#consiousconsumer

These past 10 months have been hard for everyone (including me). Some days I wake up and I'm just mad at the world for being so ignorant and destructive. Other days I wake up and I feel motivated and grateful for what I have. The last few months, I've been slacking off with the whole sustainability thing but that's okay! Things aren't always going to be perfect and it took me a while to realize that. The point I'm trying to make is that if you have been unmotivated lately (to do anything - not just sustainable things) that is completely normal and you shouldn't feel bad about it. Everyone is dealing with school/work, the pandemic, political issues, etc. and it can be hard to be motivated when there seem to be more pressing issues afoot. If you can, try and take a few minutes once in a while to just remind yourself that you're doing a great job and you will get through this. I appreciate each and every one of my followers and I hope you all have an amazing week! 💕

One of the harder things to do is be more conscious of how much / what you buy. When I go out to a store, I'm always sidetracked by things that I will probably only use a few times then will just store away. I try to think to myself 'how much will I use this?' and 'do I really need this?'. Most of the time, the conclusion is that I do not need the item. A good thing to do is just pass by the item and think about it more as you are going home or even just walking around in the store. This will help you decide if you really need the item or if it will just waste your money.