#zerowastewannabe

-reducing my stuff. Giving away things for others to use (f.ex. an analog camera, clothes, books, pens, toiletries, kitchen stuff,.....) 

-i do not use make-up, and only use bar soaps 

-cleaning my home only with vinegar, baking soda & water

-i stopped buying packaged candy (well, yes i know. i should stop altogether!),

-stopped buying useless things/clothes etc & don’t go shopping anymore - i am saving so much time &money now! only buying what i need and in second hand or from the sales (never pay the full price of an item anymore if i can help it!). quality over quantity.

-i do not read leaflets/commercial advertisement at all, what a freedom!!!

-no more physical magazines, books or cd’s - reading & listening them in the library or buying as electronic downloads

when i get back up north again -after Christmas with family-, i will start to save every thing i will not be able to donate/recycle/rot.

every buy is a choice. and i need to make the better ones!

lately, i’ve been digitizing (scanning) my important papers. getting rid of piles and piles of paper, which feels liberating. 

also getting rid of (donating) stuff “i’m going to use, when.......”. yes, so right. things i’ve been keeping in the cupboard for years, not using.

well........

things that i’d forgot;

1. night train - having only 1 seat is agony. or at least you don’t get much sleep. go for the sleeping cart !!!

2. now matter how big or small your bag is, it is going to get full.

3. always take your own snacks with you! or even better: eat a proper meal & you don’t need to snack. & take you thermos with you (for water, hot drink, a smoothie....).

4. quitting sugar means there might not be much for you to drink in coffee chain-shops; hence i wrote to a company in hopes that they will start selling finnish kombucha. (*fingers crossed!*)

5. i no more like ‘hanging around’ (‘haahuilu’) in cities. it is so much easier when you make a plan what you want to achieve/see and go from there.

6. the things that work at home, will work while traveling.