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Posted on May 23, 2018 August 19, 2018

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  • My “new” preowned winter boots back from the cobbler 😍 ♻️ Do you bring your shoes & boots to the cobbler for repair & TLC? ♻️ To prolong the life of our much loved shoes & boots we bring them to our local cobbler. ♻️ These boots I bought recently had no rubber sole at the bottom only leather. ♻️ Our cobbler transformed my boots into hardwearing boots for the winter by placing new rubber soles at the bottom of each boot. ♻️ Before getting rid of your favourite winter boots bring them to the cobbler to get repaired! You will find your boots will last years longer😍 ♻️ A blog post coming soon on how we prolong the life of our clothes 😊 ♻️ Happy Wednesday everyone! #wednesdaywisdom #cobbler #ethicalstyle #ethicalfashion #ethicalfashionblogger #fairfashion #consiousliving #livesimply #livesimple #inspiringsimplicity #casualstyle #fairtrade #reuse #thriftstorefinds #sewingproject #minimalist #mindfulconsumerism #sustainablefashion #minimalism
  • Homemade lip balm in reusable jar. ♻️ There are certain skincare & hair products we have always wanted to make. ♻️ Natural Beauty by Karen Gilbert @karengilbert is the book we source our homemade products from. ♻️ 10g beeswax 10g Shea butter 10g Cocoa butter 1 tablespoon honey 🍯 Melt wax & butters in a glass bowl over a pot of boiling water. Add honey and give a good stir. Pour into Favourite pots 👍🏻 ♻️ We still have hair care and skincare products that we don’t or cannot make. ♻️ Hair moose, de frizz cream, hair wax and heat protectant are just a few that we still use. ♻️ We haven’t found package free options for these and haven’t had time to make them......real life😛 And to be honest having curly/frizzy hair requires a lot of products to look half way decent leaving for work each day! ♻️ If you guys do have alternative suggestions we would love to hear😍 ♻️ Happy Tuesday! #tuesdaymotivation #homemade #naturalbeautyproducts #zerowaste #zerowasteliving #zerowastehome #recycle #reuse #jars #reusable #reusablestraw #reusablebag #savetheworld #cleaneroceans #savetheplanet #plasticfreeoceans #plasticfree #plasticfreesea #beatplasticpollution #waronwaste #breakfreefromplastic #bethechange #globalwarming #sustainableliving #sustainablebeauty #nowaste #lesswaste #goingzerowaste #wastefree
  • Veggie soup 🥣 for lunch this week. 🥕 We are much more aware when shopping for groceries now. We avoid packaging as much as we can. 🥕 The most difficult items we find hard to find are herbs 🌿 not wrapped in plastic 🙁 🥕 We really want to grow our own herbs.....in time it will come! 🥕 This soup we made last week and stored extra servings in small containers in freezer. 🥕 Recipe from @thehappypear We topped with pesto and cashews😛 🥕 Happy Monday everyone, stay warm 👍🏻 #vegetarianrecipes #soup #mondaymotivation #zerowaste #zerowasteliving #zerowastehome #recycle #reuse #jars #reusable #reusablestraw #reusablebags #savetheworld #cleaneroceans #savetheplanet #plasticfreeoceans #plasticfree #plasticfreesea #beatplasticpollution #waronwaste #breakfreefromplastic #bethechange #globalwarming #sustainableliving #sustainablebeauty #nowaste #lesswaste #goingzerowaste #wastefree
  • Keeping warm on these chilly sunny days with my “new” previous owned scarf 🧣 ♻️ Loving my new find, it’s super cozy. This I picked up on 4th Ave Kitsilano in Turnabout. ♻️ A black & white print scarf was on my list of needed items from last year. ♻️ Hopefully this amazing Autumn weather will last FOREVER! ♻️ Happy sunny Sunday everyone 😘 #ethicalstyle #ethicalfashion #ethicalfashionblogger #fairfashion #consiousliving #livesimply #livesimple #inspiringsimplicity #casualstyle #fairtrade #reuse #thriftstorefinds #sewingproject #minimalist #mindfulconsumerism #sustainablefashion #minimalism #autumnfashion
