Tag: Better habits
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Reflecting on the Plastic-Free Challenges We Tried Last Year
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August of this year was when we officially started doing the monthly plastic-free challenges. We are now entering the 6th month of challenges and I thought this would be a good time to reflect on what we’ve learned so far, and how to move forward with our plastic-free goals. The…
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Easy Eco Friendly Gift Wrap Options to Try for the Holidays
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This holiday season I’m trying to be more sustainable by figuring out eco friendly gift wrap and present options. The previous weeks, we took a look at some reduced and/or plastic-free options for presents. Strategy #1, was to shop local and how buying things locally can be more earth friendly.…
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Recommendations To Help With The TV Dinner Challenge
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This month, we’ve been focusing on replacing TV dinners as a way to cut down on single-use plastics. The 3 strategies to help achieve that goal are: homemade freezer meals, ‘meals in a jar’, and 15 minute meals. I’ve mentioned several resources to help support these strategies throughout various posts.…
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This Month’s Challenge: How to Replace TV Dinners
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This month’s goal is to find sustainable ways to cut out plastic from TV dinners/microwave meals. I’ll be honest, I really do rely on microwave meals more than I’d like to admit. Even though I know this is the worst way to use plastic since plastic compounds are more likely to leach…
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To Begin Better Habits You Need Good Tracking
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With creating better habits or goal setting, it can be difficult to know if you’re making any progress. Sometimes that’s because we aren’t as consistent about things as we think we are. Sometimes it’s just a matter of how we perceive success, or maybe the goal wasn’t reasonable to begin…
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Conclusion To This Month’s Plastic-Free Bread Challenge
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This month’s plastic-free bread challenge didn’t go quite as I thought it would. Reflecting on the month, it was the gluten-free element that really made things difficult. Things would have gone much smoother and there would be more plastic-free options if I could eat regular flour. I say that because this month…
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What Was Life Like Before Plastic: Focus on Bread
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Sorry, I seem to have a hard time getting these “life before plastic” posts out on time. I keep underestimating how long it takes to find research articles on the subject. Or I end up finding information that needs more clarification. But here is what I’ve found so far relating to this month’s challenge of plastic-free bread.…
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Next Steps For Better Habits For a Better Planet
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I’ll be honest, it annoys me a little bit when I’m trying to find advice for eco-friendly living but all I get are quick tip snippets. And I realize it’s because eco-friendly living is about changing to better habits. And changing one’s habits is actually a multistep process. Don’t get…
