Hi fwendz 💛 Feeling a 'lil self conscious of this one for some reason today. I know it's not my strongest video. Feeling a bit burnt out being in between houses/the world/etc. these days haha. But such is life! Doing some much needed recharging in nature this coming weekend/week :) Just wanted to say thank you so flipping much for supporting my work. Even when it's not the best video in the world. It means more to me than you will even know. Thank you for all the supportive comments. They feel like the biggest hug. Especially over the last year. I just want to say, I appreciate you. I love you. I really do. Thank you for being you. Feeling sappy 2dai. k baiiii. See you in a couple dayz :) Also I pre-emptively know I'm going to get rude comments about the deodorant thing haha - all of those people clearly haven't seen many other videos because we've chatted about it, and had my friends/fam fact check it 😹 I promise I'm not super smelly. If I was, I'd buy some dang deo and also just be proud of my body either way xo. Just wanted to mention it because I stopped buying something society told me I needed, when my specific lifestyle/body didn't and I feel like there are other beauty products out there like that for some people :)
feel the sameee,a dehodorant last me a year because i sometimes forget to use because is not a thing i cant live without,still sweat,still smell but dont understand the need if using that non eco-friendly and non healthy dehodorants that most people use that also smell so much i get sick with.
i think there is nothing wrong if not using something just because is a product society almost forces you to use if not u will stink??? i dont think so madam. In fact people always tell me i smell quite nice and same with dehodorant, i am not much a perfume person so not using theses products doesnt me you smell bad. 🤗
Yes, not smelling is a thing. I wish I had inherited that from my mom! And interestingly, have you ever smelled someone's body odor who is clean but just doesn't wear deodorant? It's not nearly as bad as society has made it out to be. ;)
I started my low waste journey thanks to you, and I can’t believe it’s been more then 3 years since i found your channel. I have made many changes in my lifestyle, that had even inspire my mom to be more conscious about what she buys.
THIS BRING ME SO MUCH JOY TO READ!!! Wow, thank you! For making swaps and encouraging those around you too. We’re all so powerful together wow wow wow 💛💛💛💛
I gave up painting my nails, because I realized it was a complete waste of my time. There were 1000 other things I would rather be doing with my limited free time. Even a nap would be a better use of those 20 minutes. So I gave away all my nail polish to friends and co-workers. I kept two neutral colours for weddings & events and have never looked back. One of the better decisions I've made.
My list: Nail polish, candles, phone cases, purses, mayo (I Hate it), chemical air fresheners, individual beverages, fabric softener, carbonated beverages, high fructose corn syrup products.
I am a "house sock" kinda gal (hello cold-ish winters in Ireland) but I rewear these socks for a few days at a time. You may think it's gross, it's only for a few hours most evenings and I don't sleep in them. But slippers would help your socks last longer! Therefore less washing. Or my favourite house shoe... crocs! Embrace them! haha I got a cheap knock off pair in Sports Direct years ago (they were prob a tenner) and they are still going strong. Plus you can wear them in the garden!
