If you’re looking to make your way slowly across Canada and stop whenever you want to check out pretty spots, this post is not really meant for you. It’s for those of us who need to get from point A to point B with their cars and plan to drive as long as they can to get there (but it’ll still take 2-3 days to do it) As a background,…
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The best mineral sunscreens in Canada
When it comes to my skin, I’ve decided to go for the proactive method. That means that instead of investing in expensive creams and serums in ten years to “reverse” my skin, I’ll just apply sunscreen now and won’t have to “turn back time” later down the road! For the past couple of years, I’ve been using sunscreen on my face every day, and even though I might not notice…
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My zero-waste grocery essentials
When it comes to shopping zero/low waste at the grocery store, there are a few things that make my life so much easier. I’m sharing what I use, but most likely you won’t need to buy anything new! Dig in your own house, you might actually find exactly what you need! 1) Reusable shopping bags This one is probably the most obvious, but I’ll still put it on here! We…
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How I grocery shop + the messages I’m trying to send
I don’t know about you, but my grocery bills are some of the biggest in my budget. Food takes a bit place in my life, I love eating good, healthy food. So when I hit the grocery store, how do I pick what I want to spend my money on? This is something that took me a while to figure out, and takes some soul searching outside of the grocery…
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3 reasons to clean your home with natural products
When I realized that vinegar was the solution to cleaning basically anything in our home, I completely ditched all the other products I’d always use. It was a super-easy decision to make when I thought about all the reasons it was worth it. 1) Save your hard-earned money Do you know how much a gigantic bottle of vinegar costs vs your favorite cleaner? MUCH LESS! And considering you’ll want to…
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My top 5 favorite natural beauty products
Over the past year, I’ve made a lot of switch to more natural and earth-friendly products when it comes to my beauty routine. It involved a lot of research, so I thought that I’d share it with the world! As a Canadian, I found that it was so hard to find natural products in Canada that weren’t stupid expensive. I’m so glad I found the brands below, they’re awesome! (I’m…
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Why ‘The Imperfect Journey to Zero’
I’m not sure exactly when it started, but this little voice in my head told me I could do better. That I could be a better human being, and have a smaller impact on our one and only planet. It most likely started after I started traveling and realized how bad it actually was. I wasn’t living in a perfect bubble anymore. Living in places like Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and…
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