Ever since I became a minimalist at 18 years old, I vowed to stick to a one-in-one-out rule to keep my shopping habits in check. The one-in-one-out rule required me to discard an item in my closet equivalent to whatever new thing I was trying...
Category: Sustainability
Can Your Lifestyle Ever Be Completely Sustainable?
posted by: aaliyahinspired
June 13, 2024
Oftentimes, I feel like a fraud in the sustainability community. Sustainability has grown in mainstream culture over the past few years, often being accompanied with images of Hydroflasks, cream colored mesh bags, and metal straws. Personally, metal straws were my entry way to the world...
Slow Travel: A Wanderlust’s Ticket to Sustainable and Immersive Traveling
posted by: aaliyahinspired
March 18, 2024
Whenever many of us think about vacations, long jam-packed itineraries usually come to mind. Every single day of the vacation is planned to the minute — what time to wake up, what time to get breakfast, what time to sight-see this attraction, what time to...
6 Easy & Simple Sustainable Practices to Start Today
posted by: aaliyahinspired
March 22, 2023
Conversations about sustainability are often coupled with the latest products or items that you can purchase to be more “eco-friendly.” Things like Hydro-flasks, aesthetically-pleasing bamboo sets of toothbrushes or dish scrubbers, or nice cutlery sets come to mind. Although these things are a step in...
Review: Girlfriend Collective Sustainable Set
posted by: aaliyahinspired
January 11, 2023
Are you currently thinking about buying something from Girlfriend Collective but want some honest feedback on the clothing? Then you’ve come to the right place. So far, I have three sets from Girlfriend Collective. Two of them being from their legging and racerback line and...
The Most Absurd Fear in Human Culture: Outfit Repeating
posted by: aaliyahinspired
November 16, 2022
“I hate that thing where people are like ‘oh, you’ve worn that shirt before,” singer and songwriter Conan Gray said in an interview clip. “Like no fucking shit, I bought the shirt.” If I had a dollar for everytime someone made a comment about the...
Eco-Friendly Period Products You Need to Try
posted by: aaliyahinspired
October 13, 2022
CALLING ALL THE PEOPLE with periods who are looking for sustainable alternatives to single-use period products! For the longest time I accepted that I’ll probably have to buy tampons and pads every time my cycle started for the rest of my life, but in 2018...
Leave Hustle Culture Behind & Practice Slow Living Instead
posted by: aaliyahinspired
September 21, 2022
Hard work is undeniably essential to achieving goals. If one puts in the effort, anything can manifest in his or her life. This truth carried me as I put my best foot forward in school, sports and personal goals; however, it’s easy to misinterpret this...
It’s hard to know where to start when you want to incorporate more sustainable practices into your daily life. There are so many aspects to explore within the sustainable living community, but it can be daunting when different levels of sustainable lifestyles are thrown in...
Why I’m Giving Up Zero-Waste Living
posted by: aaliyahinspired
July 19, 2022
Can one live a life completely devoid of waste? For a small percentage of individuals, it’s possible, but for the rest of us… the answer is no. The zero-waste movement caught my attention shortly after I went vegan in 2014. The viral video of the...