I wear flip flops year round but in the winter (Ohio) I wear socks in the house. I have a fancy name brand pair of house slippers husband bought me for Christmas I never wear them. Lotion and socks and I'm good to go. I like those fuzzy socks you can buy them anywhere for a dollar or two even wear them mismatched I'm not a fashion diva lol. Anna In Ohio
I don’t have Netflix either and that makes me so happy. If I do want to watch a movie I watch something intentionally that is happy and will manifest a positive outcome. Here’s my list of conscious movies! Try to limit it to one movie night per month! That’s plenty! 1. The Secret 2. Raya & The Last Dragon 3. Encanto 4. Soul 5. Brother Bear 6. A wrinkle in time 7. Encanto 8. Luca 9. The secret: Dare to dream 10. Miltons secret 11. Heal 12. Life of pi 13. Jim Carrey’s a Christmas carol 14. The secret garden 15. Moana 16. Wonderboy
I do near all of these except I still use dryer sheets! And yes the foot/towel shuffle is one of the best ways to clean the floor lmbo. Wish I could get my mom and mother in law on board. Seems like the generation before us, surprisingly HEAVILY dependent on their quick, toss and go products! And my mother and in laws are SUPER wasteful with cleaning products and plastic 🤦🏻♀️
Its a generation thing. I'm in my 50's but have turned it around over the past 20 years it's tempting when the newest "thing" comes out.. Laundry pods, those Shakeable things that are like scented fabric softener I watched in horror a middle aged guy at the store yesterday with 2 of the biggest bottles of those things along with fabric sheets in front of me Oh my... he had a wedding ring on some I'm guessing the wife added those to his list. I don't use fabric softener I have 2 bottles that someone gave me that sit there I occassionally in the winter will add a drop to a wet wash cloth and put in the dryer for static cling resistance but it's rare. I have a steam cleaner being delivered tomorrow that uses no detergents of any kind to it just water. I have 4 dogs soon to be 5 this one is multipurpose floors and upholstery with winter coming yup lots of doggy dirt. Anna In Ohio
Ugh, the moment I realized that I'm not a nail polish person, and finally allowed myself to believe this truth was so freeing! I've never been good at doing my own nails, the polish doesn't last long and I'm lazy about removing chipped polish - a trifecta of bad. Now I'm committed to finishing the bottles I have and never purchasing new ones again phew!!
Yea! Less is more for me. I haven’t bought nail polish for like 5 years no joke! I don’t stink either thank god but I still will aluminum free deo. That 1 stick last forever. Thanks for doing this update
We don't buy nail polish too! But we may have 1 or 2 (vegan / natural polishes) around our home currently from years ago. This is an interesting item to think about since it's a luxury item and it's always been heavily marketing and seems to still be on trend in our world today. ❤️💛💚💙💜
I hear ya about candles. I'm Canadian and when Bath and Body works came to Canada I was all over it, and I would buy all kinds of candles when they had sales. I don't burn candles anymore so I've given that up as well. I love notebooks and I also find it hard to resist the pretty ones. I try to find them.cheaper at discount stores and the dollar store has decent ones too. I really found this video very helpful and inspiring. Hope you are well!
Learning about air pollutants and endocrine disruptors in candles was a very sad day for me (more because I had been breathing it in...) I think beeswax or soy is better all around for anyone looking for alternatives but too pricey for me to justify it
Slippers. You can upcycle old clothing and make some. I personally like to crochet and have a pair of crocheted ones. I’ve seen some that use old jeans.
also,can we talk how cool is that this video sponsor is a cookies brand?????? love it didnt skip that part even though i live in the other part of the globe i cant buy them☁
I wore only socks for a while. It's just easier to clean and feels better to have sandles on. Okabashi's sandles have been the most sustainable option I could find in the US. They are made in the US. When they're worn out I'll shipped then back to Oakabash to recycle ans to get 15% off my next pair. I love them.
I felt checked out with the nail paint one, because it's one of my tiny joys in life and I have like 20 hahahaha It's cheaper than going to a nail salon, and I only buy more when it's a colour that I don't really have or I already waste it, so I have it in control ~~ Same with the condiments lmao. Anyways, I'm so grateful about watching this, because I haven't watched a video from you for a loooong time (my needs about the zero waste life come and go in weird times) and I enjoyed a lot. Idk if something has change in the last time (I think that yeah, because even if I didn't watch them, I kept reading the titles and all of that) but your words and the topic make me feel warm and motivated, not frustrated or feeling less because of not doing the same as you (yeah, sometimes that can happen). Maybe you can feel this video is not as strongest as others, but it's very human and real and that made it strong, at least for me
With using rags instead of paper towel how do you clean the oil out of them? Do you soak? What laundry products do you use? I just picture a whole heap of oil coating my washing machine but I’d love to give up paper towel
My biggest problem is letting food go bad. The food I had to throw out this year is just sad. If anyone has more tips and tricks how to avoid it. Please let me know. I started freezing food sooner and try to buy less but I don't like going to the stores multiple days a week
I try to make a whole meal plan for the week. I live alone, so most of the time when I open something I can't eat the thing in just one meal, so I try to always think of 2+ meals I can use the ingredient in, that I can cook the next day or the day after. Or I use the whole meal to make something else with it, tomatosauce is a perfect base for pizza or my vegetablesauce thingy for noodles I add oatmilk and curry and eat it with rice. Also with produce I know how long the stuff is fresh in my fridge. Tomatoes for example are fresh a long time, so most of the time the last meal before grocery shopping is spaghetti with tomatosauce.
