DIY File Box

I had a hard time letting go of the memory pillow box because I thought that I could still make use of it (with my husband raising his eyebrow at me as I was saying this). And it stayed at the top of our cabinet for months because I can't seem to decide what to…

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Goodbye, my pink Lifefactory bottle

I actually didn't recognize that my very first step to eco living was using my own reusable water bottle. At that time, I never really thought of it as having a significant impact because I honestly thought that PET water bottles are recyclable. But I found out recently that PET bottles cannot be recycled and…

Glass Lover

I love glass in any form. I would even wear a glass slipper if I could. So will you be surprised if I show my hoard of glass bottles? These are all from food packaging. Some I have re-used for storing my leftovers and some I have used for organizing all my various knickknacks. But…

EcoWalk 2018

To celebrate Earth Day this year, my family and I joined the EcoWalk in Arroceros Forest Park in Manila organized by Earth Island Institute Philippines. I've lived in Manila for a total of 28 years and I haven't been to this park until that day. The Arroceros Park was developed in 1993 by the city…

First Easy Step

My first step to eco-living is an easy one for me and that is letting go of plastic straw. I was on a lookout for a metal straw because I prefer it over bamboo and silicon for several reasons. One is that I like the look of stainless steel and the other is that I…

ECOlta Fair

Since I've married, there's only a handful of times when I got to go out alone. And this is one of those times! So I was pretty excited to have ME time and going to a fair that I was interested in. I was so excited that I went to the event 30 minutes past…

ECOlta Fair April 14-15 along Escolta

I came across this earlier and it seems pretty interesting. I just might go to this event especially if it's free. There are no details yet regarding registration, schedule of events and guests. Here's from their official event description: HUB:Make Lab in cooperation with Greenpeace Philippines present the first ECOlta Fair on April 14-15! A…

Becoming A Planeteer

I couldn't remember the exact moment when I decided I want to save the environment. I know I liked Captain Planet when I was a kid and I wanted to be a planeteer. Does it count? 😄 Anyway, all I remember is that I like joining tree planting and coastal clean-up activities as much as…

Perfect Balance

I am an ‘80s baby born in the Philippines. I still remember the time when only a few people owned cars (translation: no traffic), when we played on the street with friends instead of playing in front of gadgets, when we had family computers instead of PlayStation and Xbox, when we had to rent betamax…