on Groceries With a Pantry Challenge
It’s been said there’s no such thing as a free lunch, but a pantry challenge might come close! What is a pantry challenge? A pantry challenge is a way to use up items that you purchased in past grocery shops but have been sitting unused in your cupboard. Why do a pantry challenge? There are a few good reasons to do a pantry challenge, but probably uppermost in many of our minds right now is the current cost of groceries. Though the items sitting in our cupboards likely weren’t free, you don’t have to buy them again! As such, using these items up can reduce the amount you need to…
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Transportation and Sustainability: 4 Starting Points for Big Issues
The transportation we use and how much we use it impacts our planet. That’s a fairly obvious and indisputable statement, but one that doesn’t necessarily get talked about often or in depth. While it’s a wide-ranging topic that can be overwhelming, I’m breaking down some of the issues with transportation and sustainability as well as some practical things we can do about it. Transportation and the Climate The topic of transportation and the climate is not new to our blog. You may remember Krista sharing how our travel choices can help the planet last year. The topic, however, is huge and has a long history. In his post Travel With…
