Conscious Living, Ethical Style
California has recently stated that we are going to have stay at home orders for at least another two weeks, and even then, we are going to be in a “wait and see” situation. We’ve been handwashing, and social distancing. We’ve been disinfecting everything. Now, LA has asked all residents to wear masks each and
Everyone is on a different stage when it comes to ethical style. And like I always say, it is a journey. Here are a few big and small ethical style resolutions to get you started or keep you going in living a more sustainable, conscious, and mindful life, in style. Try one, try them all,
Ethical Style Resolutions, and Ways to Get There (a Series) I am not a big New Year’s Resolutions person anymore. I spent years making the same resolutions – drink more water, make better decision (oh, my twenties…), leave the country at least once, swear less – you know the drill. Making this year more conscious,
Lately, it seems like there has been a lot of doom and gloom surrounding the environment. Between the IPCC report on climate change from a few weeks ago, the climate change deniers running for office, and the Vox’s report on how hot our cities will be by 2050 (pretty sure ours is already much warmer than
If you are anything like me, you look forward to summer all year! From the delicious stone fruit, the barbecues and pool parties (doesn’t everything taste better when eaten outside?), to the lazy beach days, and the vacations and weddings, there is nothing sweeter than summer. While we are still in the midst of the
Since 2013, each year on April 24th, I reflect on the transparency, inequities, and social responsibility of the fashion industry (you can read my previous thoughts here and here) And each year so far, it has been discouraging. This year is no different. Today marks the five year anniversary of the Rana Plaza Disaster, which
The first Earth Day, in 1970, gave birth to an environmental movement. It brought the environment into the political conversation, and it worked! We have cleaner air, safer drinking water, and more environmental regulations. Unfortunately, today, Earth Day has become a traditional consumer holiday, with giveaways, Earth Day greeting cards (seriously. This exists), Earth Day
There is so much to do to reduce your impact on the environment, and what better time to do it than Earth Day, and to that end, while not completely exhaustive, here is a pretty long list of things to do on Earth Day, and everyday: Get indoor plants Invest in quality not quantity. Learn
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