The past few years, I wrote articles about everything I bought new in a specific year. That’s because I challenged myself to buy nothing new for an entire year, as that is the most sustainable thing to do. When I wrote about everything I bought new, it was an evaluation. I never managed to buy…
Category: Reducing negative impact
Reducing negative impact is the first step towards moving towards an eco-positive lifestyle. You first have to remove as much negative impact as you can, in order to live within the earth’s capacity. Meaning, that if everybody lives like you, we’d only need 1 or less earths.
Once you have that base of living eco-neutral (having no negative impact, but also no positive), only then it’s time to start increasing your positive impact. That’s why this category about reducing your negative impact is the biggest category on this blog, it is the core of an eco-positive lifestyle.
Why vegan food is usually not vegan
Ethical veganism is a spectrum. Everyone who lives a vegan lifestyle tries to limit the harm and use of animals as best as they can. For some vegans this means that they don’t eat animal products, for other this means they also don’t buy clothing made of animal products or cosmetics which are tested on…
Choosing a sustainable health insurance
The end of the year is approaching and that means that everybody above the age of 18 in The Netherlands has about 5 weeks left to decide whether we want to switch to a different health insurance company. The average fee paid for a health insurance in the Netherlands in 2025 will be 158 euros…
Why I think buying pets is unethical
I follow a 100% plant-based diet. People who do this have many different reasons for it. For me the biggest reason is that I’m an ethical vegan. My main reason for eating plant-based is my viewpoint on animal abuse. Therefore, I think I am one of the few people who can say they love animals…
Switching to an electrical fireplace
The days here in The Netherlands are getting colder. The other day I was biking past a house, and I could tell their fireplace was lit. It’s a certain smell and a certain feeling on the lungs. In the Netherlands most people have a pretty good heating system. Most of them are still running on…
23 reasons why we still need feminism
The past decades the world has become a better place for women, thanks to many activists/feminists. However, today in 2024, we’re far from living in an equal world when it comes to rights for all different genders. Unfortunately, not everyone is aware of this fact. Now that women in The Netherlands can work and vote,…
3 ways to make your clothing last longer
The most sustainable advice I can give when it comes to clothing, is to always buy secondhand and not buy too much. That’s advice for before you have bought anything. But what about when you’ve already bought clothing? Whether it’s secondhand or new clothing, the most sustainable thing to do is always to make use…
Seat61.com: the ultimate guide for train travel
In May of this year I gave a lecture about sustainable travel. The main message of traveling sustainable is quite simple. As long as you don’t fly and try to drive by car as little as possible, you have a good base. The only option for far destinations which then remains is traveling by public…
Are festivals a sustainable holiday alternative?
Since about a year now, I am quite active on Instagram, besides this blog and my Youtube-channel. I make a reel every week. And so far, I have shared a few sustainable holiday options already. In some of these reels, I share more about the festivals I’ve been to in The Netherlands. My goal is…
Amsterdam to Edinburgh by train
In May of this year I visited Scotland with my dad. It was a present from him which I got after I graduated my master of science. My dad said I could choose any place and we’d go there together. And as you might know, I don’t fly (on fossil fuels) as long as we’re…