Today is the last installment of Going Green on a Budget. At this point I hope that you have been encouraged that 1) being sustainable doesn’t need to be expensive and 2) changing your lifestyle slowly is the key to real change.
This is a topic that I just recently started thinking about when it came to sustainability.
In today’s blog, we are going to talk about how to sustainably decorate your home. I don’t know about you but sometimes I get tired with my current set up and I get a desire to change some decorations in my house. I used to just go shopping at Target or a mall for new decor but now I think about the environment before I change up a decoration. I ask myself a couple questions before I go shopping:
A lot of times, I realize I don’t really need a change. I take time to appreciate what I have and I get over my desire for new decor. If once I ask these questions I still feel as though it is time for a change, I consider a few options first before I make a trip to Target.
All of the above are options that are reusing products instead of adding more waste. Going this route first is a good idea so that items are used well and fully before being either recycled or thrown away.
I hope that this gave you some fun ideas for how to decorate your home ethically. If you have any other ideas, leave them in the comments. Thanks for reading this week! Next week, we will talk about sustainable skincare.
This is the first topic I became interested in when I started to learn about sustainability myself. I think that a lot of people are starting to realize the negative effect fast fashion brands such as H&M and Forever21, among so many others, are having …
This is one area that I feel isn’t really talked about too much (at least from what I have seen) in the sustainability community. Once I did some research into eating sustainably for myself, I discovered some surprising information so I wanted to share it today.
Following other people who are in their journey to sustainability can be very inspiring. In today’s blog, we’re going to talk about a few brands that I have enjoyed following and learning from. Some people can be kind of intense about how sustainable they are and it can be a little discouraging to see the difference between how you are living and how they are but don’t let that stop you from making changes in your own life. Everyone follows their own journey and this list is meant to just inspire and educate those who read it.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brightly.eco/?hl=en
Podcast: https://brightly.eco/podcast/
This resource is great. Not only do they have a great Insta platform to educate people but they also have a popular podcast that I really enjoy. Some episodes are a little too specific to things that don’t apply to me so I usually just look for the topics that I am interested in and listen to those instead of just playing through them all like most of my other podcasts. I hope you too enjoy this resource!
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grovecollaborative/?hl=en
Website: https://www.grove.co/home/
This source isn’t really so much informative as it is inspirational. Grove sells sustainable homecare, beauty, etc. products. I enjoy their Insta page for learning more about sustainable alternatives to big name brands. I haven’t ordered anything from Grove yet but I plan to soon. I enjoy their website too. It is fun to look around at and helps inspire me. I hope it inspires you too!
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tentree/?hl=en
Again, I haven’t ordered anything yet from Tentree but I hope to sometime soon. This is a great informational source. They are an apparel company so they are selling clothing but they also do raise awareness of deforestation and they plant ten trees for every item that is purchased. They are a great company on a mission to further sustainability. I hope you like their page!
I hope that these sources are a good start to places you can follow for inspiration and information. There are so many other great sources out there as well. Let me know in the comments if you have any sources you enjoy following on sustainability. Thanks for reading this week’s blog! Next week we will talk about how to change your home cleaning products to good alternatives.
This blog will hopefully be a good resource for those not sure how to start their journey to going green. Sustainability is one area though where slow and steady wins the race. Like I mentioned in the previous blog entry, be mindful to use all …
This week, we’re going to discuss the dos and don’ts when starting to think and buy more sustainably. I hope this creates an easy first step resource for people that desire to take the next step in going green. DON’T THROW EVERYTHING AWAY RIGHT AWAY: …
The topic of sustainability is becoming an important conversation. For a long time people have been making incredible strides towards advancing technology and our society in general but there has definitely been an environmental impact, and unfortunately it hasn’t always been a good one. While some people would prefer not to switch their lifestyles to include some environmentally-friendly alternatives, it may become a requirement at some point if it gets too bad. If we all start making small differences, it will help tremendously.
So we get back to the headline: why should we care? It depends on your motivation. Consider this for yourself, “how would a worse environment impact me?”
This question can be hard to answer because we don’t know the future. It can be difficult to answer this question but it is important. Even if nothing happens quickly and we don’t see all of the negative impacts in our lifetime, think about how we will impact future people that live on earth if we are negligent in protecting the environment now. I personally want to leave the earth better than I found it and I know a lot of people share the same desire.
So in conclusion, there is no clear answer to why we should care. People all need to decide for themselves and find a motivation to change if that’s what they want to do. No one can be forced to change their habits (at least not yet) so making voluntary changes can be empowering. Hopefully this helps people determine what is best for them and if they desire a change at this point or not. It really is a personal decision that people have to make for themselves and this decision can be greatly determined by age and by income. Next week we will start learning about how to start a sustainable lifestyle without having to change that much.
Hello! Welcome to the first post of Going Green on a Budget! In this first post, I am going to introduce sustainability for those that don’t already know what this topic is.