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2 Great Canadian Small Businesses to Shop this Christmas
We’ve just come through the retail madness of Black Friday week and I am feeling like I need a breather. A little cleanse, perhaps, from all of the mass marketing campaigns of large corporations and a refocus on small businesses. As we’re still in the midst of holiday shopping season, I wanted to share about two Canadian small businesses that have some great sustainable products–Uncle Mike’s All Natural Products and More Than Lips. So whether you’re needing something to gift to others or something to gift yourself, these two Canadian small businesses might just be the place to look! No affiliate links in this post, just some straight up love…
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Stretch your Dollars this Season with these 6 Easy Budget Challenges
We are about to enter one of the most expensive seasons of the year and, with prices skyrocketing everywhere, there’s potential for the holidays to break the bank. It can be difficult to figure out where to cut costs and save money, so I have some budget challenges that can help inspire you to save. Budget Challenge #1: The Pantry Challenge 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. How does it work? Shop your cupboards! (And maybe the back of your fridge too). This is a way…
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6 Reasons not to Rake your Leaves this Fall
Cooler weather and leaves changing colour are two of my favourite things about Fall. I remember when I was a kid always hoping for big gusts of wind to blow the leaves into our neighbour’s yard otherwise I was going to have to rake them up. What I didn’t know then was that there are a number of reasons not to rake your leaves. Why You Shouldn’t Rake Your Leaves This Fall I feel that it’s a natural thing to want to tidy up your yard and rake up all the leaves that have fallen, but all of this cleaning up may not be the best thing for our yards…
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Racing Towards Green: How Formula 1 Is Embracing Sustainability
A couple of years ago, I was introduced to Formula 1 racing and, surprisingly to me, I really enjoyed it. As I watch the races, though, it’s always in the back of my mind that it isn’t the most environmentally friendly sport. So, while motorsports and sustainability don’t normally go hand in hand, Formula 1 is taking some interesting steps in 2026 to make their sport greener. It won’t be perfect, but it is good to hear that they are paying attention and are taking steps to improve the sustainability of Formula 1 and motorsports. This post is a part of our Climate Change Collective conversations. We’re excited to be starting off…
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12 Items of Produce you can Revive with Water and How to do it
I don’t know about you, but in my fridge produce sometimes starts to go bad before I can get to eating it. Simple actions can help extend the life of your produce, which saves you money and reduces greenhouse gas producing food waste. One of those simple actions is using water to revive wilted produce. It is amazing what water can do with bringing certain produce items back to life, so I’m sharing 12 items of produce you can revive with water. This post is a part of our Climate Change Collective conversations. Michelle at Boomer Eco Crusader is starting off our conversation this month with her post “Food Storage Tips that…
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100 Presents to Celebrate a 100th Birthday
This month I had the honour of participating in a 100th birthday party. 100th birthday parties are such a unique and special event and because of that we wanted to give a unique and special birthday gift. We decided to put together 100 items for a 100th birthday. It was a challenge to keep everything sustainable, but we had a lot of fun putting it all together. For anyone else celebrating a milestone birthday, I’m sharing some gift ideas to build your own unique gift. Birthday Present Ideas for a 100th Birthday When someone is turning 100, it can be challenging to think up a birthday present because centenarians don’t…