  • Our 3 year wedding anniversary was this week 🙈 ♻️ The perfect gift for any celebration is flowers 💐 ♻️ These flowers were held together with twine and had no extra plastic packaging. ♻️ A beautiful gift that transforms a space and creates new happy memories. ♻️ Happy Saturday everyone! #happymemories #anniversary #zerowaste #zerowasteliving #zerowastehome #itsthelittlethings #recycle #reuse #jars #reusable #reusablebag #savetheworldfortnite #cleaneroceans #savetheplanet #plasticfreeoceans #plasticfree #plasticfreesea #beatplasticpollution #waronwaste #breakfreefromplastic #bethechange #globalwarming #sustainableliving #sustainablebeauty #nowaste #lesswaste #goingzerowaste #wastefree
  • On the go with our travel mugs! ✈️ We fly out for our vacation next week! This will be our first time going on holidays having the idea of zero waste😉 ✈️ We are prepping our travel kit and looking forward to the challenge but won’t be too hard on ourselves if we slip up now and again. ✈️ Bring on next Thursday! Lots of posts for packing prep and setting ourselves up for zero waste while travelling♻️ ✈️ Happy Friday everyone😘 #zerowastetravel #zerowastetraveller #zerowaste #zerowasteliving #zerowastehome #itsthelittlethings #recycle #reuse #jars #reusable #reusablestraw #reusablebag #reusablebags #savetheworld #cleaneroceans #savetheplanet #plasticfreeoceans #plasticfree #waronwaste #breakfreefromplastic #bethechange #globalwarming #sustainableliving #sustainablebeauty #nowaste #lesswaste #goingzerowaste #wastefree
  • Homemade beeswax candles 🐝 Finally we found time this weekend to make our own beeswax candles. 🐝 The process is simple & you do not need special equipment. 🐝 You need: 1lb Beeswax Tablespoon coconut oil Wicks & metal weights Glass jars Pot for boiling water Glass bowl to fit over pot 2 metal spoons 🥄 Pyrex jug 🐝 How to make: Boil water in the pot with the glass bowl placed on top Spoon in the coconut oil and lower the wax into the bowl The wax will take sometime to melt While the wax is melting prepare your jars 🐝 Dip the metal weights which has the wick into the melted wax and then use the wax to stick the wick to the bottom centre of the jars 🐝 Hold the wick in place by wrapping around a pencil ✏️ 🐝 When wax is melted pour wax into Pyrex jug and then into jars and let cool (the wax cools quickly so try be as quick as possible) 🐝 Leave the candles to set for a day. 🐝 To remove wax from bowl and utensils, place in oven at 150 degree so the wax will melt. Remove from oven wipe out wax and wash dishes with warm hot water. 🐝 Definitely worth the effort! So pretty & way cheaper than buying beeswax candles in the store. 🐝 Happy Thursday! #beeswax #beeswaxcandles #zerowaste #zerowasteliving #zerowastehome #itsthelittlethings #recycle #reuse #jars #reusable #reusablebag #savetheworldfortnite #cleaneroceans #savetheplanet #plasticfreeoceans #plasticfree #plasticfreesea #beatplasticpollution #waronwaste #breakfreefromplastic #bethechange #globalwarming #sustainableliving #sustainablebeauty #nowaste #lesswaste #goingzerowaste #wastefree
  • Our new zero plastic lunch box kit 🍝 ♻️ We bring our own lunch to work and usually pack it in jars. However jars are heavy and noisy! You would hear the clanging of the jars before you would see us 🤣😂 ♻️ We have been looking out for a replacement for our jars and we found these cool boxes. ♻️ Stainless steal, the perfect sizes and great for travel. We leave for holidays next week and these will carry our snacks for the plane ✈️ & adventures in Cuba 🇨🇺 & Argentina 🇦🇷 ♻️ Looking forward to using these on holidays and the challenge of keeping our waste to a minimum in other countries ♻️ Have a great Wednesday! #lifewithoutplastic #plasticfreelunch #zerowaste #zerowasteliving #zerowastehome #itsthelittlethings #recycle #reuse #jars #reusable #reusablestraw #reusablebag #savetheworld #cleaneroceans #savetheplanet #plasticfreeoceans #plasticfree #plasticfreesea #beatplasticpollution #waronwaste #breakfreefromplastic #bethechange #globalwarming #sustainableliving #sustainablebeauty #nowaste #lesswaste #goingzerowaste #wastefree

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We are Theresa & George Burns we are both in our thirties and are living in Vancouver, Canada. We have a passion for yoga, mountain climbing, camping and adventure.

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