Easy Environmentalist

Just call her Frankenpack.
I bought my backpack off Marketplace for $60. She was a steal, fits me perfectly, and we have seen more places together than I can keep track of. However, she sustained some pretty considerable damage trekking down a volcano in Guatemala. Let's just say her owner is clumsy, and she took the brunt of the (many) falls down Volcan Acatenango.
While this tear wasn't too bad in the beginning, it's gotten worse with each adventure. Rather than parting with this pack that I genuinely love so dearly, I took a spare cloth napkin (with durable fabric) and patched my little friend up. I have some pretty exciting things planned for the next few months, and I need to make sure this pack won't burst at her seams (literally).
One of the BEST things you can do for the environment (and your wallet) is to not buy new or buy anything at all. So many items can be easily mended or repaired versus tossed in the trash and repurchased. Plus, now she's got a bit more character, a GREAT story to tell, and more years of life added to this well-loved travel buddy. And that money saved is going straight towards my next adventure 🙌

can I just say thank you?!
I've been using Native's paper-packed deodorant for close to a year now and, while I love it, there's a couple things I would definitely change - the price and the design.
That's why I was SO excited to find this competing product at 🙌. Half the price AND not as long/ narrow. With Native's design, it can become a bit challenging to use all the product once it's close to running out.
I love that with this, you don't have to sacrifice amazing scents (that come from essential oils), and it's still very much cruelty-free, in addition to being free of aluminum, propylene glycol, and parabens.
At the end of the day, both products are stellar, though, and it's good to see some new players enter the alternative-packaging market. Maybe someday, this will just become the standard. A girl can dream!

I never understand why people think vegan can't be just as good, if not BETTER, than food made with animal products.
This Greek-style yogurt from has become a new staple for me. Great by itself or dressed up with some berries, chia seeds, chocolate chips, slivered almonds, pepitas, granola, or whatever else you like in your "regular" yogurt.
Here's the kicker - it's even more delicious than typical Greek yogurt. The coconut milk makes it creamier, it tastes less artificially sugary, plenty of pea-powered protein, and I feel better knowing that no moo moos were harmed in the making of this product.
Vegan doesn't mean compromising taste. Incorporating more plant-based foods has done wonders for how I feel mentally and physically, and it makes me happy to know I'm doing something so easy that makes such a positive impact on our planet (and it's fuzzy inhabitants). Seemingly-small swaps can lead to big things, y'all!

Balloons are the freaking WORST!
Did a photoshoot today ( - give me a follow!) and found such a lovely lakeside spot. Was super bummed to see the lawn COVERED in popped balloons. What the heck humans?!
Balloons take years to break down and are so, so, so harmful to wildlife. Animals can easily get tangled up in them or attached strings, causing the animal to be unable to move or properly get food. Wildlife also often ingest balloons thinking that they're food, blocking their digestive track and causing the animal to slowly and painfully starve to death.
Although throwing them away helps, this can still happen even if properly disposed of because, let's face it, your trash has to end up somewhere! The best way to help out wildlife is to just stop buying literal air-filled garbage in the first place. There are a ton of better ways to decorate and celebrate (evil eyeing you too, glitter) that won't hurt our fellow planet inhabitants, like flowers, cute plants, an awesome dining set, a fun costume theme, fantastic food and drinks, or confetti made from leaves. Way cuter in my opinion, and way better for our planet!