Why I love the 7-minute workout? Because it's 7 minutes. ;)
Read morePaleo Filipino Avocado Popsicle Ice Candy
Sugar free, paleo and whole30 compliant Filipino avocado popsicles. Made with good fats and no sugar or dairy. Inspired by Filipino avocado ice candy.
Read moreZero Waste and Minimalist Gift Guide for Men
Zero waste and minimalist gifts for the men in your life. Whether it be for Father's Day, birthday or any other celebration.
Read moreMy Favorite Financial Advice
My Favorite Financial Advice: What to save for in your 20s
It's the one advice that helped me feel secure about my future. The concept is simple. First, create multiple savings accounts. This can come in the form of retirement, investment and general bank savings accounts. From there, split out the bank savings accounts into specific short-term and long-term goals. This may mean having a saving accounts for Iceland 2017, Weddings 2018, and Vacations All Year Round. It's about planning ahead. The key to funding these successfully is to automate it all. Before even any of your paycheck touches your bank account, money is streamed into separate accounts and what your left with is money for your basic needs and some for luxury.
Read moreHow to Overcome Too Many Choices: The Paradox of Choice
How to Overcome Too Many Choices - The Paradox of Choice
Too many choices can actually paralyze us and lead to doubt, regret, lots of social comparison and unhappiness. How do we then overcome too many choices? Paradox of Choice offers some insight.
Read moreJersey Shore Craft Beer Tour Itinerary
Jersey Shore Craft Beer Tour Itinerary
Don't listen to the jokes that mention New Jersey as the armpit of America.
Because it is not. With over 100 miles of shoreline, New Jersey is a beautiful state. It also looks like it's gaining some hipster ground with many local breweries popping up. We took a brewery tour this past weekend with our friends and am loving that things are happening locally. Read on to get a map of the places that we visited so that you can try it out this weekend. Depending on your time, you can do this in a few hours. Get a designated driver for safety!
Read moreForce Yourself Into Scarcity: Why Hunger Is OK
When was the last time you truly felt hungry?
In the same way that waste is due to our chronic consumption, many of life threatening diseases in today's society is also due to our chronic consumption. The problem for many of us is that we never feel hunger. When was the last time you truly felt hungry? Probably never. For many of us living in the western world, food is accessible, regardless of whether it's determined as good or bad, food products are everywhere. This abundance means that our bodies adapt to being constantly fed and full. Think about your daily commute. How many restaurants do you see? How many opportunities to you see to purchase and get food? It's endless!
Read moreSustainable Travel in Portland
Sustainable Travel in Portland
Portland embodies sustainable travel. Lots of great things happening to reduce waste, use what's local and reuse what's available.
Read moreWhy Zero Waste Is Not Possible and Why We Still Have to Do It
Why Zero Waste Is Not Possible and Why We Still Have to Do It
Is zero waste possible?
To live a life at 100% zero waste as defined by nature is difficult to achieve. We live in a linear economy and our economic growth is tied to consumption. The challenge with this is that we must create something new to ensure our economy prospers. In "Outsmart Waste" by Tom Szaky, he goes through a great explanation of why waste occurs. Waste is a human creation and a human problem. In nature, there is no such thing as waste.
Read morePicture Guide to Portland: Nature, Coffee, Donuts and Other Foods
A picture guide to all things Portland, Oregon. From nature to coffee to donuts to local and sustainable food. Find a downloadable itinerary in this post.
Read more#LiveOrganic: Future of Organic Textile
The Global Organic Textile Standards (GOTS) ensures that clothing and textiles do not contain allergenic, carcinogenic or toxic chemicals. Companies like Prana, Coyuchi, Syona, Timberland are working towards sustainable practices for their organic clothing and textiles.
Read more8 No Egg Breakfast Ideas (Whole30, Paleo or Keto Friendly)
8 No Egg Breakfast Ideas (Whole30, Paleo or Keto Friendly)
Sleep is a time machine to breakfast. Who doesn't like that?
After doing whole30 and paleo resets a few times, one thing I grew tired of quickly were eggs. There were just so easy to make and since we always had a few in the fridge, they were easy to turn to, but one can only have eggs so many ways.
8 no egg breakfast ideas that are whole30, paleo or keto compliant.
Read moreCat Does Project333
Project 333: An experiment in a minimalist, capsule wardrobe.
My first time doing project333 which is wearing 33 items for 3 months. Here's what I started with. I'm on month 1 in my attempt for a more minimalist capsule wardrobe.
Read moreToo Many Choices Is Making Us Unhappy: Here's How to Solve That
How many decisions do you make in a day? Do those choices contribute to your happiness?
I've been doing #project333 for over 3 weeks now and I keep going back to this concept of the paradox of choice. When I had to choose the 33 clothing items to keep for the 3 month experiment, it was a bit overwhelming. There was a lot of what-ifs. What if I needed this skirt to go to some unnamed event, what if these jeans I've chosen will not fit me later on. Today, when I get dressed, I don't look at a closet full of stuff, instead I look at a few key pieces selected by me from my existing set of clothes. Each one fits well. Each one can be mixed and matched with the other.
Read more8 Comedians Talk About Our Addiction to Stuff
I think we are learning that comedians sometimes tell the truth better. I thought I would compile a post about famous and favorite comedians talking about stuff. It's always a good day for laughs, but there's a lot of truth to what they say.
All videos are suitable for work, just lower the sound. Some cursing, but just generally good laughs behind hard truths
Read moreProduct Review: Kishu Charcoal for Plastic Free Water Filter
I did not set out to live a plastic free life. I was just tired of having half empty water bottles at home from a bad habit I had of bringing one to the gym and only consuming half of it. I would bring the bottle back and it would sit on the table half empty. In addition, every time I had to take out our recycling bin to the curb, I would get frustrated because any whisper of a wind would send empty bottles flying down the street in addition to our bin being completely full of plastic water bottles that there was no room for other recyclables.
Read more10 Articles to Kickstart Your Minimalist Life
i thought I would do a round up of the top Minimalism articles that helped me on my journey. When I first started my journey, The Minimalists were my biggest inspiration. I wish I could trace back how I came to know them and their site because it would be nice to have a little retrospective. Since reading their essays, I've come across so many other great articles about minimalism, about what it means and what it has allowed people to do. Here are the articles that have inspired me to go on this journey and continually inspire me to keep going.
Read moreMicrobes and Probiotics for Better Health
Microbes are good for us. Did you know that?
I've been reading and posting a lot about microbes because I believe that it's now one of the most important thing there is about our health. We will find a good amount of research about what this kind of food does this and that, but what's come to light in the past few years is that we have been destroying an important aspect of our body, our microbiome. There's a lot of new research that's found that the use of broad spectrum antibiotics to treat anything and everything, the use of antibiotics in our food and new medical procedures is causing and leading to a new kind of illnesses and diseases. Read more about that here.
Read moreThe Energy of Money and You
Introduction to the energy of money and how your personal money history, beliefs and ideas affect you you earn money, save money and spend money.
Read moreWhy wait until retirement to do what you want to do
Why do we have to wait until we are 65 to live the life that we want? Who told us that we have to work for 40 years? This seems inherently backwards to me.
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