Since I began this blog, I got so many questions on lifestyle. What is a sustainable lifestyle? or how to begin a more ethical lifestyle?
Sustainable lifestyle is not a hippie lifestyle, as so many would think, it is not a minimalist one either. You are not expected to live on a farm. Actually, a sustainable lifestyle can be achieved by everyone even living in the most polluted city in a flat. It is quite simple. It could even help you financially, mentally and psychologically.
First step: What is it about?
Do you know why you want to change? Do you actually know is a sustainable lifestyle? What it actually means? Do you know why this change is important nowadays?
Our planet has reached a point of no return. We have to consider it more than just what we are stepping on. It is the only planet that we have and that we need to protect. Nowadays we reached the tipping point of the primary resources, if we continue like this we won’t be able to survive on the primary resources our planet offer as soon as 2030.
Our health is getting impacted by the pollution. The food that we eat intoxicate us due to its ingestion of plastic as well as the products used to treat it. Our life is more and more stressful due to social media intoxication.
We finally realise the difference in between countries and the dehumanization of labour workers and discrimination between race.
Living in today’s society is quite poisoning.
Adopting a sustainable lifestyle is a state of mind: educating yourself on unsustainable practices, helping to have a more balanced lifestyle and carbon footprint, feel healthier, better about your actions and more confident in your daily life. This lifestyle does not get impacted if you want to have a minimalist or luxury living. However, it will impact your way of thinking: what am I doing better, what is impacting other people in the world, how can I make this feel better.
Second step:
How to adopt a sustainable lifestyle? Where to begin?
So many influencers and bloggers put together books on how to begin a sustainable lifestyle: you should declutter all of your life, change fully to vegan and sell everything that is not from an ethical brand. Well, I do not believe this is the solution at all. This will for most of us just freak us out. I was freaked out so many times because of those guides because I could not relate. Every small change is a step toward a more sustainable lifestyle. You do not need to live on a farm and be fully self-sufficient.
I propose that you begin on just a day at home only an hour and write down what you are willing to change and where are you seeing for yourself in the future. Take it from there.Think about what you want to teach your kids and what you want to show them.
You can begin on looking up what you buy on a monthly basis and where it is from, how it is created and its carbon footprint. Instead of jumping on fast fashion trends, look into more sustainable sometimes more pricey products but that you know, will last. I always prefer quality (a little more pricey) than cheap fabrics and production. A sustainable lifestyle is a recycle and investment one. Instead of buying fast fashion to barely use it, you should buy consciously and use it several times. Be proud of each item you own and take care of them.
Third step:
Why does sustainable lifestyle looks so expensive? how can I invest in sustainable lifestyle? do I have to spend a lot of money on sustainability?
There are two ways of beginning a sustainable lifestyle:
- Reuse: this mindset will push you to reuse product and push to the #zerowaste movement. Reuse your food cans to plant herb to create a herb garden, reuse old clothes and create kitchen cloth.
- Invest: this mindset will impact your future spending. You will spend some money on more sustainable items but they will last longer. A lot of people feel like to begin a new stage in their life they need an item that represent the new lifestyle. Invest in new item for interior design that will last and are made from recycled material. Buy a new closet as long as it is sustainable.
Some facts and question should remain the same in those two mindsets:
- Is the brand you are buying from is recycled, ethical, environmentally friendly?
- Are you going to be able to keep it for the newt 5/10/15 years?
- Are you going to wear it, use it, show it off more than 40 times?
- Is this going to make you feel better?
- What is going to be the environmental impact of your action?
In resume:
Get educated about every action you are taking and its carbon footprint. If you are looking into investing make sure you finish all of your product before and get educated on Waste impact (we have an article about it for you). You should also make sure that when you are looking into your things, decluttering or just letting go of things that do not fit anymore with the new you look into this article here to know how to do it in the best way.
I hope you liked this article and you are looking into turning your way of life in a more sustainable lifestyle. If you are looking into sustainability, ethical brand and luxury feel free to check out our posts on the ideality. feel free to ask us anything and I will be happy to help you in your new journey! Do not forget to follow us on Instagram and Twitter.
