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6 Easy Ways to Reuse Prescription Pill Bottles
Since my injury a few months ago, I have accumulated quite a collection of empty prescription pill bottles. I’m someone who loves to reuse things before tossing them, so of course I’ve been thinking of how I can reuse pill bottles as they accumulate. Today I’m sharing some of those ideas for easy ways to reuse prescription pill bottles. Ideas for How to Reuse Pill Bottles While prescription pill bottles are what I’ve been thinking about reusing lately, a lot of these ideas could also be used for vitamin, or other small, bottles too. 1. Travel containers for toiletries Pill bottles can have great seals on their caps, so this…
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What is Circular Economy Month and How to Participate
It’s October and that means it is Circular Economy Month! This week I’m answering the question ‘what is Circular Economy Month’ and am also sharing some ways to participate. What is Circular Economy Month? Circular Economy Month is a campaign to raise awareness among Canadians about this important concept. It is a month focused on various themes and topics designed to educate and empower. The 2024 Circular Economy themes are: 1. Intro to the Circular Economy; 2. Environmental Benefits; 3. Social & Economic Benefits; 4. Waste Reduction Week; and 5. Celebrating Your Efforts. Each week will focus in on its topic with information, resources, and actions to take. You can…
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Your How-to Guide for Successfully Consigning Clothing (Plus a list of consignment stores in the Lower Mainland BC)
In the summer I had my first experience with consigning clothing and that got me thinking about how there is so much talk about where to buy our secondhand clothing, but not as much about how those shops get filled up! This is why I wanted to share about how to consign your clothing, what is consignment, and a list of options for consignment stores in the Lower Mainland, BC. What is Consignment? Before we get into how to consign your clothing, you might be wondering what it means to consign clothing. Consignment refers to an arrangement where you (the consignor) delivers items to a store (the consignee) for the…
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How joining together makes a difference for our planet
The last couple of months I’ve been pretty close to house-bound due to a recent injury. This period of time has truly highlighted the value of community to me. I would have suffered and struggled so much more if it were not for the people that rallied around me. It feels fitting that we’ve come up on the two year anniversary of our Climate Change Collective. The Climate Change Collective is a group of bloggers that have monthly conversations via our blogs about different climate change related topics. This month, we’re taking time to look back on how many topics we’ve covered together. For me, this anniversary is a reminder…
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10 of my Favourite Easy Vegan Snack Ideas
As I wrote about previously, I’m currently in a lot of pain and am not able to move much. This means my day is focused on very few things such as physio exercises, taking care of my injury, and food. Because of that, I thought I’d share some of my favourite vegan snack ideas. As I mentioned in my post about my injury, my focus is a little limited, so this post might be short or disjointed (or both!). I appreciate you reading on as I share some of my favourite vegan snacks and focus on healing my body. Healthy Eating to Heal my Body Being that I feel like…
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Sustainability Thoughts for Days When Life Gives you Lemons
A while ago I wrote about things you can do for the environment when you are too tired to care. Sometimes life is just too overwhelming to be able to focus on sustainability and I really get that. We cannot be all things all the time and it’s important to acknowledge that. This week I’ve been dealing with a completely different overwhelming life issue which has made me think about the idea of sustainability when you are physically unable to do much. Life’s Unexpected Setbacks Last week I ended up injuring myself in a way that has left me physically unable to do much. Now, don’t get me wrong, I…
