7 Tips & 9 Resources To Help You Find Sustainable Accommodations Okay, so you’ve figured out where you’re going to go on your next trip, and you’ve figured out how you’re going to get there. Next stop on the ethical travel train is figuring out where you’re going to stay. My husband and I often …
A Garbage Truck Worth of Plastic Is Entering Our Ocean Every Minute, But Riz Boardshorts Wants to Turn That Plastic Pollution Into Modern Boardshorts With An Old School Feel By now you have probably heard about about the plastic pollution that is clogging our oceans. Some estimates put plastic use at 300 million tons per …
Why Getting To Your Destination Might Be The Hardest Part When It Comes To Ethical Travel & Tips On How You Can Do It Better Unless you are staying local, one of the biggest impacts our travels have comes from the transportation we use to get where we’re going. Planes, cars, boats and trains are …
The Swimwear Company Turning Plastic Bottles Into Stylish Swimsuits Joey Active Crop Top in Stripe If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times — our oceans have a pollution problem. Between the plastic pollution, caused from plastic bottles, straws and all of the other millions of plastic things in our lives and …
Your Ultimate Ethical Summer Shoe Guide – The Only 8 Shoes Styles You Need To Look Great This Summer (And Beyond) I may have mentioned my affinity for shoes before. Unfortunately, it’s hard to find cute shoes that are also ethically made. A lot of shoes today are made using a combination of questionable chemicals …
What the Heck is Ethical Travel & Tips to Get You Started Summer is here, and that can only mean one thing — travel season is upon us. That is why starting today (and continuing until who knows when), I will be starting a series on ethical travel — trying to answer your (and my) …
Live the Give: The Tee Company Working to End Poverty Through Education This post was sponsored by Live the Give and I received 1 item for review. But, as always, all views are genuinely mine and products are genuinely loved. The importance of education has been quite literally proclaimed throughout history: “The direction in which education start, …
Over Half A Million People In America Are Homeless On Any Given Night, But These 4 Companies are Out To Lend A Helping Hand I’ve written about homelessness before. But in case you missed it/just need a refresher, let me drop some quick facts on you. According to the United Nations, there are at least …
Dick Moby — Out to Reduce Plastic Waste One Pair of Glasses at a Time Hey! Me again, talking about our ocean plastic problem. I know, I’ve said it over and over and over (and over and over) again. But, I think it’s worth saying again — we have a plastic problem. We use a lot …
Why You Should Care About Sustainable & Fair Trade Coffee, And 5 Coffee Companies Doing It Better Like any normal, red-blooded human being, I really dig a good cup of coffee. And besides smelling amazing, being super tasty, and just helping me generally function in life, coffee has other “science” backed benefits, too. Coffee may …
25 Rosés That Are Better For You and the Environment To Get You Through the Summer Yes way rosé. Rosé all day. I could go on an on. And because it’s officially summer, and because everyone knows that rosé is the official drink of summer, that is officially doubly true. That is why today we’re …
49 Ethical Maxi Dresses To Get You Through the Summer Well, it’s the official first day of summer and the weather in San Francisco has been downright balmy these past couple of days — which, FYI, is incredibly uncharacteristic (case in point, the weather today is foggy and the temp is currently 53 degrees). And …
5 Ways You Can Help on World Refugee Day World Refugee Day is observed on June 20 every year. Refugee advocates urge people to use this day to focus on the plight of those who have been displaced by famine, war and oppression, and to commemorate the strength, courage and perseverance of millions of refugees. …
33 Ethical Jumpsuits For When You Want Maximum Style For Minimum Effort I loooove me a good jumpsuit. It’s kind of the one stop shop for a outfit, amirite? One piece wonders. Low maintenance. Effortless chic. I could go on and on. And also, it feels like you’re wearing pajamas, so big plus there, in …
Plaine Products Is On A Mission To Make It Easy For You To Reduce Single Use Plastics In the Bathroom You guys. We. Have. A. Plastic. Problem. I know, I know, I’ve said that before. But I think it’s worth saying again, and just in case you haven’t been paying attention, let me catch you …
Your Sunscreen May Be Killing You & Our Coral Reefs, But Here are 11+ Suncreens That Are Better The calendar may say it’s not “officially” summer yet but with nearly half the country experiencing some seriously scorching weather, I think ol’ Mother Nature would beg to differ. And warmer temps really only mean one thing …
The Ocean Needs Our Help: Learn Why & How You Can Celebrate World Oceans Day If you’ve read my blog before you would know I love me some ocean. And you would also know that I have written about some of the pollution issues it’s facing…repeatedly. I’ve written about our plastic problem enough that you are probably …
