Retail therapy is the cute nickname for coping with emotional distress by shopping. if you feel like getting something new is the only way to solve your issues, you may be indulging in a consumerist impulse every time you add to cart. A low buy challenge is about taking steps to curb our compulsions andContinue reading “Low Buy 2026: Replacing Retail Therapy”
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Unplastic Your Cleaning Routines
Welcome to Plastic Free July, 2026! We’re excited to celebrate low-waste lifestyles and to challenge Gainesville (and beyond) to “unplastic” your daily routines more than ever before, even if just for this month. We love to think about these challenges as an experiment (read more about that here and here), so we invite you toContinue reading “Unplastic Your Cleaning Routines”
What is “real change” – some thoughts on Plastic Free July
In the environmental activism scene, there’s a bit of a debate over where “real” change comes from. Some argue that individual actions add up over time, some say that things can only be improved when action is taken at a systemic level, and many try to combine the two approaches. Sometimes, environmental stewards will shameContinue reading “What is “real change” – some thoughts on Plastic Free July”