It was a priority growing up that I had opportunities to connect with Black Americans. To build a stronger connection I joined Black youth organizations, applied for scholarships for Black people, and ultimately joined a Black sorority in college. When I started my zero waste journey about two years ago, I couldn’t find them. I [...]
Author: fullbyles
Valentine’s Day Inspired Gift Guide
In elementary school Valentine's Day was a big deal. It was the moment to declare your feelings for your crush. For me I had to have the best decorated goodie bag. I wanted to show my crush I was something special. Let's just say I didn't waste a second to see if I had a [...]
What is your sustainable love language?
In my childhood home is where I learned my first things about love. In my home we were big on saying I love you. It didn’t matter if we were stepping out for just a moment, saw you earlier that day, called you only moments prior, we said it often. I am not sure when [...]
Should You Make Eco-Friendly New Year’s Resolutions?
One of my favorite New Years Eve’s ever was in 2016 going into 2017. It was the first one I spent with my now husband. It was suppose to be a night at the apartment with friends but quickly turned into jamming at party in downtown Tampa. Let’s just say the night ended dancing to [...]
Why I don’t want to quit my 9-5 to travel the world
Growing up, my Dad worked a 9-5 job while my mom worked as an entrepreneur with her own hair salon. In my childhood, I was able to see the pros and cons of each work style. From the time I entered college until this year I had inconsistent short term internships/jobs but now I have [...]
How to go zerowaste for FREE
Growing up in a big house meant things added up quickly in our home. Everything was always multiplied by 6 (my parents, sisters, and I) or more if we had guest visiting or family living with us temporarily. Anytime my Mom or Dad could find things that were Free.99 they were on it like white [...]
The Truth Behind Moving
Imagine since you were 18 years old you moved into a new home every year and a new city every couple years. Sounds kind of exhausting, doesn't it? A lot of reasons pulled me to different places like two study aboard programs plus moving on and off campus. It was fun for a while meeting [...]
10 Reasons Why Men Love Zerowaste Women
Growing up my understanding of sustainable living was recycling water bottles, plastic bags, and cardboard. I never thought about how to live sustainably as a child, teenager, and a young adult for a while too. I didn't have friends growing up that cared about the environment and openly talked about it. Little did I know [...]
12 Things to Do When You Move to a New City
I’ve lived in the same city throughout my childhood. I knew the ends and outs of my city in Florida and you couldn't tell me nothing. There are even people I graduated high school with that I have known since first grade. As you can imagine I was one of many college students ready to leave [...]
Betting on Yourself > Fear
In elementary school, I auditioned for a role in the school's Christmas play. After auditions I got a choir role but I wanted a bigger role with actual lines. So I told my music teacher if a spot opened up- I wanted it. Not sure what happened but a spot opened up as a reindeer, I [...]
