perspectives on minimalism from remote locations in Australia (90 day...
Hello everyone!! I haven’t had a chance to keep up with this blog for a while – way too much going on! I’m doing about 80 hours a week of fauna spotting at the moment in a remote site in Central...
View Article3 months without buying stuff – how I did (consumerism detox, day 90!)
Well my three-month consumerism detox is over. I thought this would feel like a bigger moment. When I decided to do the challenge in January after starring at the huge crapload of stuff I had managed...
View ArticleExtreme simple living – voluntary homelessness!
Some of you would remember when I did a personal experiment on simple living and vowed not to buy anything for myself (sans the usual grocery items) for a month. It was a challenge but really helped me...
View ArticleVoluntary homelessness – progress update
Hi everyone, Some of you have been asking me about my adventures in voluntary homelessness. It’s been both good and bad. For some reason I had always had this romantic notion of what it be like to live...
View ArticleHomeless no longer! But keeping it simple.
Thank you to all who have followed me over the past year and a half on my journey to a simpler life. You encouraged me as I de-frumped my wardrobe, had several attempts at buying almost nothing for...
View ArticleThe two plastic bag habits by grocery stores that piss me off the most
Plastic bags. The nemesis of the environmentally-minded. They are an old issue but they are still a big issue. And there are two things about them in particular that make me want to scream. .. But...
View ArticleRoadtest: The Pros and Cons of Cloth Nappies
This article was originally published on 1 Million Women. It’s amazing how things that are environmentally savvy also tend to be economical. Almost four months ago I entered into a new phase of life....
View ArticleKick start your climate action journey
This article was originally published on 1 Million Women THERE’S A MISCONCEPTION OUT THERE THAT GOOD ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP HAS TO BE EXPENSIVE. But in many cases, major corporations are simply...
View ArticleShock horror in the baby food aisle
Shock horror in the baby food aisle – 3 steps for saving money and reducing the carbon footprint of your baby This post was originally published on 1 Million Women. I have an eight month old baby but...
View ArticleIs it worth continuing to try?
Coming to terms with the health of the Great Barrier Reef (This post has also been published by 1 Million Women under the alternate title, “Why I Won’t Give Up Fighting For Our Great Barrier Reef”) Do...
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