And the peace they bring in times of stress. When I started my refill journey back in 2011, I focused mainly on food because, well, I love food. At the time that I started along that path, I was also interning at Seventh Generation in Burlington, Vermont and got to take home some of the…
They say it’s the little things in life. Here, we’re talking about pipelines, magic coffee machines, and refill soap. Some big. Some little.
It started innocently enough: I just wanted to find a home for several packages of almonds. All of a sudden, I was musing on our collective glass consumption and why we tend to stockpile jars.
Who else blinked and experienced autumn, all of a sudden? *waves hand wildly* I can’t say I mind: here in BC, we were the unfortunate recipients of a record-breaking heatwave, severe wildfires, and some crispy drought conditions for most of the summer. Only in September did things start to calm down again, and we were…
Hi friends! It’s been a hot minute since I’ve done an “everyday life” post and I need to play some catch-up! “Need” is perhaps too strong a word. You don’t “need” to know the random details of my life. I don’t “need” to write this. So why am I? Because obviously my life is wildly…
Hello readers and welcome back to Wake-Up Wednesday Wins, this time featuring more weekend! This week, all our stories relate to the demise of single-use plastics. Something that this blogger is quite giddy about! (Yes, that’s right – you’re reading about the wins not on a Wednesday, but on the cusp of a weekend. And,…
I was reminded today of the fallacy of recycling. (So dramatic, I know…stay with me – this one’s a thinker. 😇 ) One of my favourite refilleries in town posted a fun video to social media they made of their staff running away from plastic packaging as it chased them around the store. It made…
Hello friends! Welcome to another edition of Wake-Up Wednesday Wins…remember those? (hears an echo across the Internet…) The theme? Planet-saving awesomeness (what else?)! I’m not quite sure where February went, but here we are: three days into March. It’s a fresh month with a whole lotta opportunity for winnin’. So, let’s get down to it!…
Hi friends, hi readers. For some reason, it has only recently occurred to me that this place is part blog and part story-sharing platform – but I’m not so great at the “blog” part! I get excited about things (that are related to the stories) and then forget to write them down, or I write…