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A little about me :)

 Hi, my name is Rose! I have been on a journey to start living my life as sustainable as possible for the last year and I wanted a way to keep a record of my journey with sustainability. This is also something that I want to do in connection to my faith as a Christian. As Christians we are called to be caretakers to this earth and look after those around us and I will include some Christian content too as that is primarily what defines me and my goals here! I decided to make a blog to help me keep track of what I am doing to help myself and the environment (and maybe even benefit those around me!)  In a world that is so focused on what the next big thing is or what celebrity is engaged, we are losing sight of what is most important for our livelihood and that's the earth we live on. This might not seem like a big deal now but in the next five years people will come to see what I'm saying and what other environmentalist are saying. I am by no means a professional at this (nor h...
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Everyday Microplastics :)

 Last time we talked about sustainable fashion brands that love the earth and your skin, today we are changing the conversation to microplastics; what counts and how to avoid it in your everyday! But why microplastics? You've probably heard a lot online about microplastics and how its bad for us, but its likely never been explained that much.  Standford Medicine did a study about this and its overall impact on our health and the results are shocking. They estimated that there is 10-40 million metric tons of microplastics released into the environment a year, and this is seen in items like tea bags, seafood, meat, bottled water, tooth brushes and so much more! And don't read that as enthusiasm, because the study also found possible links between microplastics ingested and cancer or heart attacks. If you want to do more research regarding the specific health impacts that micro plastics have, be warned, you won't look at your everyday the same... In an effort to avoid everyd...

An Organic Wardrobe

If your starting out your sustainability journey, its easy to look at your wardrobe and see the mass amounts of polyester based clothing that have come from fast fashion brands like Shein or Mirrou and cringe. If you feel that way, that's a good thing! It means that you want to cleanse your wardrobe; a good way to change how you buy is simply by op shopping, but if you don't want to buy second hand that's okay! For today's blog I wanted to look at a list of brands that have safe and sustainable practices, and as I am based in New Zealand I want to focus on Kiwi and Australian brands as they are more available compared to American brands. The major things I want to focus on in terms of sustainability is clothing, food and microplastics. We will talk about ways to make your meals organic and everyday microplastics later on but for now lets focus on one thing; clothing. Clothing Brands: Kowtow (Website: Kowtow Clothing ) This brand uses 100% organic, fair trade and c...