I got an Imperfect Foods subscription. They create a box with all of the food groups I said I wanted, and I constantly use all I get and don’t have to go to the store because I get exactly what I need in my box. It is customizable as well, so when the algorithm thinks I need something I don’t like, I can remove it, and when I really want something that’s not scheduled to be in the box, I add it. It fixed my food waste issue for the most part.
Hi! I like this type of video, it makes me think about my own consumption. I have a question, what do you use instead of fabric softener? Thank you and have a great day
Ditched fabric softeners for over a decade. Its basically permanently lacing the fabrics of your clothes with carcinogenic and neurotoxic fragrances and ingredients. Also a waste of money. I just use natural laundry detergent then hang dry and my clothes last longer.
I was also the type of person I thought would like candles (I guess because I like bubble baths), but I can't stand them! They all smell bad to me and I'm always paranoid about having a lit flame in my house lol. I now have two I keep as decoration but never light them.
Love your channel! Videos are so good😊 and really helpful for those who are starting a zero waste lifestyle like me.. 😇.. I stopped using nail polish like from class 8😜.. You are really lucky you don't need deodorant.. 😌
The notebooks one felt like a personal attack. 😂 so guilty of that. To remedy that, i kinda make them gifts. And they're really cute, so it still works?
Took me until half way through the video to figure out the plug/unplug sound was in the video and not something in my house with a loose plug. I was wiggling every cord, lol.
Personally no. I don't have everything available local, and often (especially to buy things secondhand) find the specific item I'm looking for online --as a eco-minimalist I want minimal items that serve a specific purpose/need for a lifetime and don't have space for items that are "almost-perfect" (if that makes sense). It depends on one's available resources and is a personal choice for sure. Everyone is different in how they approach this movement/lifestyle! But also good to keep in mind that (mostly) everything in stores arrives wrapped in plastic from the manufacturer anyways, but is prepped for the shelves when the pallets are unpacked and wrapping is tossed out before the consumer can see it. I also no longer nitpick to "zero" waste because I know it's a movement asking for systemic change (particularly to the top 100 global plastic contributors), and ones individual moves are part of a larger intersectional movement. So to me, I try my best to minimize while engaging in community activism, continual learning, and advocating for systemic change 💛
A note on sage - I'm also guilty of buying sage once upon a time because I was trying to ~*~connect with my spirituality~*~ but I had no clue where the sage I bought came from, had no awareness of the cultural significance of sacred herbs to Indigenous communities, and had no idea that because of our increasingly unstable climate, sacred herbs are becoming harder to find in the wild and are overforaged by ignorant or greedy non-Indigenous people. So if you have a pile of unused dried sage in your cupboard that you bought just because you saw it artfully placed in a metaphysical shop's Instagram post, consider asking a local Indigenous group or service provider such as a women's shelter if they have any need or desire for it.
I'm glad that I never got into nail polish. The smell always made me feel nauseous. There's a more sustainable than usual beand that I found for my sister though. Firgit the name😑
I wish I had that genetic thing where you don't need deodorant! I wonder how many people don't realise they have that, and spend a *fortune* over their lives on deodorant that they don't need. (I realise they might choose a nice scent anyway, but they could still skip the actual deodorant part and wear a simple, cheaper, more sustainable scent of some kind).
Humans were able to clean well without Swiffer for centuries. I could not understand why people in US would ever pay for Swiffer when simple mop with bucket is so much more effective and cheaper.
