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…
Slow Furniture: Interview with Mireille Granger
January 12, 2021While most of you are already aware of the negative effects of fast fashion on the environment, have you considered the impact of its equally evil sister, fast furniture? Much like fast fashion, fast furniture is mass produced, low cost and generally poor quality, which means it ends up in landfill more quickly. Like many…
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…