And even though I probably will but stockings from that sustainable company one day, for now the smartest and the way to use as little resources as possible was to mend the old ones!
Sunday, 19 March 2017
Reflection: mending stockings
I have seen a lot of adverts later for a company selling sustainable stockings. This felt really appealing to me since I use stockings all the time! I clicked onto their website and I was soooo close to buying a pair or three. However they were fairly pricey so I got to thinking. I am sick of all my stockings at home being worn and almost all of them have holes on the feet of the stocking so I rally wanted to buy some new ones. Today I've sorted through my stockings, realised that I have more pairs than I thought, and also decibel to mend the ones that were broken. So here I am havin spent about an hour in front of the tv, with a glass of wine and have 5 stockings without holes in them. Yay me!
And even though I probably will but stockings from that sustainable company one day, for now the smartest and the way to use as little resources as possible was to mend the old ones!
And even though I probably will but stockings from that sustainable company one day, for now the smartest and the way to use as little resources as possible was to mend the old ones!
Friday, 10 March 2017
Reflection: Why I ate a kebab even though I have stopped eating meat
As I've mentioned before, I have decided to stop eating meat. Even though I have not made an extensive research on the subject (yet) it makes sense, to me, that if I eat vegetables it's less impact on the environment compared to me eating an animal that's been fed on vegetables. Logic really, less resources needed from the environment.
About a week and a half ago, me and my partner where feeling lazy and decided to buy dinner instead of cooking. He ordered a kebab, and I ordered falafel. Happily and hungry we walked home feeling that we had had a succesful hunt. As we got home and sat down to eat, we realized that we did not have a falafel and a kebab. We had two kebabs. Crap!
(To be honest, I have never been one to say no to meat before. I love meat, and would normally never choose falafel over kebab. But since this project started I have been committed to go the distance and stick to my decision to lessen my impact on the environment. Don't do anything half assed!)
So there I was at home, with a kebab when I had ordered a falafel. I had two options: go back with the kebab and ask for a falafel, or eat the kebab. Just as I was on my way to put the shoes back on to go and return the kebab and get a falafel instead, I realized that it was not the way to go. Sure, eating falafel is what I really wanted and a falafel most likely have less impact on the environment compared to a kebab. But. If I were to return the kebab, the restaurant would have thrown it away and made me a falafel instead, meaning that I would have used the resources of both the kebab and the falafel to feed myself this evening. Not a very good use of resources.
So I decided to eat the kebab. Not because it was the best option from the beginning but because, during the circumstances it became the best option. I have to consider, in every moment, what will be the best solution and use as little resources as possible based on what I have before me. For me this is a good example of how to think regarding minimizing waste. What are your thoughts?
About a week and a half ago, me and my partner where feeling lazy and decided to buy dinner instead of cooking. He ordered a kebab, and I ordered falafel. Happily and hungry we walked home feeling that we had had a succesful hunt. As we got home and sat down to eat, we realized that we did not have a falafel and a kebab. We had two kebabs. Crap!
(To be honest, I have never been one to say no to meat before. I love meat, and would normally never choose falafel over kebab. But since this project started I have been committed to go the distance and stick to my decision to lessen my impact on the environment. Don't do anything half assed!)
So there I was at home, with a kebab when I had ordered a falafel. I had two options: go back with the kebab and ask for a falafel, or eat the kebab. Just as I was on my way to put the shoes back on to go and return the kebab and get a falafel instead, I realized that it was not the way to go. Sure, eating falafel is what I really wanted and a falafel most likely have less impact on the environment compared to a kebab. But. If I were to return the kebab, the restaurant would have thrown it away and made me a falafel instead, meaning that I would have used the resources of both the kebab and the falafel to feed myself this evening. Not a very good use of resources.
So I decided to eat the kebab. Not because it was the best option from the beginning but because, during the circumstances it became the best option. I have to consider, in every moment, what will be the best solution and use as little resources as possible based on what I have before me. For me this is a good example of how to think regarding minimizing waste. What are your thoughts?
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