Finally an honest person! So much bullshit with the wanting to wanting to buy something and buying it because it looks cool and because all minimalists have it lol cut the bullshit: if u use it buy it if not don’t. Simple. 👍🏼
I thought Palo Santo wasn't endangered at all... I'm confused as to why that was in your video. I love your content though your tips are very helpful :-)
There has been some confusion around palo santo and here may be a helpful article! www.nytimes.com/2019/12/16/style/self-care/palo-santo-wood-endangered.html "Though palo santo isn’t endangered, its habitat, tropical dry forest is threatened"
Sorry about that! My computer crashed and needed to go in for repairs this week so I was editing it on a really old computer that barely works and it was hard to hear. Hopefully they won’t be like that again! That’s why this video was v basic. Was working with what I could hehe. Mine should be repaired tomorrow and we’ll be back in the swing 💛
Hi fwendz 💛 Feeling a 'lil self conscious of this one for some reason today. I know it's not my strongest video. Feeling a bit burnt out being in between houses/the world/etc. these days haha. But such is life! Doing some much needed recharging in nature this coming weekend/week :) Just wanted to say thank you so flipping much for supporting my work. Even when it's not the best video in the world. It means more to me than you will even know. Thank you for all the supportive comments. They feel like the biggest hug. Especially over the last year. I just want to say, I appreciate you. I love you. I really do. Thank you for being you. Feeling sappy 2dai. k baiiii. See you in a couple dayz :)
Also I pre-emptively know I'm going to get rude comments about the deodorant thing haha - all of those people clearly haven't seen many other videos because we've chatted about it, and had my friends/fam fact check it 😹 I promise I'm not super smelly. If I was, I'd buy some dang deo and also just be proud of my body either way xo. Just wanted to mention it because I stopped buying something society told me I needed, when my specific lifestyle/body didn't and I feel like there are other beauty products out there like that for some people :)
this video was lovely!! been watching for a couple years and learn new things everytime I watch! 💗
Thank you 🥰 The encouragement is v appreciated!! Big hugs :)
feel the sameee,a dehodorant last me a year because i sometimes forget to use because is not a thing i cant live without,still sweat,still smell but dont understand the need if using that non eco-friendly and non healthy dehodorants that most people use that also smell so much i get sick with.
i think there is nothing wrong if not using something just because is a product society almost forces you to use if not u will stink??? i dont think so madam. In fact people always tell me i smell quite nice and same with dehodorant, i am not much a perfume person so not using theses products doesnt me you smell bad. 🤗
Yes, not smelling is a thing. I wish I had inherited that from my mom! And interestingly, have you ever smelled someone's body odor who is clean but just doesn't wear deodorant? It's not nearly as bad as society has made it out to be. ;)
I started my low waste journey thanks to you, and I can’t believe it’s been more then 3 years since i found your channel. I have made many changes in my lifestyle, that had even inspire my mom to be more conscious about what she buys.
THIS BRING ME SO MUCH JOY TO READ!!! Wow, thank you! For making swaps and encouraging those around you too. We’re all so powerful together wow wow wow 💛💛💛💛
I gave up painting my nails, because I realized it was a complete waste of my time. There were 1000 other things I would rather be doing with my limited free time. Even a nap would be a better use of those 20 minutes. So I gave away all my nail polish to friends and co-workers. I kept two neutral colours for weddings & events and have never looked back. One of the better decisions I've made.
My list:
Nail polish, candles, phone cases, purses, mayo (I Hate it), chemical air fresheners, individual beverages, fabric softener, carbonated beverages, high fructose corn syrup products.
I am a "house sock" kinda gal (hello cold-ish winters in Ireland) but I rewear these socks for a few days at a time. You may think it's gross, it's only for a few hours most evenings and I don't sleep in them.
But slippers would help your socks last longer! Therefore less washing.
Or my favourite house shoe... crocs! Embrace them! haha
I got a cheap knock off pair in Sports Direct years ago (they were prob a tenner) and they are still going strong. Plus you can wear them in the garden!
I'll rewear socks if I wore them for a slipper purpose hahaha
I wear flip flops year round but in the winter (Ohio) I wear socks in the house. I have a fancy name brand pair of house slippers husband bought me for Christmas I never wear them. Lotion and socks and I'm good to go. I like those fuzzy socks you can buy them anywhere for a dollar or two even wear them mismatched I'm not a fashion diva lol. Anna In Ohio
I don’t have Netflix either and that makes me so happy. If I do want to watch a movie I watch something intentionally that is happy and will manifest a positive outcome. Here’s my list of conscious movies! Try to limit it to one movie night per month! That’s plenty!