The Healthy(ish), Feel Good Way to Celebrate National Chocolate Ice Cream Day It’s National Chocolate Ice Cream Day, and that can only mean one thing — time to shove copious amounts of chocolate ice cream into our mouths. Perfectly timed shortly after the unofficial start to summer, at least they tell me it’s summertime, although …
An Estimated 640,000 Metric Tons of Fishing Gear Are Left in Our Oceans Every Year, But Woodlike Ocean is Here to Help I may or may not have mentioned that there’s a little problem in our oceans called ghost nets before (hint: I absolutely did mention it). But for those of you who don’t know, …
9 Ways You Can Celebrate How Good Lookin’ Nature is on World Environment Day and Everyday Today, a few short days after the U.S. withdrew from the Paris Climate Agreement, we are ironically celebrating World Environment Day. Celebrated every June 5, World Environment Day is a holiday for reconnecting with nature and learning about the …
Why We Celebrate National Donut Day & One Delicious Recipe To Help You Celebrate It is National Doughnut Day, people (or National Donut Day, if you prefer, which for the record, I do), and that can only mean one thing — it’s time to celebrate with some deep-fried, sweetened little pieces of heaven. National Donut …
Decoding the Ever-Confusing Wedding Dress Code & All the Ethical Dresses That Will Fit the Bill Well folks, it’s June, which means we have arrived at peak wedding season. And while figuring out that wedding dress code might be a little bit puzzling — what the heck does “festive attire” or “beach formal” or “fancy …
I love me a good denim jacket and/or chambray shirt, or both, or all of the above. Like for serious. If you see me out and about the odds are high (about 99.1%) that I will be wearing one of those two things, or both, as one of my final layers (yes, I said layers, …
An Ex-Fast Fashion Addict on What I Learned Buying Less and 5 Tips on How You Can Do It, Too Shortly after I first started this blog, I wrote a brief post about what I deemed “conscious consumerism.” The essential message being that purchasing a new item of clothing, even from an ethical company, should be a …
Imperfect Produce and Sightglass Coffee Are Teaming Up to Sell You Ugly Coffee & Why You Should Care I’ve written about Imperfect Product before, but by God, if they aren’t at it again. For those of you who haven’t read/don’t know/didn’t retain what you read/suffered a head injury that caused memory loss, Imperfect Produce, is …
I know, I know, I’m beginning to sound like a broken record, but I’m going to say it again anyway — we have a plastic problem. But in case you haven’t been reading, according to a 2015 study, an estimated 19.4 billion pounds of plastic wind up in the world’s oceans each year. And I …
Celebrating National Chocolate Chip Day with the Ultimate Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies You guuuuys…today is National Chocolate Chip Day. Yep, didn’t know that was a thing, but I’m sure glad it is. No better way to celebrate than to chow down on an American classic — chocolate chip cookies. But before we jump into the good …
8 Last Minute Mother’s Day Gift Ideas So You Won’t Look Like Jerk FYI, Mother’s Day is on Sunday. I know, I know sometimes we get busy. And sometimes (just sometimes) we forget to get a gift for those oh so important/special/amazing/inspiring women in our lives. Never fret, I’ve got you covered. I’ve come up with …
I’ve written about our textile waste issue a few times before. Very quickly though — the Environmental Protection Agency estimates that in 2013, 15 million tons of textile waste was generated, and 13 million tons were sent to landfill or incinerator (almost 11 million of that coming from the U.S. alone). What I haven’t talked …
Change Co. — The Subscription Box That’s Giving Back Whether you are looking for a last minute Mother’s Day gift (me), or you just want to treat yourself to something that will come in the mail that is not a credit card bill or Chinese restaurant menu (also me), then subscription boxes are a really good option. …
All You Need for the Best Cinco de Mayo Celebration Ever Today is the 5th of May, better known to many as Cinco de Mayo. And if you have read my blog before/know me, it probably comes as no surprise that this is one of my favorite days of the year. And if that does … Continue reading
7 Reasons Why You Should Be Practicing Gratitude and an Easy Guide to Get You Started I’ve been reading/thinking/slightly obsessing over gratitude lately. My husband and I are currently in a state of transition/contemplation/utter confusion. This has mainly been caused by the fact that we have a lot on our plates/minds — like me finding … Continue reading
The 6-Piece Spring Shoe Wardrobe — From Ethical Brands I’m sure when most people think of ethical or sustainable fashion, the words crunchy or unusual probably come to mind well before fashionable or on trend. That’s why one of my main goals for this blog was to show people that there are clothes that can … Continue reading
I’ve mentioned our plastic problem once or twice before, but never one to forgo a golden opportunity, here I am again. And, in case you haven’t been reading (welcome, BTW), let me catch you up to speed. Whether it be the packaging on your latest Amazon order, the cup and straw for your daily iced … Continue reading
