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    Three Simple DIY Home Spa Day Gifts

    November 24, 2020 /

    It’s been quite a year for all of us and it’s likely there are a few people on your list (or maybe yourself!) who could use some pampering. Today we’re sharing three simple DIY home spa day gifts to treat yourself or others! They take only a few minutes and a couple of dollars to make with ingredients that are readily available at many health food stores. Supplies list: Epsom salts Bentonite clay Honey Essential oils/empty essential oil bottles Shea butter Fractionated coconut oil Sugar Vitamin E oil Equipment: Mixer Non-metallic spoon Several sizes of glass jars Bentonite Clay Face Mask Recipe: Find the ingredient list and instructions here.What I…

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    Celebrating 100 Blog Posts With Our Most Popular Reads

    October 2, 2020 /

    Today we are celebrating our 100th blog post! And to mark that milestone, we thought we’d share some of our most popular posts with you. Here are 10 of our readers’ favourite posts. Top Posts for Slow Fashion From this year’s slow fashion series, our top posts include a visible mending tutorial, a how-to guide to hosting your own clothing swap, and a feature on one of our favourite Canadian sustainable fashion brands. Visible Mending: What’s Old Can Be New Again Sustainable Children’s Wear: fairechild How to Host a Clothing Swap Top Posts for Living Plastic Free We participated in Plastic Free July for the first time this year and…

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    Tips for Starting Your Successful Zero-Waste Lifestyle

    September 29, 2020 /

    The idea of zero waste living can feel overwhelming. A part of the reason we started our blog was to show how practical and natural living sustainably can actually be. Thinking of a zero-waste lifestyle, going fully vegan, or eliminating all single use plastics can feel so daunting that we might give up before even starting. But it really can be easy if taken step-by-step. This is why I wanted to highlight some easy habits for living sustainably that can also save you time and money. Each one is a great place to start your journey. Habits to Start Your Zero-Waste Living Here are some easy habits you can implement…

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    Plastic Free Kitchen DIY

    July 28, 2020 /

    Why Make Your Own? This month we’ve been focusing on ways to reduce plastics in our lives. We’ve come across some great ideas from our amazing community and wanted to try a couple out and share our experiences to wrap up the month! I decided to make some homemade dishwasher tabs when I ran out and I realized I had all of the ingredients to make my own. I had made dishwasher powder before but never tabs and as it turns out they work great! My other experiment came about as a result of reading “I Quit Plastics” by Kate Nelson, also known as the Plastic Free Mermaid. I was…

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    Plastic Free Laundry Routine

    July 21, 2020 /

    How did you develop your laundry routine? Is it something that you’ve thought about or do you maybe do what your family did growing up? Maybe you are drawn to certain scents and make your detergent and dryer sheet decisions around that? That was certainly me! I gave very little thought to what my laundry routine might be doing to the materials I wore right next to my skin or to the environment that we all live within. That all changed after reading Slow Death By Rubber Duck* about 10 years ago which caused me to start re-evaluating many of the products used in my home using the ThinkDirty app.…

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    Plastic Free Bathroom

    July 17, 2020 /

    So Much Plastic Once you start looking, there is plastic everywhere! Shampoo and conditioner bottles, medicine bottles, make up containers, packaging, toilet paper packaging, toothpaste, toothbrushes… It can feel overwhelming to look at an extensive list of items that include plastic! My plastic free bathroom journey is still a work in progress. Things like pill or vitamin containers and even my hair comb are items that don’t look to be replaced in the short term. What matters most to me in this process is continuing to take steps forward. So here are some things I’ve been doing so far. Feminine Hygiene The Swap: Disposable Sanitary Pads for Reusable Cotton Pads…

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