1. The Secret
2. Raya & The Last Dragon
3. Encanto
4. Soul
5. Brother Bear
6. A wrinkle in time
7. Encanto
8. Luca
9. The secret: Dare to dream
10. Miltons secret
11. Heal
12. Life of pi
13. Jim Carrey’s a Christmas carol
14. The secret garden
15. Moana
16. Wonderboy
as someone striving to be more eco-minimalist, this video is suuuuper helpful! 😊
eee! So glad it was helpful! Sending big hugs and good energy on your own minimizing journey!! :) 💛
I do near all of these except I still use dryer sheets! And yes the foot/towel shuffle is one of the best ways to clean the floor lmbo. Wish I could get my mom and mother in law on board. Seems like the generation before us, surprisingly HEAVILY dependent on their quick, toss and go products! And my mother and in laws are SUPER wasteful with cleaning products and plastic 🤦🏻♀️
Its a generation thing. I'm in my 50's but have turned it around over the past 20 years it's tempting when the newest "thing" comes out.. Laundry pods, those Shakeable things that are like scented fabric softener I watched in horror a middle aged guy at the store yesterday with 2 of the biggest bottles of those things along with fabric sheets in front of me Oh my... he had a wedding ring on some I'm guessing the wife added those to his list. I don't use fabric softener I have 2 bottles that someone gave me that sit there I occassionally in the winter will add a drop to a wet wash cloth and put in the dryer for static cling resistance but it's rare. I have a steam cleaner being delivered tomorrow that uses no detergents of any kind to it just water. I have 4 dogs soon to be 5 this one is multipurpose floors and upholstery with winter coming yup lots of doggy dirt. Anna In Ohio
Ugh, the moment I realized that I'm not a nail polish person, and finally allowed myself to believe this truth was so freeing! I've never been good at doing my own nails, the polish doesn't last long and I'm lazy about removing chipped polish - a trifecta of bad. Now I'm committed to finishing the bottles I have and never purchasing new ones again phew!!
I’m 25, I’ve never worn deodorant and I don’t smell. I also don’t wear makeup or nail varnish as a natural beauty/minimalism personal preference. 🌞💕
Environmental scientist here, it does make a difference if all of us consume less!
Yes!! ❤️💛💚💙💜
Yea! Less is more for me. I haven’t bought nail polish for like 5 years no joke! I don’t stink either thank god but I still will aluminum free deo. That 1 stick last forever. Thanks for doing this update
Good to know I’m not alone in that!! Life without nail polish upkeep has been such an underrated life-simplifier for me!!
We don't buy nail polish too! But we may have 1 or 2 (vegan / natural polishes) around our home currently from years ago. This is an interesting item to think about since it's a luxury item and it's always been heavily marketing and seems to still be on trend in our world today. ❤️💛💚💙💜
I love what your dad said about the cookie, such a dad response! :)
I hear ya about candles. I'm Canadian and when Bath and Body works came to Canada I was all over it, and I would buy all kinds of candles when they had sales. I don't burn candles anymore so I've given that up as well. I love notebooks and I also find it hard to resist the pretty ones. I try to find them.cheaper at discount stores and the dollar store has decent ones too. I really found this video very helpful and inspiring. Hope you are well!
Learning about air pollutants and endocrine disruptors in candles was a very sad day for me (more because I had been breathing it in...) I think beeswax or soy is better all around for anyone looking for alternatives but too pricey for me to justify it
Slippers. You can upcycle old clothing and make some. I personally like to crochet and have a pair of crocheted ones. I’ve seen some that use old jeans.
also,can we talk how cool is that this video sponsor is a cookies brand?????? love it didnt skip that part even though i live in the other part of the globe i cant buy them☁
Hey! How many miles do you think is appropriate to travel to buy something second hand?
When is it too far to travel?
loves this video christi! your channel is so inspiring, hope you are doing wonderfully 🤍✨
Thank you so much for this video! You remind me to just take it one step at a time, that it's okay to be imperfect, and every effort counts! 🥰
Honestly i'm gonna try the foot mopping thing cuz that sounds like it would work better 😌
I have reusable Swiffer cloths which I love!! But like you said, different stuff for different lifestyles
I wore only socks for a while. It's just easier to clean and feels better to have sandles on. Okabashi's sandles have been the most sustainable option I could find in the US.
