When you stick a box in the corner of the room, full of stuff, eventually your brain will stop seeing it as clutter. It will fit into the normal structure of the room and unless you are looking for it, you pretty much won't see it. It isn't until you clean out the room, that... Continue Reading →
I was reflecting this week on how much Zero Waste living has changed my life. Prior to taking this journey, I was not a shop-o-holic or a big spender, but what I was obsessed with was holding on to everything that I had - just in case one day I needed it. I did not... Continue Reading →
Decluttering is a lifetime journey. I know we all want to hear that once it is done, thats it - you are a minimalist (or you have a tidy home that works for you) and it will stay that way for the rest of your life. Now while that simply isn't the case, there are... Continue Reading →
In the world of cooking shows and Instagram feeds, every meal that we see looks picture perfect. This encourages us to chop, peel and often waste parts of our fruits and vegetables that are perfectly edible, even if they aren't pretty. Here are 5 fruits and vegetables that I previously would have chopped apart and... Continue Reading →
Grocery shopping is one of the top 5 areas of life that we can really reduce our waste. I have been asked quite a few times where I do my grocery shopping, so I thought now was a great time to break down my grocery shopping for you. I do my grocery shopping fortnightly, on... Continue Reading →
Recently, I attended a Q&A screening of 2040, a new documentary film by the same people who brought "That Sugar Film". The film documents the year 2040, and the world that Award-winning director Damon Gameau hopes that his daughter will live in. Every single person who is a part o the Zero Waste movement, or... Continue Reading →
I am all fired up today - all fired up about sneaky plastics. You know the ones, you go to the grocery shop, with the best intentions, you've been to the farmers market and the bulk store, but there are a few things that you need from the conventional grocery store. You walk in with... Continue Reading →
Whether it's Zero Waste, Minimalism, Veganism or any other major lifestyle change, often it means that the people around us need to do some adapting. Sometimes your partner is on board with the change, and sometimes, we simply grow at different rates, and they aren't in the same place as we are. Here are some... Continue Reading →
I was visiting a lovely family friend when I was on a recent trip to Melbourne, and she held a dinner party for our visit. This lovely family friend is not Zero Waste, but the dinner party that she threw reminded us that the things we call "Zero Waste" were actually just normal practices a... Continue Reading →
