promoting just one thing and that's LESS…getting MORE with green simple living
Many people think they need or want something…they consume and it becomes the norm. Until they go without, go abroad, go house sit, go relax, go to work or go anywhere they forget about all the stuff sitting at home waiting for them. Stuff that the majority of the time is never being used. BUT… [...]
Recently, I’ve been thinking about community. There are so many different kinds of online community now. It’s easy to get lost in the madness or overwhelmed by it all. Perhaps, a little bit of both. I’ve tried various things on social media and am very adept and familiar with it. I also have a marketing [...]
Impulsive behaviour is rampant. It’s contagious. It lurks in every corner. It’s spawns from the radio, television, web…and more. It’s everywhere. It controls so much of our every day actions. Actions designed to help you part with your money. To get things you don’t really need. To create desire. So impulse becomes your greatest enemy. [...]
After discussing a dozen obvious ways to reduce household waste, I thought it would be interesting to expand with some more creative less obvious (yet equally important) ways to reduce waste. The little things have a dramatic impact on the footprint you leave behind. trash audit – take a week to write down and review everything [...]
There are countless obvious ways to reduce household waste. Instead of wasting (sorry) time with a lecture of all the benefits to the environment and your household, let’s just take a minute and list some of key areas that will help you reduce your footprint. packaging – avoid excessive packaging or packaging of any kind. [...]
I love simplicity. It’s bliss. simplicity is elimination Elimination of things that hinder dreams. Elimination of products and services that use hard earned resources. Elimination of empty activities. Elimination of worry. simplicity is reduction Reduction of words. Reduction of tools. Reduction of things. Reduction of time. simplicity is more More peace of mind. More ability [...]
According to Stats Canada over 700 million batteries are sold annually and only 5% of those are rechargeable. But did you know that approximately 60% of those end up in the trash while only 25% dispose of them properly (the remaining 15% keep hold of them)? I’m not trying to use scare tactics or impose [...]
Zero waste is possible, it begins with you. There are many naysayers that spout all kinds of reasons why it’s not possible to eliminate pollution, reduce waste, change the government, drive alternatives, use sustainable fuel sources, eat organic and so on…but the truth is, anything can be achieved. When humans first walked on the planet, [...]
The Crow and the Pitcher A Crow, half-dead with thirst, came upon a Pitcher which had once been full of water; but when the Crow put its beak into the mouth of the Pitcher he found that only very little water was left in it, and that he could not reach far enough down to [...]
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