They are made in the US. When they're worn out I'll shipped then back to Oakabash to recycle ans to get 15% off my next pair. I love them.
I really enjoyed this video! You are such an incredible human. Thank you for all the super wholesome content you put out!
We agree - love Christie's wholesome and inspiring content! ❤️💛💚💙💜
I felt checked out with the nail paint one, because it's one of my tiny joys in life and I have like 20 hahahaha It's cheaper than going to a nail salon, and I only buy more when it's a colour that I don't really have or I already waste it, so I have it in control ~~ Same with the condiments lmao. Anyways, I'm so grateful about watching this, because I haven't watched a video from you for a loooong time (my needs about the zero waste life come and go in weird times) and I enjoyed a lot. Idk if something has change in the last time (I think that yeah, because even if I didn't watch them, I kept reading the titles and all of that) but your words and the topic make me feel warm and motivated, not frustrated or feeling less because of not doing the same as you (yeah, sometimes that can happen). Maybe you can feel this video is not as strongest as others, but it's very human and real and that made it strong, at least for me
You should get some slipper from all birds!! I love their brand!
With using rags instead of paper towel how do you clean the oil out of them? Do you soak? What laundry products do you use? I just picture a whole heap of oil coating my washing machine but I’d love to give up paper towel
My biggest problem is letting food go bad. The food I had to throw out this year is just sad. If anyone has more tips and tricks how to avoid it. Please let me know. I started freezing food sooner and try to buy less but I don't like going to the stores multiple days a week
I try to make a whole meal plan for the week. I live alone, so most of the time when I open something I can't eat the thing in just one meal, so I try to always think of 2+ meals I can use the ingredient in, that I can cook the next day or the day after. Or I use the whole meal to make something else with it, tomatosauce is a perfect base for pizza or my vegetablesauce thingy for noodles I add oatmilk and curry and eat it with rice. Also with produce I know how long the stuff is fresh in my fridge. Tomatoes for example are fresh a long time, so most of the time the last meal before grocery shopping is spaghetti with tomatosauce.
I got an Imperfect Foods subscription. They create a box with all of the food groups I said I wanted, and I constantly use all I get and don’t have to go to the store because I get exactly what I need in my box. It is customizable as well, so when the algorithm thinks I need something I don’t like, I can remove it, and when I really want something that’s not scheduled to be in the box, I add it. It fixed my food waste issue for the most part.
Hi! I like this type of video, it makes me think about my own consumption. I have a question, what do you use instead of fabric softener? Thank you and have a great day
I don’t use anything. Haven’t noticed I needed it personally :)
@@SedonaChristina thank you!
Ditched fabric softeners for over a decade. Its basically permanently lacing the fabrics of your clothes with carcinogenic and neurotoxic fragrances and ingredients. Also a waste of money. I just use natural laundry detergent then hang dry and my clothes last longer.
I was also the type of person I thought would like candles (I guess because I like bubble baths), but I can't stand them! They all smell bad to me and I'm always paranoid about having a lit flame in my house lol. I now have two I keep as decoration but never light them.
Do you buy jewellery second hand ? Love your videos girl x
Have you stopped making the diy flax gel for your hair?
Big hugs from Argentina! I really like your content, it never disappoints.
Love your channel! Videos are so good😊 and really helpful for those who are starting a zero waste lifestyle like me.. 😇.. I stopped using nail polish like from class 8😜.. You are really lucky you don't need deodorant.. 😌
I'm with you on scents becoming bothersome as you age. I used to love smelly good things, now I find them all too overpowering.
I haven't had cable in over ten years. It was one of the best financial decisions I have made. I have used Netflix. It's worth it.
how you keep the phone case clear? mine just went yellow just for a while :/
Omg, Christy! I also love to foot mop! 🤗
Code doesn’t work? Great video though! 👍
Oh no! Thank you for letting me know! I’ll double check with them!
@@SedonaChristina thank YOU…I want me some vegan cookies!!! 😂🤣
The notebooks one felt like a personal attack. 😂 so guilty of that. To remedy that, i kinda make them gifts. And they're really cute, so it still works?
