October 28 Today, I bought drill bits, vinegar, baking soda and glow sticks. The drill bits, vinegar and baking soda were to replenish the Environment Centre stock that we had gone through during the fall programming. I am thrilled with the purchase of the drill bits. We had broken a few of them in theContinue reading “Reflecting on Consumption: Small Stuff”
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Reflections on Consumption: Purchasing Puffers
October 27 Today, I bought a puffer for my Dad and a blister pack for medication. The puffer bothers me. Always has. It is a little plastic machine that one primes and presses a button to release a specific amount of vapour. After 60 puffs, it is thrown out – or recycled, though I amContinue reading “Reflections on Consumption: Purchasing Puffers”
Relecting on Consumption: Downshifting
October 26 Today, I downshifted. I didn’t sell anything. Instead, I gave up two days of teaching a week. There were a lot of reasons for that but the one I’m going to focus on here is time. Time is one thing I undervalue for myself and I often find myself spread too thin. ThisContinue reading “Relecting on Consumption: Downshifting”
Reflecting on Consumption: What’s in the Fridge
October 25. I don’t do the grocery shopping any more. My husband does. And he cooks the dinner meal for the most part. This is a recent change and I’m loving it. So, while I don’t buy food, I do consume it. Let’s look in the fridge! We eat a lot of whole foods. MyContinue reading “Reflecting on Consumption: What’s in the Fridge”
Reflecting on Consumption: A Car for a Dollar
October 24th. Today, I bought a car for a dollar. Well, it’s a bit more than a dollar once the transfer tax and vehicle inspection take place but what my friend and I exchanged was the shiniest looney I had. Definitely a good price! And it underlines why I love the friends I have. ButContinue reading “Reflecting on Consumption: A Car for a Dollar”
Reflecting on Consumption: Forget the Marshmallows
October 23 I forgot the marshmallows! Well, I didn’t really forget, though I was pretty tired in the morning not having slept well. We had an unseasonable high of 22 degrees and I didn’t really think we needed a fire. Besides, I reacted badly to the smoke of the fire yesterday and my head stillContinue reading “Reflecting on Consumption: Forget the Marshmallows”
Reflecting on Consumption: Beginnings
October 22nd This is the beginning of a multiple week reflective journal on consumption that I am doing for my Fundamentals of Sustainability course at Cape Breton University. In it, I am suppose to track my consumption, reflecting on the patterns and behaviours I notice. This is very much linked to techniques in mindfulness andContinue reading “Reflecting on Consumption: Beginnings”
Opening my eyes: some reflections on Netukulimk, Reciprocity, and Two-eyed Seeing
I love the way Robin Wall Kimmerer, in her popular book, Braiding Sweetgrass (2013), speaks of weaving Western science, Indigenous wisdom and the reciprocity of plants. This, my heart sang, was a path towards healing our troubled world, that brought understandings from both cultures together in harmony. Two ways of seeing. Two languages groups. WorkingContinue reading “Opening my eyes: some reflections on Netukulimk, Reciprocity, and Two-eyed Seeing”
Outside the Box: reflections on living and learning sustainably 