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Journies into Thoughtful Living

The Christmas Tree: what's sustainable? Featuring our Family's DIY Tree

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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!

Breaking away from Consumer Culture: The Wait Period

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A visual breakdown and example of how a wait period can help us take control in our relationship with the consumer culture we live in.

Visible Mending + Resisting Lifestyle Change

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Getting started with a new skill in the low waste sphere brought up some unexpected procrastination, and some thoughts on approaching lifestyle change. Inside, you'll find a novice explanation of visible mending and a story about how just getting started can be more important than anything.

Tick Spray Refillery Recipe

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One unfortunate outcome of a warming/changing climate is the amount of tick activity and concentration that has changed for our region.  From the Canadian government's website: "Increased temperature increases the survival and activity period of...

Homemade Apple Cider Vinegar

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How we DIY apple cider vinegar from simple ingredients at home, to save packaging and our food's carbon footprint; plus, our favourite ways to use ACV in the home to decrease even more waste.