The most common questions we receive are “where are you in the process?”, “how many years are left?” and “what’s next?”. I remember when we first started this journey, we thought that the most difficult part was getting in but…
10 Steps to Becoming an Ethical and Conscious Consumer
While standing in Forever21 have you ever wondered how a store could sell clothing so cheap? How in the world do they make a profit on a $10 blouse after getting the materials, shipping the materials to a factory, having…
10 Ways to cut plastic that you didn’t think about before
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…
Graduation Day: Congrats Dr. Conor!
Conor’s graduation day seemed like it was ages away. Every year we’d feel a little better about having more time and years behind us and we were moving closer and closer to the finish line: graduation.
How to Juggle it All During a Pandemic
When the pandemic hit, my husband was just about to match into his residency program, so he’s a full-time medical student and I am a full time working mom. I’m the Marketing Coordinator at a nonprofit that aims to end…