The days we feel the worst is when we deserve love the most. Self-Love is hard. We all know those days when loving yourself feels like a waste of time. We do not feel like we deserve love or happiness. We feel overwhelmed and underappreciated – by ourselves and others. We argue with ourselves and project our anger onto others. In short, we feel unloved, not good enough, unworthy. But it is especially those days, the days that you do not ... Read the Post...
Reduce Your Carbon Footprint: Buy From Small Businesses
Last year, I made a conscious effort to buy from small business and shop as locally as possible. There are many benefits to buying from small businesses. Here are some of them: It reduces your carbon footprint.It supports your local community.It creates local jobs.It's more personal.You get great customer service.You're supporting local not-for-profits.You're encouraging innovation. I have found quite a few gems, some of which I shop from ... Read the Post...
Between Zero Waste and Zero Effort – Fast Fashion and Sustainability
One of the significant problems of capitalism is that people wish to consume more for the price of less. The more things people can buy, the more successful they appear. This goes especially for clothing, mainly because fashion is based on fast-changing trends – and only who is on-trend is at the top of society. On the other hand, sustainability has become one of the rising topics of the 21st century. Sustainability, as the avoidance of the ... Read the Post...
A Year In Music
I listen to quite a bit of music every day. But because I like many different things, depending on my mood, the time of day or whatever else, I want to sort my playlists not by genre but by month. This way, I can listen back and remember how I felt in March, what I did in May and why November's playlist might be sadder than the others. Monthly playlists are like musical diaries; they hold many memories and emotions and allow you to easily ... Read the Post...