Read the original post here 2021 I still keep clothes from my crazy 20s because they remind me of the fun I had and the critical milestones I went through. I’m attached to those items because I loved those experiences so much that the thought of letting them go is too painful. 2025 I still have…
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How to Shop with Purpose in a World of Excess – Revised in Sep.2025
The original post was written in 2021. Since then, a lot has changed in the world and on my personal journey toward conscious living. So it was time to revisit this post… How to Read this Post Each fragment is categorised by the year it was written. The 2025 writing reflects my continually evolving approach,…
Beauty Without Waste: What It Really Costs
For years, I only explored the food section of my local zero-waste shops, too fearful to look at the beauty products. However, the amount of packaging from the beauty products I produced a year ago made me look at the other side of zero-waste shops. At this stage of my long-term sustainability journey, I’m very…
Is the State of My Garden Reflecting My Mental Health?
The business was shaped by the job I agreed to do over the summer, which pushed my anxiety and stress levels out of the charts and made me feel emotionally fragmented and overwhelmed. Physically and emotionally, I was exhausted and unable to switch off. Sadly, I brought that anxiety back to London with me. Within…
My Urban Garden: June Reflections & Progress (June 2022)
As for me, even a few short minutes a day spent among my plants gives me joy and helps me stay grounded. Unfortunately, my limited space doesn’t allow for expansion. Before I make any new additions to my garden, I need to be pretty sure that whatever plant I’m introducing will yield fruit I can…
Sustainability in Progress: What I’m planning 2022 to look like on My Eco-Minimalistic Sustainable Journey?
For me, 2021 was all about taking the beginner’s steps on my new eco-minimalistic journey. To make my weekly sustainable swaps, I moved my disposable income towards that goal. If the swap was too pricey, I waited until I had enough money to make the change. Pretty soon, I got into the groove of swapping,…
Small Steps, Big Impact: My Eco Highlights of 2021
” How to Be a Conscious Consumer?” was the article that started me on my journey toward more conscious, eco-minimalist living. I’m happy to report that 2021 has been a very productive year for making eco-minimalist choices and taking action (not everyone thinks and feels that individual choices matter, but I do believe that taking action…
The Art of Re-gifting: Giving with Purpose and Less Waste
All my life, I’ve loved practical gifts. However, since I immersed myself in the sustainability and financial independence movements, my push toward practicality in giving and receiving gifts has grown even further. It doesn’t mean that the kids or I never receive gifts that aren’t practical for us. Of course, we do, and I’m always…
Do What Empowers You!!!
We all have heard this saying probably a million times under many different circumstances, and each time, most likely, it referred to something else. For me, trying to produce as little waste as possible, which requires finding sustainable swaps, is empowering and has been helping me out throughout the whole pandemic. Focusing on something positive…
On My Zero Waste Journey Off, I Go Part 2
On My Zero Waste Journey Off, I Go Part 1 I’ve been busy in June trying out a bunch of new sustainable swaps. Not all of them have proven as good as I had hoped. But since I treat my journey as a learning curve, I’m flexible about trying swaps, and if I find them…