Super-Post!

Happy Belated Easter/Earth Day to All!

I'm bummed I didn't get to post anything on Earth Day, but I'm making it up for it now with a super-post by combining two phenomenal holidays: Easter and Earth Day.

As you all know, Earth Day is a 24-hour event; but it's a huge argument among many environmentalists that Earth Day shouldn't just be ONE day out of the year...it should be all 365 days that we are aware of our carbon-footprint. 

An article wirtten by Brian Merchant on Treehugger.com , pleaded with readers to take a stand like the first Earth Day, 41 years ago (1969):

"Call for action. Help build awareness; help build a movement. And don't bother with the organic cotton designer clothes." 

Ha-ha-ha...hey...wait.

Yes, I did just post that. That really just happened. Confusing? Mhm. Contradictory? You betcha. 

BUT! 

If we really stop and think about it, the message being sent is one of activism--not necessarily consumerism. And if you are still befuddled as to why I'm saying any of this, here is something to confuse you even more:

High-end fashion designer Vivienne Westwood: Queen of Contradictions.

What Westwood, Merchant, and many others are trying to say is that a change doesn't always begin with opening your wallet, but opening your mouth. Advocacy is key; and being content with what you have is a huge part of that. 


Which is why for the second part of my post I'd like to advocate once again the wearing of second-hand clothes as an environmentally conscious action.

Part II:

Second-hand clothing doesn't have to be something bought from a consignment store.

In fact, it doesn't have to be recently purchased at all. 

This encompasses everything you already have. 

At the risk of sounding like a big, huge nerd, I can't tell you how pleasantly surprising it is piecing together new combinations of clothing I already have. It's actually quite satisfying. 

This is me. In my peasant outfit on Easter Sunday, strutting around in the back yard.  

 

I donned a 100% cotton dress that was given to me by my Mother's friend a while back which she bought from a thrift store.

This dress is the epitome of second-hand items. At this point, it's like, third-hand.  

 

We had the family over for Easter Dinner, and composted all our food waste, because even the Easter Bunny composts his eggs.

There is the beautiful compost pile in our backyard which will someday turn into organic topsoil for gardening.

 

And here's my little pup Ellie. (This picture is completely irrelevant to the topic, but she's cute, eh?).

Now that I have completely deflated the subject of second-hand clothing, I am excited to move along to some new posts in the near future!

Hope you all had wonderful holidays!

Peace, Love, and Sustainable Second-Hand Clothes!<3

FREE STUFF!

Before I begin,  

I'd like to make it known that this is a transgendered post.

I'm aware that I'm using the term very loosely, and no, there will be no mention of 

Lady Gaga or Justin Bieber, so don't get your hopes up. 

Oh, and it's not about cross dressers either. I know, I know...lame. Bear with me.  

 PSYCH! There they are.

It's a post for GUYS AND GIRLS! 

Moving right along... here we have one of the coolest and most innovative (in my opinion) eco-friendly business ideas out there right now.

The best part? IT'S FREE. 

These three websites: 

Swapstyle.com

Rehashclothes.com 

and

Dignswap.com 

Are global exchange businesses designed for free trading of goods between users.

Nifty, no?!

It's like ebay (You should check out Ebay's World of Good, since we're on the topic) but instead of buying the products you trade something of your own. Capeesh?

Click on this link to read a first-hand account of each site's pros and cons.

Make that nifty AND thrifty! (Don't tell me that joke went over your head).

All three sites are fantastic eco-friendly sources for trade, however I'd like to focus on Rehash simply because they make a point to spread awareness and go the extra mile by supplying green living tips for their users! 

And also because I've noticed there's an eco-friendly theme establishing itself in my blog, so I think I'll just go with that, right? Yeah. 

I am partial to Rehash because they endorse hippies and Napoleon Dynamite doppelgangers. Two of the things that I like most. Plus, they are a bonafide eco-friendly business, so there's no need to stay up late worrying that Rehash is an apocryphal (I just learned that word today; see definition here) website trying to rip you off! 

If that paragraph didn't otherwise convince you, I hope that this one, taken from their site, will:

"So, I ask of you to join us here at Rehash and do our part in saving Mama Earth by avoiding unnecessary waste to accumulate in landfills. As someone’s great-great-great-grandmother said, “one man’s garbage is another one’s treasure.” So, with that sentiment in mind, and the newly acquired responsibility to our planet, I encourage you to recycle clothing and accessories like it’s no one’s business."

Besides the fact that that statement is all too true, it's also witty and clever. So why not humor me and Rehash and click around? 

Swap somethin', save somethin', do somethin' green. Nbd.

Peace, Love, and Sustainable Swapping <3

Introducing... EARTH (No, not that one).

Paaarty peeeeooople!

I have some super-exciting, fantastic news to share with you all. 

My good friend Megan and I have been working on a Tee-Shirt line for the past couple of months and it's finally all coming to fruition in the very near future! 

The name of the line is called EARTH. 

It's an eco-friendly collection that we hope you all will love and support in the same way you have my blog (which I am very appreciative of). 

Essentially, our goal is very similar to what the blog is all about: raising awareness and promoting a compassionate and conscious lifestyle. The medium this time happens to be Tee-Shirts, and it encompasses much more than just purchasing clothing made of sustainable materials. It's about thinking outside ourselves, even just for a moment, and realizing the enormous amount of power one person has. That, combined with hundreds and thousands and hopefully millions of others worldwide, is a jarring concept but idealistically, it is what we strive to do. And that is: being kind. Being proactive. Doing, seeing, experiencing all you can, not because you feel obliged or because you have no choice, rather, as a way of bettering yourself and your surroundings.

Really, in all honesty, I'm trying to brainwash you all. 

But I'm okay with that...it's for a good cause.

Anyway! I'm shamelessly using these sappy, social networking gimmicks to entice you and greedily ask for some more lovin' on behalf of our Tee's. 

There is a website in the works and the shirts are soon to be on their way. 

This is only the beginning.

So tell your friends, tell your mom, hide yo kids and hide yo wife (no, don't do that last part) and as a last word, I'll provide you with our mission statement, that pretty clearly says it all:

EARTH is an eco-friendly clothing line dedicated to raising awareness of environmental and human rights. We strive to promote sustainability and believe in the power of the people as a catalyst for change. T-shirts are for everyone, and that’s what EARTH is all about: bridging gaps in an effort to keep our people and our planet safe.

Simply put, our mission is:

To bring together the people of the world through organic textiles and cool tees. 

I'll keep you posted on what's to come.

Peace, Love and Sustainable Tees ! xo