Sowing the seeds of change!
I hope you all are having a lovely December, regardless of what you celebrate or don’t celebrate. Inspired by the season, Angela has written this lovely poem for us, a great reminder of this awe-inspiring planet and nature that unites us all. I hope you enjoy, and take a moment to sit, breathe and reflect […]
Considering everything that’s happened in 2020, I’ve had the urge to do Christmas in *a big way* to make up for everything that hasn’t happened. Lots of new lights and decorations, plenty of presents for my son, husband, roommate, and extended family, and anything else I can think of. Really, though, those things won’t make the holiday […]
Most bathrooms are a surprising and often staggering combination of perfumes, additives, dyes and many chemicals. The complex mixtures found in our soaps, shampoos, moisturizers, conditioners, makeup removers and more. Women, with out higher beauty expectation, put on 168 different chemicals on our faces every day, on average! That’s a bit mad, to be honest. […]
Clothes and fabrics get a great deal of attention here on Ecofrugals, and for a good reason. It is estimated that the fashion industry is responsible for a whopping 10 % of the total global carbon emissions. That’s a lot of room for improvement. And we have talked about it. Angela has told us about […]
I’m sure we’ve all seen them. Ads for bath bombs, candles, blankets, books, soft snuggly things, restaurant trips, massage parlors, and more, all advertising their self-care mantra. This will make you relax, this will make you happier, this will buy you that one hour of time to yourself you could never get otherwise! But of […]
If you, like me, are an ecofrugal person who keeps starting new projects, or want to start new (big) projects, you might also be hit by project overwhelm. A project may seem so big and so daunting that you just never carve out the time to get it done or even get started. So, what […]
I don’t know about you, but all through my teen and adult life I’ve felt like I am just chasing the next thing. In secondary school we needed good grades to get into the high school speciality of our choice, and if we didn’t do vocational high school/trade school, we’d need to chase grades again […]
Do you want to live a more ecofrugal life, but aren’t sure where to start? Here are ten easy ecofrugal swaps to get you started!
What are we to do if coronavirus fears forces us to stay at home? Either due to orders from our job or concerns for ourselves or high-risk friends and relatives? Here is a list of different things we can do to help the time go by without feeling trapped.
Darning is as old as clothes itself. When you’ve spent weeks and months carding, spinning, weaving, sewing, it makes sense that you wouldn’t throw a garment away at the first tear. Mending and darning always gain popularity during lean times, such as WW2 and the great depression. But who is to say that we can’t […]