In an effort to marry my love of food with my passion for ranting about plastic, and to end 2017 on a yummy high note, I give you: Kimchi. Yes. Kimchi! Sure, you can buy it in giant plastic tubs at grocery stores the world over, and yes, it will no doubt be tasty, but…
“What can we do?” This was matter-of-factly stated to me by a conscious human, at a health-foods store (Lower Mainland, BC) in regards to the scourge of plastic plaguing the aisles of our grocery stores, the coffee cups we sip from, and the bottles we house our water, juice, and sodas in. *face-palm* In the…
It’s been a while since I actually ranted about plastic, so how ’bout a twofer? The subject matter? Bottled water…my favorite! Companies profiting off of suckers thinking they’re getting a product that’s something other than plain, ‘ole tap water. *sigh* Let’s go in chronological order, beginning with an unexpected post-Halloween find… On a recent walk…
Today in Kelowna, the sun decided to hide. Rather than also hide (under the covers) I decided to seize the day and make something bright, colorful, and delicious. Or rather, two something’s…both fitting all those criteria. Having spent just about my entire life living in places that experience a dramatic drop in sunshine as the…
Do you ever wake up on the absolute wrong side of the bed? Like, you’re so far over that you might as well just go back, curl up, and wait for tomorrow? Everything sucks, the world sucks, why am I even bothering, I’m tired, achy, and grumpy…and it’s raining. Ugh! Life! And then…and then. It’s…
I can’t think of an appropriate title for this post, mostly because my brain is doing that spinny thing where too many thoughts and feelings are swirling around at once and nothing is sticking. Well, some things are, and they include: Belief Mindset Attitude Get-over-yourself Just go do the thing (which I’ve previously written about)…
Once upon a time, I started this blog with the intention of sharing my progress towards completing my senior thesis while an undergrad at The University of Maine. It has now been 7 years since us Class of 2010-ers were released into the real world. Since then, I’ve learned a few things: The real world…
Who knew it was so complicated? All my life, or at least from puberty onwards, I’ve grabbed my razor with conviction and confidence. One day I finally decide to take the plunge into the world of safety razors (aka those badass metal contraptions people were using long before plastic came around) and a) it takes…
The intention of this post initially was simply to share how I turned a fridge full of produce into juice for a road trip. A couple of photos, a recipe, a hint at plastic-free choices, and done…except then I got more ideas as the road trip actually happened. So here we go: I started with…
Do you ever get totally overwhelmed by all the beautiful content on the Internet these days? Scrolling through my Instagram feed is like riding a roller coaster of emotions: first, it’s inspiring, then it gets frustrating, and sometimes I have to turn off the damn phone and walk away because I have flung myself into…
There’s varying schools of thought on the effectiveness of “small acts.” I’m speaking specifically about small acts of conservation, and on World Ocean’s Day, I’d say that conversation is pretty relevant, wouldn’t you? I was listening to CBC radio the other day (for my US readers, this is the equivalent of NPR and it makes…
This is the power of a bottle deposit: Step 1: Collect & Sort Step 2: Profit Step 3: Invest (in your health!) The act of returning metal and glass for money is amazing (almost like magic), but it’s made all the more powerful when that handful of change is put right back into the local…