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I am a Canadian mother who wants to secure a sustainable future for her children - and for all children. I have been inspired by Gandhi's quote: "You must be the change you want to see in the world". So here I am. We all need to change. For me, it starts right here.
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Category Archives: Consume Less
New Economic Model?
I attended and economic update last week. I attend these from time to time, as it is part of my job to understand what is going on in the economy. This one featured two economists from a large Canadian bank. … Continue reading
Nothing New in Review
At the beginning of the year I made a series of resolutions. One of the more challenging ones was to refrain from buying anything new for the first three months of the year. I was sick of being a mindless consumer, … Continue reading
Economics of Happiness
Last week I attended a screening of the Economics of Happiness. The film is about how our current mode of life in the West is unsustainable and is not making us any happier. In fact, we are more overworked and … Continue reading
Posted in Consume Less
Tagged Community, Consume, Eat Local, Environment, Inspired, Local, Love
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Clothes to Me
I watched a show yesterday called Eco-Trip: The Real Cost of Living. In this episode, they followed the life of a cotton t-shirt. Apparently, cotton crops are some of the most heavily sprayed in the US agricultural industry. Cotton crops … Continue reading
Posted in Consume Less
Tagged Carbon footprint, Clothing footprint, Consume, Environment, Pollution, Purchase Used, Reduce chemicals
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Wal-Mart Worries
Shortly after I had my green epiphany in November, I found myself wandering around in Wal-Mart. I looked around me and saw aisles and aisles of boxed items, plastic items, clothes, shoes, and toys for young and old. Each shelf … Continue reading
Posted in Consume Less
Tagged Carbon, Consume, Environment, Packaging, Purchase Used, Reduce Waste
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The 4th R
I would like to propose a 4th “R” in our trio of Reduce-Reuse-Recycle. REPAIR. Too often when things break, we toss ‘em. The reason is that we just don’t want to fix it, we don’t know how to fix it, or we … Continue reading
Nothing New
Shopping – we love it. We do it for fun; we do it with friends. I remember in high school, doing it lots. I would call up a friend and we would want to go out, so we would go … Continue reading
Toy Mountain
Well another Christmas has passed, with the merry moments and warm wishes that go along with it. I have always loved the Christmas season, the sparkly lights, the pretty packages and the good spirits. I remember feeling sad as a … Continue reading
Posted in Consume Less, Reduce Waste
Tagged Buy Used, Children, Consume, Environment, Packaging, Reduce Waste, Toys
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Shop ‘til you Drop
Black Friday was just this past weekend. It is an American tradition, so we Canadians just sit back and watch in awe. We are still impacted a bit of course, with the TV commercials and spam emails from our favourite … Continue reading
Posted in Consume Less
Tagged Consume, Cutting energy use, Environment, Reduce Waste, Spaceship Earth
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