I like trees. You like trees. I think it’s safe to say we all like trees, amirite? As a country we like trees so much that we actually designated a holiday for them. And that day, my friends is today. Today is Arbor Day — a day to plant trees to your little heart’s content. And … Continue reading
How One Company Is Turning Garment Waste Into Cool Clothing I’ve talked about our garment waste issue before, but in honor of Fashion Revolution Week and thinking about changing the way we consume fashion, I thought it would be good idea to have a refresher course. In 2012 factories churned out 80 billion items of … Continue reading
On this day four years ago the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh famously collapsed. There were five garment factories in Rana Plaza, all of which manufactured clothing for big global brands like Inditex (which owns fast fashion company Zara), Mango, Primark, JCPenney, Walmart and many others. The collapse, which left only the ground floor intact, … Continue reading
Earlier this week I covered all of the clothes that were worn at Coachella, but we all know that it’s the accessories that really make the outfit. So before you’re sent out to the desert for Coachella Weekend Number Two (or maybe just out into the streets of your hood this summer) welcome to part … Continue reading
According to a 2014 report from World Animal Protection International, an estimated 640,000 metric tons of fishing gear are left in our oceans every year. This makes discarded fishing nets approximately 10% of the plastic pollution in our oceans. And if the contribution to our plastic pollution problem weren’t concerning enough, these nets, called ghost … Continue reading
Celebs, musicians, “It” girls, fashionistas and probably even some music fans flocked to the desert last weekend for the first weekend of Coachella, which can only mean one thing — festival season is officially upon us. And since I think we can all agree that Coachella is really about the outfits, I think we should talk … Continue reading
I’ve mentioned our plastic problem before, but not many people don’t realize that one of the biggest culprits contributing to the problem is a product they probably use on a daily basis — plastic straws. Nowadays plastic straws come in nearly every single drink you consume — from your iced coffee in the morning, to your … Continue reading
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A wise woman (i.e. random Instagram post) once said, “If leggings are wrong, I don’t want to be right,” and it was at that moment that I found my new life motto. On average, I would say that I wear leggings 8 out of the 7 days of the week. So it’s safe to say … Continue reading
Nothing, and I mean nothing is quite as cool as a leather jacket. For It girls and tough guys alike it is an absolute wardrobe staple. And nothing is quite as versatile — and if you know anything about me, you know I’m a big fan of versatility (big, huge). It’s pretty much seasonless. You … Continue reading
I think by now most people have heard of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, but just to catch you up to speed, it is a giant collection of marine debris (i.e. litter that ends up in our oceans, seas and other large bodies of water) floating around in the North Pacific Ocean. The Great Pacific … Continue reading
I put a good pair of ankle boots right up there with, oh, I don’t know, puppies and margaritas (and if you don’t get that reference, shame on you for not reading my blog more often). To me they are the white button down of footwear — super versatile, they go with pretty much every … Continue reading
Perhaps you noticed your newsfeed today is filled with photos of adorable puppies. Or perhaps you are like me and you have made it so that your newsfeed is always filled with adorable puppies (in all fairness, watching puppy videos has been proven to be good for your health, so that just science right there). … Continue reading
Clean water is an essential part of our lives. We drink it, we cook with it, we bathe in it, we play in it (I mean some of us play in it, others of us just maybe lounge by it). And when you think about it, everyone should have access to it. Unfortunately, that is … Continue reading
Fashion today moves fast. Very, very fast. So fast in fact, that collectively consumers are buying more than 80 billion new items of clothing every year. That number, according to the film The True Cost 400% more clothing today than we purchased 20 years ago. So it comes as no surprise that in order to … Continue reading
The weather Gods here in the Bay Area may not have gotten the message, but today is the indeed first day of spring. And while for some that just means that it’s the time of year when you have to bring 47 different layers with you every time you leave the house due to the … Continue reading
Why Buying Less is More Important Than Buying Ethical This will be short and sweet, but before I go on and tell you all about the things you need to go out and buy, I wanted to take a quick second to stop and talk about the term conscious consumerism. Clearly, I’m a big advocate … Continue reading
