Earth Day and Love
April 22, 2026Happy Earth Day everyone! Celebrating Earth day is kind of like celebrating your birthday. You are happy about it but there is a kind of melancholy that comes because another year has passed and you aren’t sure if things are getting better. Are we doing everything we can to fight climate change? Probably not, but…
Going (Almost) Car Free
April 16, 2026As they say, necessity is the mother of invention. The good news: my youngest daughter landed her first job. The not so great news: it is in downtown Montreal and not easy to get to by public transit from where we live. Because of this, my daughter was contemplating the purchase of a new car. …
Three steps we can take to slow climate change
May 11, 2024If the recent crazy weather hasn’t got you thinking about climate change, I don’t know what will. What with tornadoes in unusual places like Ottawa and Switzerland, forest fires and flooding in several Canadian provinces, it is clear that extreme weather is here. It can feel overwhelming and leave us with a feeling of despair. …
Climate Change 101
February 19, 2023I have started to talk about climate change. A lot. Too much, say my husband and daughter. I am doing a training session at work and I have recently started speaking at schools. What amazes the most is that there are people that still know so little about climate change or even worse, deny…
Eco-Anxiety is real….and what to do about it
August 21, 2022Dear readers, It has been a while hasn’t it? Given all the recent issues in the world right now, I haven’t had the energy or drive to write. Our world is experiencing unprecedented climate events such as fires on both sides of Canadian coasts, fires in California and all throughout Europe, flooding in New York…
Making soy milk from scratch
April 3, 2022In an effort to have a more vegan diet, I have recently switched from drinking dairy milk to oat and soy milk. I really only drink milk in my morning latte and with my oatmeal. It has taken me some time to get used to the taste, but now I can drink it without…
Do you need to be vegan to save the planet?
March 1, 2022On my sustainability journey, I have gone from focusing on “zero waste” to carbon emission reduction. Reducing my carbon footprint has meant reconsidering what I eat. It is estimated that approximately one quarter of the world’s greenhouse gases come from food production and I have read many articles indicating that eating vegan is the way…
Update on 2021 Low Buy Year
January 24, 2022Happy New Year everyone! I thought I would start the year off with an update on my 2021 low buy year experiment. I planned on purchasing the following items in 2021: Cross country skis: I really wanted to ski last winter and I realize how much it is something that I like to do. With…
Crisis? What Crisis?
August 27, 2021No, I am not referring to the 1975 album by the English rock band Supertramp but rather the climate crisis. It sums up how I believe many people in the Western world are reacting to the climate crisis. With nonchalance, a touch of surprise and denial. Or am I wrong on this? Is it…
My Favorite Homemade Cleaning Products
May 24, 2021One of the first major lifestyle changes of zero waste living is making your own cleaning products. Commercial cleaning products contain many harmful chemicals. Since I have a lot of allergies, it was often difficult to find cleaning products that did not cause me to feel ill. I did try some commercial, “natural” cleaners but…