Took me until half way through the video to figure out the plug/unplug sound was in the video and not something in my house with a loose plug. I was wiggling every cord, lol.
Do you try to buy everything in store and not online (to avoid plastic from packaging)
Personally no. I don't have everything available local, and often (especially to buy things secondhand) find the specific item I'm looking for online --as a eco-minimalist I want minimal items that serve a specific purpose/need for a lifetime and don't have space for items that are "almost-perfect" (if that makes sense). It depends on one's available resources and is a personal choice for sure. Everyone is different in how they approach this movement/lifestyle! But also good to keep in mind that (mostly) everything in stores arrives wrapped in plastic from the manufacturer anyways, but is prepped for the shelves when the pallets are unpacked and wrapping is tossed out before the consumer can see it. I also no longer nitpick to "zero" waste because I know it's a movement asking for systemic change (particularly to the top 100 global plastic contributors), and ones individual moves are part of a larger intersectional movement. So to me, I try my best to minimize while engaging in community activism, continual learning, and advocating for systemic change 💛
@@SedonaChristina thanks so much 👍
A note on sage - I'm also guilty of buying sage once upon a time because I was trying to ~*~connect with my spirituality~*~ but I had no clue where the sage I bought came from, had no awareness of the cultural significance of sacred herbs to Indigenous communities, and had no idea that because of our increasingly unstable climate, sacred herbs are becoming harder to find in the wild and are overforaged by ignorant or greedy non-Indigenous people. So if you have a pile of unused dried sage in your cupboard that you bought just because you saw it artfully placed in a metaphysical shop's Instagram post, consider asking a local Indigenous group or service provider such as a women's shelter if they have any need or desire for it.
Do the glass nail files really last forever? I have one but I assumed it would eventually get worn down or lose its abrasiveness somehow.
In my experience, not forever, but WAY longer than cardboard ones
I'm glad that I never got into nail polish. The smell always made me feel nauseous. There's a more sustainable than usual beand that I found for my sister though. Firgit the name😑
Foot mopping is great. I do it all the time.
I always look forward to your videos! You are amazing!!!
Those cookies look so good
I love your channel!
Thank ya 🥰Hope you're having a groovy weekend! Big hugs :)
I wish I had that genetic thing where you don't need deodorant! I wonder how many people don't realise they have that, and spend a *fortune* over their lives on deodorant that they don't need. (I realise they might choose a nice scent anyway, but they could still skip the actual deodorant part and wear a simple, cheaper, more sustainable scent of some kind).
You look beautiful wow🌸
Thank you 🥰
Humans were able to clean well without Swiffer for centuries. I could not understand why people in US would ever pay for Swiffer when simple mop with bucket is so much more effective and cheaper.
Finally an honest person! So much bullshit with the wanting to wanting to buy something and buying it because it looks cool and because all minimalists have it lol cut the bullshit: if u use it buy it if not don’t. Simple. 👍🏼
Actually cool sponsorship! Would buy if I lived in the US :)
I thought Palo Santo wasn't endangered at all... I'm confused as to why that was in your video. I love your content though your tips are very helpful :-)
There has been some confusion around palo santo and here may be a helpful article!
www.nytimes.com/2019/12/16/style/self-care/palo-santo-wood-endangered.html
"Though palo santo isn’t endangered, its habitat, tropical dry forest is threatened"
@@christineciucanu472 Thanks, great article. Helped me decide it’s just another thing I don’t need.
Great video💪💪💪🏵️🌸🏵️🌸🏵️
Thank ya :)
notebook is a tough one.
Glad I'm not the only one who foot mops
I thought you were going to quit?
Hi, how are you
Instead of slippers, just wear socks in sandals around the house.
That piece of hair is driving me insane
How rude of it to steal the show like that, right 😂
the transition sound was too intense for me :/
Sorry about that! My computer crashed and needed to go in for repairs this week so I was editing it on a really old computer that barely works and it was hard to hear. Hopefully they won’t be like that again! That’s why this video was v basic. Was working with what I could hehe. Mine should be repaired tomorrow and we’ll be back in the swing 💛