A part of my minimalist journey has been focusing on going a step further in reducing my plastic consumption. I have been actively reducing my usage of plastic bags, single-use water bottles, and other plastics since I was in high…
Eco-Friendly and Sustainable Parenting
Just like all first-time parents, we are being bombarded with information about how we need to parent and it’s coming from everyone: our doctors, family, friends, and now people I have never met. It’s interesting because some people that I…
Sustainable Lifestyle with a Baby: My Expectations
From the moment I found out I was pregnant I knew that I wanted to be very intentional in all the decisions I was going to make when our baby arrived. Honestly, what parent doesn’t sit and think about all…
How Fast Fashion is Destroying the World and How YOU Can Stop It
Despite being in the age where we are all connected through social media and information is available at the touch of our fingertips, we are more disconnected than ever before. As a nation we are spending increasingly more time in…
Fair Never Tasted So Good: A Guide to Ethical Chocolate
The last time Conor and I had friends over, they were a little horrified that we didn’t stock “real” food in our cupboards. In reality, we eat mostly organic and locally sourced food and very rarely have snacks in the…
How to Shop Organically on Budget
Growing up I was fortunate enough to have my grandmother living with us, and she taught me the importance of whole foods. As a child, I spent hours with her in the gardens growing every type of vegetable you could think of….
How to Realistically Budget for Your Wedding
Hands down one of the most difficult parts of planning a wedding is the budgeting, especially if you and your partner are the only ones paying for the wedding. Trying to figure out how to make everything work is frustrating…
My Capsule Wardrobe: Jewelry Edition
While browsing through pinterest one of the types of pins that I keep seeing on my dashboard is the minimalist capsule wardrobe. First off, a minimalist is someone who works to live a simpler and decluttered life, and second, a…
Bohemian Island: Harem Pants Review
It is no secret that for quite a few years I’ve been really into harem pants. They’re beautiful and incredibly comfortable. The past year I keep seeing more and more harem or harem like pants popping up in places like…
Confessions of an Ethical Blogger
This is a tough business to get into! Blogging is absolutely my hobby but when you’re trying to make it into “your thing” it is by no means easy. Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about blogging and my niche, which…
Sevenly Summer Causebox Review
Once I started seeing the sneak peaks and spoilers on the Sevenly instagram account I got so excited because I knew my Summer Causebox was going to be on its’ way soon! Sure enough, earlier this week my causebox 03…
My Perfect Wedding Reality
Ever since I was little I think I dreamed of having this huge extravagant wedding. I loved to flip through my mothers’ wedding album to see how beautiful and joyous my parents looked and I sat admiring all the flowers…