As part of my journey to eradicate waste from my life, I’m minimizing not only the physical waste I generate, but also the amount of time I fritter away. Confession: I spent more hours in the last decade binge-watching crappy TV shows than I did emailing dear friends, walking in nature, serving others through volunteer […]
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What is Minimalism, and Why is it a Thing?
I adhere (or strive to adhere) to the tenets of Minimalism. What is minimalism? Minimalism is at the same time easy and complicated to define, largely because it means different things to different people. For some, minimalism means living in a house with white walls and no decorations hanging anywhere. For others, minimalism means owning 51 […]
What is Zero Waste, and Why is it a Thing?
I adhere to the tenets of Zero Waste. What is Zero Waste, and why is it a thing? Zero Waste is a philosophy and lifestyle most popularly pioneered by Bea Johnson starting in 2008. (The term “Zero Waste” was actually coined many decades earlier, and of course these philosophies are not brand new since 2008: […]