During the heavy consumer period that is the lead-up to the holidays, we can often feel lost, overwhelmed, and out of touch with the joy we are supposed to be finding this time of year. In this blog post, we dive into rethinking some traditions within a sustainable lens to choose differently (really in any traditional instance) and how our family shifted the family jammie and Advent calendar traditions to be more sustainable and authentic to our family.

Which is more sustainable: the real tree, the fake tree, or neither? What do we do when it comes to Christmas trees in trying to live more sustainably? 

And, a DIY tree that uses discarded materials!

A round-up of low waste wrapping ideas to decrease your consumption and waste during the holiday season.

Permission to pare it down: finding meaning in a chaotic time of year