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...
Tag: Simple Living
10 Ideas to Help You Live More Intentionally
posted by: aaliyahinspired
July 11, 2022
Living with intention has been a practice of mine ever since I discovered the message of minimalism. I was drawn to the message of living a simple life filled with creating meaningful connections and experiences over chasing material items and frivolous goals. All intentional living...
Sustainable Swaps That Will Transform Your Life
posted by: aaliyahinspired
May 17, 2022
Let’s make one thing clear: the fate of our planet doesn’t solely lie in the hands of individuals. The problems we face stem from corporations and institutions who refuse to change toxic and destructive practices embedded in its foundations. However, collective efforts made towards bettering...
What Is Conscious Living?
posted by: aaliyahinspired
September 13, 2021
I, like many others, grew up with a specific template for living. I didn’t know anything other than the following trajectory for my life: grow up, go to college, graduate, get married, have kids, get promotions and prestige, and continue the cycle of hustling for...
“It’s better to live a short life that is full of what you like doing, than a long life spent in a miserable way.” Alan Watts If you were to ask me to describe my ideal life, it would go something like this: the days...
I always wondered what the people I consider role models have in common. It wasn’t until recently that I actually sat down and questioned what my top three role models had in common. I came to the conclusion that they all had and followed one...
Why I Decided To Become a Minimalist
posted by: aaliyahinspired
February 11, 2021
My journey with minimalism started two years ago when I started listening to The Minimalists podcast. Before diving into the world of Ryan Nicodemus and Joshua Fields Millburns through their podcast, I got mixed messages on what minimalism was. All I could picture was an...
A New Beginning: Solo Hiking as a Woman For the First Time
posted by: aaliyahinspired
December 24, 2020
You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face… you must do the thing you think you cannot do” Eleanor Roosevelt I went on my first solo hike a few weeks ago and I...
20 Things to Declutter Before the New Year
posted by: aaliyahinspired
December 17, 2020
A new year is approaching which means that the urge to start decluttering is high. It can sometimes be hard to decide what to get rid of and what to keep so I decided to help by creating a list of 20 things that can...
I Tried to do a No Buy Year And Failed Horribly
posted by: aaliyahinspired
December 10, 2020
December of 2019 I set out to complete a challenge that would test my strength as a consumer in a capitalist society — a no buy year. In the beginning, I was determined and thought of going without buying non-essential items a piece of cake…...