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...
Tag: 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...
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...
5 Sustainable Clothing Brands to Support Today
posted by: aaliyahinspired
June 20, 2022
You’ve probably read the title of this blog post and asked yourself, “what makes a brand sustainable?” When compared to what we call “fast fashion” brands, sustainable clothing brands are the exact opposite: slow. Slow fashion brands aim to reduce their carbon footprint by harboring...
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...
Ah, February… the month of love. What better time to talk about the things you’re obsessed with than February? I haven’t been consistent when it comes to our “Monthly Obsessions,” but I wanted to break the hiatus and share what I’ve been loving. Transcendent Kingdom by...
I don’t know about you, but I love getting inspiration from instagram. My favorite accounts to follow are often those of vegan influencers. I often look to my favorite vegan personalities for new recipes, restaurant suggestions, fitness tips, products to try out and more. Since...
Fast Fashion: Why It’s Unsustainable and Unethical
posted by: aaliyahinspired
July 15, 2020
Forever 21, H&M, Urban Outfitters, Zara, and many other popular shopping attractions are contributors to the inhumane labor and unsustainable practices that are hidden behind the curtain of fast fashion. Similar to how we rush to fast food drive-thrus to quickly satisfy our hunger and...
Homemade Natural All-Purpose Cleaner: alternative to toxic cleaners
posted by: aaliyahinspired
July 2, 2020
We can all agree that cleaning products are essential to maintain a clean home, but toxic cleaning products aren’t. After learning that commercial cleaning products can contribute to indoor pollution, I decided to give a homemade, natural all-purpose cleaner a try. There are a variety...