Conscious Living, Ethical Style
After last years Easter extravaganza, (my niece said, “this is what it’s like when Easter gets extreme.”), I decided that this year, we would do things a little differently (read: scaled down). We are celebrating with just my parents and brother, at our house, no nieces and nephews, so we get to call the shots, making
I am a big advocate of taking small steps to a big goal, and living a more conscious and ethical lifestyle is certainly a big goal. It can sometimes feel overwhelming. I have rarely been successful saying things like, “I am going to go to the gym seven days a week,” and have been much
In honor of Women’s History Month, and International Women’s Day, here are 5 women that inspire me to live more consciously and with ethical style. I admire each one for her contribution to ethical style, sustainability, and eco-friendliness. She has used her celebrity to push for change. When I started writing this, I didn’t realize how
Eight years ago, when I first started writing and talking publicly about ethical fashion and lifestyle, I never in a million years thought I would write about cloth diapers. But, here I am, giving out practical advice on cloth diapering. This is not a how to or a recommendation on brands or styles (maybe, another
WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE AND HOW TO GET STARTED Sometimes I see all of these descriptions and I understand why people are slow to start their ethical style journey. I mean, can you even call it an ethical style journey if you aren’t exactly sure what ethical style means? And should you be eco-friendly or a
Start small, start big, but no matter how you get started on your ethical beauty switch, just start. For your health, for the environment, and for your beauty. Here is a 7 step guide to getting started with ethical beauty, our seven steps to help you more to a cleaner, less toxic beauty routine, that works better
We are all familiar with the adage, “Reduce, reuse, recycle,” as a simple way to save the planet. But when it comes to slowing down, living more consciously, and being a more ethical stylist, there is more. For me, there are 6 Rs of Eco-friendly Fashion: refuse, reuse, repair, regift, remake, reinvent. In my opinion, we
While not enough to change the world, words can definitely start something that eventually does. Here are 11 ethical style quotes to inspire more conscious living and mindful consumption. “Do the best you can, until you know better. Then do better.” – Maya Angelou, writer, singer, activist, all-around awe-inspiring, bad ass woman. — “Buy
Moving towards a more ethical wardrobe can often seem daunting. Where do you start? What should you buy? How do you know if it is ethical or not? Well, those are all great questions, but to get you started, we’ve put together 5 steps to a more ethical wardrobe: Take better care of what you