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#GivingTuesday was yesterday, but Wednesday works,

#GivingTuesday was yesterday, but Wednesday works, too. The Natural Resources Defense Council @nrdc_org is at the top of my list, because they lead lawsuits to stop governments and corporations from polluting – both in wild places like this one in Northwest Montana, and urban ones. Then I give a few dollars to @InsideClimateNews, and of course @NPR because what would I even know about the world without @PlanetMoney & The Indicator? 🤔 Also, @shethinx (makers of reusable, zero-waste period underwear & a new partner of Tilted Map!) donated $25,000 to the Boys & Girls Club. 💰And they’ve given out 14,500 pairs (almost half a million $$ of merch, retail, by my calculation) to help young people with periods access sustainable menstrual care. ✨ I think all of that is pretty cool AND you can get $10 off a pair of #Thinx using my partner link: shethinx.com/tiltedmap (Including sparkly gift sets, if you know someone who’d be interested. ✨) And, if you choose, you can donate to @bgca_clubs at checkout.
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Thing #1 no one tells you about #vanlife : You're

Thing #1 no one tells you about #vanlife : You're going to hit your head a lot. We were bumping our heads a lot before, and we figured... Why not add more obstacles? So we built shelves this weekend! They go around three sides of the van and are cut from the same left-over knotty blue pine boards we used in the ceiling. @theaviaoexperience got #crafty with the design, including that vintage speaker, which he pulled out of a box in the attic of my dad's shop. Who knows how old it might be, but it works! (Seriously, any speaker experts who know?)
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#vintageaudio #vintageliving
#vanconversionideas
#reuserevolution #choosetoreuse
#woodworking

Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday -

Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday - it's low-key, secular, there's no obligation for gifting, and it's all about food. But breakfast is my favorite meal. Then I moved to Italy, where it's just pastries and espresso, and it got even better. Low commitment, high indulgence. What could be better? 😋
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#mangiareitaliano
#ciboitaliano
#italyblog
#viaggiainitalia
#italy_hidden_gems
#italyiloveyou
#whatitalyis
#italyfoodporn
#italiancuisine
#italianfood
#italianfoodlovers
#dailyifb
#foodpornitaly
#italianfoodphotography
#italianfoodblogger
#cucinatradizionale
#jbfgreens
#localfoods
#localfoodie
#travelbloggersofig
#globalwanderer
#mytravelstory
#movingabroad
#expatblog
#expatlifestyle
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#italyblogger

Thankful for having been close to home and close t

Thankful for having been close to home and close to nature these past few months. 🌲 (This is from last weekend, up toward the US-Canadian border where I grew up!)

A lot of "reviews" are just lists of products on A

A lot of "reviews" are just lists of products on Amazon. Well, not this one! This article has been months in the making, living in my draft folder as I've researched ingredients, found new products, ordered them, used them for weeks or months, compared them, and decided on the pros and cons of each (especially when "the best" isn't so cut and dried). I'm still learning on this #lesswaste journey, but I'm pretty amazed by how much plastic I've been able to cut out of my routine -- even just compared with this spring, when I started this experiment. I no longer buy: - Shampoo or conditioner bottles
- Body wash
- Q-tips
- Cotton pads/balls
- Kleenex packs
- Toothpaste tubes
- Liquid mouthwash
- Floss in plastic cases
- ANYTHING disposable for my period
- Serums or other skin care in plastic
- And I'm about to quit disposable razor heads 🚫 No, I have not given up on looking good, and I don't make any of these things in the kitchen. There's are a few products I haven't yet found refillable or plastic-free alternatives for that I actually LIKE. But I'm working on them, and for now I'm using carefully chosen brands like @paulaschoice that take responsibility for the plastic they use. ⭐ It's not a perfectly green routine yet, but you don't have to be perfect to make a difference! Bonus: A lot of my favorites on the list I actually PREFER to the traditional brands. They're not just greener, they're better IN EVERY WAY. DOUBLE BONUS:💰Discount codes for some of my favorites, including many of the brands tagged above. 👉 Link in my bio!
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