lifestyle — Archive — the Nouvelle nous

LIFE UPDATE: Zero Waste Living {some 8 months later}

With summer coming up on us pretty fast, it made me realize just how long it's been since I talked zero waste. Last year for the entire month of September, I went zero waste (I only used products that were recyclable, reusable, or compostable). It was a project near and dear to my heart, and one that took much thoughtful planning and research for more environmentally friendly alternatives to products I commonly used. When my month of zero waste was over, however, I became a bit more relaxed around certain things. I still attempted to be less wasteful, but found my "reasonable exception" list growing. Being some 8 months after my zero waste challenge, I felt it was time to readdress the question: How zero waste am I?

Lifestyle, Zero WasteGretchMay 16, 2018coffee, green living, life lately, life update, lifestyle, shopping, zero wasteComment

APP ADDICTION + The Struggle to Manage My Screen Time

They say the first step to managing an addiction is admitting you have a problem: "Hi! I'm Gretchen, and I'm addicted to Instagram... and Tumblr... and Pinterest..." But now that Im aware that "I have a problem," what do I do about it? Why are apps so addicting and how do I manage my time on my phone when I use it as a business tool?

ConversationsGretchJanuary 24, 2018app addiction, apps, instagram, life balance, lifestyle, managing screen time, mental health, phone, phone addiction, pinterstComment

GRETCHEN TRIES STUFF EPISODE 7: The One with Zero Waste

I went zero waste for the entire month of September, "Trash-free September" as I like to call it. It was a difficult experience that altered pretty much every aspect of my life and has changed the way I look at plastic and packaging forever.

Gretchen Tries Stuff, Zero WasteGretchOctober 4, 2017environmentally friendly, green living, lifestyle, no plastic, plastic free, zero wasteComment

RELIGIOUS CoNfUsIoN

Being both: I don't consider myself to be a particularly religious person, so how did I wind up identifying as Catholic and Jewish? The answer is a little muddled...

Conversations, Adulting as A Millennial, Life Updates, JewishGretchSeptember 27, 2017catholic, jewish, lifestyle, religonComment

AUGUST FAVES '17

A short YouTube video of all my favorite things from the month of August.

Style, FavoritesGretchSeptember 5, 2017beauty, books, favorites, life lately, life update, lifestyle, media, musicComment

TRANSITIONING TO ZERO WASTE

I've gone Zero Waste for the month of September and this is what I've learned so far (I'm only four days in... eek!)

Lifestyle, Zero WasteGretchSeptember 5, 2017environmentally friendly, green living, lifestyle, zero wasteComment

GRETCHEN TRIES STUFF EPISODE 5: The one in which I attempt to establish a personal style

I own too much stuff... In particular, I owned too much clothing and I lived in absolute denial about this. For many years my bedroom had a very small closet, and I naively believed that as long as I could fit all that clothing into my tiny closet, I had my clothing problem under control.

Gretchen Tries Stuff, Style, My StyleGretchAugust 17, 2017capsule wordrobe, fashion, lifestyle, zero wasteComment