Altering your lifestyle to be more eco-friendly is a process aided by routine and predictability. Living zero waste requires planning and preparedness, which is why I created a plan for my upcoming trip to Ireland. I rely on lists to keep myself organized and feel ready for anything, so this was my way of planning … Continue reading Taking a Zero Waste Trip →

Over the past several years, I have become much more environmentally aware, and critical of our destructive society. As a kid, I was taught to reduce, reuse and recycle, yet most of the emphasis was placed on recycling. Protecting the environment meant turning off lights to save electricity, and cleaning up trash on the side … Continue reading Sustainable Alternatives →

Something that I have never understood, is why so many people fail to consider fish, as meat. Many people who abstain from eating other types of meat continue to consume fish. Fish seem to be in this weird gray area - considered healthier and perhaps more moral than other types of meat? Like most of … Continue reading Plenty of Fish in the Sea →

Menstruation is such a taboo subject in our dumb society and I’m so over it. I’m angry as hell that I didn’t have the education to know what was going on with my body and felt like I couldn’t ask questions about it. I’m pissed at a society that taught me tampons and pads were … Continue reading Blood Suckers →

Sunscreen and bug-spray are two widely used products during the summer months in Southern Ontario. They seem like extremely helpful products, that protect us from the elements. However, like the majority of our manufactured products, most brands are full of chemicals that are dangerous to our bodies and the environment. Sunscreen is something most of … Continue reading Summer Protection →

Carnism is a term that was coined by Dr. Melanie Joy in 2001. It is a belief system that conditions humans to eat meat. Like other ideologies, it is manmade, or socially constructed. We learn it. We receive positive and negative feedback about our behaviour, and it conditions us to behave in a way that … Continue reading Carnism →

As I continue on my journey to sustainability, I have come to view it as a lifestyle that is interconnected with healthy, worldview, diet, everyday choices, etc. It doesn't seem possible to have one without the other. Growing up in a society that, from day one, teaches you to be a mindless consumer, has made … Continue reading Sustainability →

Over the counter pain killers are incredibly common and widely available. The most common of these are acetaminophen and ibuprofen, often under the label of Tylenol, Advil, etc. I have a collection of this stuff in my cupboard – ibuprofen gel caps, Tylenol extra strength and Alieve – and usually take it weekly, or sometimes … Continue reading Pain Killers →