When it comes to rugs, I have tried them all. Wool rugs, Persian rugs, Turkish rugs, synthetic rugs… and unfortunately, none of them really worked for my home. We have two dogs who constantly dirtied our beautiful rugs. So this time around when I started searching for a new rugs for our living room and my office that were both beautiful, yet practical — I came across Ruggable. Today I’m sharing my experience.

Did you know that there are around 1 billion toothpaste tubes sent to landfills every year? Zero waste should make you smile… and not at the expense of wasteful tubes of toothpaste. There are a lot of different materials in toothpaste tubes, including plastic, aluminum, steel, nylon, and even copper. It's not possible to recycle toothpaste tubes unless they're processed separately which is a pretty complicated process.

This Halloween, I chose 7 powerful women to build costumes for. In this post I put together a list for the things you need to put together these costumes too. My hope is that you are able to gather items from around your home or purchase them secondhand from the thrift stores in order to bring your character to life.

Maintaining a busy life and mindset might propel you forward in some ways, but it can also hold you back from others. What if I told you that didn’t have to be the reality you choose? That you could make the conscious effort to live more intentionally, slow down, and enjoy the present moment instead of rushing to the next one. It has taken some serious unlearning but I am proud of the progress I have made. Today I’m sharing with you how.

It is not uncommon for the concept of a circular economy to come up within the zero waste community. The structure and values of the system run parallel with the values of the lifestyle, it does make sense, but I don't often see it explained in such detail. Today I am answering your questions on what it is, how it can benefit us, and more!

Prince Edward Island is a province that takes it’s sustainable future seriously. There are a multitude of established home and vehicle programs to maximize your savings while making eco-friendly purchases, upgrades, or swaps. In this post I’ve listed are all of the green rebates and incentives available for Islanders to take advantage of alphabetically.

Why spend money and emissions traveling from store to store when you can now shop secondhand direct online?Today I am sharing with you a MEGA list of amazing online thrift options from small business ecommerce shops, to larger scale marketplaces. I’ve divided it up based on country of origin for those who are wanting to support those local to them, however, I’ve included details on where they ship to under each.

I put together a list of 24 sustainable beauty and wellness brands from right here in Canada that I like and I think you will enjoy as well. I'm sharing a little about each company and the initiatives they are taking to be eco and animal-friendly.

This list contains store-bought, bulk store and online store candy suggestions for Canadians. I live in Prince Edward Island and these are the candies that are zero-waste. The packaging of the ones listed are either made of cardboard that can be easily composted or aluminum that can be recycled.

A few weeks ago, I had the wonderful opportunity to meet with Becka and tour her off-grid shipping container home. Today I will be sharing a bit about our time together and the intriguing details she was able to share about her sustainable lifestyle.