Green Living

Apart of staying green in your dressing style, perhaps you should also practise green living in a broader aspect. Green living is a lifestyle that attempts to reduce and individual's use of the Earth's natural resources. This can be done by reducing usage, recycling, and finding alternative usage for an item.

Hence today, I would like to share with you 5 simple, easy-to-practice green living tips!

1) Cut down on your napkins usage!

Using one less napkin a day can make a huge difference! It's always the small things that make a significant impact.

2) Orange peels to keep cats away.

If you don't want cats digging into your vase, placing orange peels in them is an economical way to keep those felines away.

3) Resist washing clothes

Get your laundry done only when there's a full load. If you need to wash a small amount of clothes, pick hand-washing as an alternative.

4) Switch to power saver plan on your laptop

While you're using the laptop right now, click on the battery icon on the bottom right and select the power saver plan. Again, it's the small acts that bring about massive differences!

5) Cloth bags, please

When deciding between plastic bags and paper bags, choose neither. Opt for a cloth bag instead!

Be sure to try these tips out! If you have more simple tips on green living, do share them at the comment box. We'd be glad to have them blogged! :)

Green Updates - Close To Heart

It's been a week since Term 2 started!
I have been engaging in my mini green project during the holidays :)
I adopted paper beads-making as a pastime & yes, the holiday did pass
faster (with the piles of work undone :O).

My Mini Green Project
Here's some pictures of my mini project.



I got my friends to help out too and it became our way of spending time together.
I got my grandmother hooked onto this too! She's still making the beads at home to whilst the time away.

The end-product attracted many other friends. Some even asked if I was selling the accessories. I don't plan to, unless I find a way to improve the quality of my handiwork :D
I'm planning on buying PVA glue to make my little beads shine!

My Mini Green Encounter
The other day, I was window-shopping with my friends at Haji Lane. One of them was as keen as I am about eco-fashion because she had done research on it for her PW.

Coincidentally, we came across a shop selling clothes made out of bamboo fibre. We got to feel and touch the material and yes, as claimed by my research, it is really soft and comfy. It was quite pricey but still affordable. A shawl costs about $49 and a cardigan was priced at about $89.

Unfortunately, I forgot what the shop's name was. I tried googling but to no avail. I did grab a brochure though. I shall search my room for it & I'll update you guys when I find it :) I'll post a few pictures too!

If you wish to give the shop a visit, it's one of the first few shops (nearer to Golden Landmark) at Haji Lane. No harm window-shopping! :) Meanwhile, stay green everyone!