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…