The coolest thing about being zero waste is when people tell me my incessant ramblings caused them to change. It doesn’t have to be a big change. Maybe they realize straws are bogus or they start recycling at work or they make a zero waste swap, like using a french presse instead of a Keurig. Regardless, …
I recently made the big decision to pack my bags and move from the Midwest to Seattle, Washington. Me and the rest of my generation. It’s been about two months since I’ve settled in and I’ve started to pick up on some of the major environmental differences that drew me to this city in the first place. That …
Where have I been, you ask? Across America, and back, and across America again. I crunched my entire moving-to-Seattle process into the space of a month. On March 2nd, I quit my job and flew to Seattle to find a place to live. On the 9th, I flew back and started packing. On the 17th, I loaded …
In case you haven’t heard, I’m moving to Seattle. This decision has been a long time coming. My high school bucket list had “Seattle” as item number 14 before I added the words “Move to” after my junior year of college. So if you’re surprised, you probably don’t know me that well. Before you ask: …
I’m a Woman. Now that we’ve gotten rid of all the woman haters, let me continue. As a woman, I’m constantly bombarded by upfront and subliminal expectations that I should live like Cleopatra. That I should own balms, salves, shampoos, lotions, and perfumes. And whaddya know: all these products tend to come in plastic containers. …
Disclaimer: I know a lot of friends and family read this blog, and there’s a chance they’ll worry about me after reading this. If that’s you, please know that I’m okay and this blog post is just my way of telling people it’s okay to be imperfect. Sometimes, life gets in the way of being the best …
Midwesterners have a lot of road trip games centered around cows. A popular one in college was every time you saw a field of cows, the first person to say “Cow” got a point. If you saw a body of water, the first person to say “Body of Water” erased everyone else’s points. The person …
If you hate cooking as much as I do, meal planning is the sanest way to get through a zero waste week. By spending just one day chopping, mixing, boiling, baking, sweating, burning, panicking, and proportioning everything out in grab-and-go containers, you can spend the remaining 6 days cook-free. It’s basically like eating leftovers all the time! …
high maintenance customer anxiety – (n.) a feeling of terror felt by a customer caused by making too many requests or provisions during a customer-server interaction. Before starting zero waste, I avoided being a high maintenance customer at all costs. I’ve never worked in the food industry, but I know how horrible customers can be. My …
In November, I wrote a blog outlining what I wanted for Christmas as a zero waster. Now with the New Year underway and all the traditions and parties behind me, I feel it’s safe to say I’ve successfully completed my first zero waste Christmas. Achievement unlocked! Defining Success Let’s be honest: I didn’t keep to my one mason …