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…
Sustainable Socks
March 1, 2021In 2020, some of my socks and tights actually had so many holes that they could no longer be repaired. While I always go for second hand items when I can, socks and underwear are more of a challenge. Therefore, where to find socks, or more specifically, sustainable socks? And what does sustainable actually mean for…
Sustainable Online Shopping
September 13, 2020Did you know that there are approximately 100 billion garments produced each year? Since there are only about 8 billion people on the planet, this means that there are far too many garments being made. Since fashion is the number two most polluting industry for the environment, the best thing that we can do as…
Don’t Shop, Swap!
December 15, 2019With Christmas upon us and Black Friday pushing us to buy, buy, buy clothing at discounted prices, I think that we all to stop and ask ourselves if we really need more clothes. Clothing waste is an increasingly large problem. With the advent of fast fashion houses like H&M and Zara encouraging weekly shopping, women…
Summer Capsule Wardrobe: 10×10 Challenge
September 3, 2019While I still have too many pieces for a true capsule wardrobe of 33 or 39 pieces, I enjoy completing the 10×10 challenge. For those of you who don’t know about this challenge created by Lee Vosburgh (aka Stylebee https://www.stylebee.ca/10-x-10-challenge/ ), it involves taking 10 pieces from your wardrobe and wearing them for 10 days. …
Upscale Vintage Shopping for a Black Purse
August 11, 2019Although I enjoyed my experiment shopping at Value Village / Village des Valeurs, this is not a place that I intend to do all my second hand item shopping. I only want to buy items that I love and will keep a long time. I am also not afraid to spend a little more to…
Fashion Challenge: Not Wearing Black
May 5, 2019As of March 20th, spring is officially here. Not in my wardrobe though! Perhaps like some of you, I am getting tired of wearing black. Black is slimming, timeless and easy to wear, however, it is easy for it to become your go to when dressing. Now that a new season is upon us, I…
My first Vintage Shopping Experience
April 10, 2019Since my year of no shopping is done, several people asked me: “Have you been shopping? What did you buy? Did you go crazy and get a bunch of new clothes?” There is such an overt pressure from other people to buy, buy, buy. No one asked me “What did you use up or wear…
A Reduce our Waste Christmas
December 26, 2018I love Christmas. For me, Christmas is the most magical and exciting time of the year. Strangely, I have maintained my childlike love of the holiday season. I love the music, the decorations and the food. Even though we weren’t particularly well off, my mother and father always managed to make Christmas special. Our tradition…
Fashion Minimalism: 10 by 10 Fall 2018 Challenge
October 24, 2018Fashion is one area of my life where adopting a minimalist approach has been difficult. Even though I was mostly unsuccessful in my first attempt to reduce my wardrobe earlier this year, I want to give it another go. Lately, I have been reading a lot about capsule wardrobes. Did you know that the average…