HeyJaredSUSTAIN INITIATIVE by Jennifer Newton
Here to help you take small + intentional steps towards a life that’s safer for our families and kinder to the planet. Weekly posts about consumerism, low-waste lifestyle changes, and intentional living/ spending. By writer and historian Jennifer Newton.
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My Kid Wants to ‘Belong’ (opens the original)
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My girls started soccer this fall, launching us into the whirlwind of sports schedules, on top of our other activities. The calendars are their own, increasingly complicated concern. It’s an impressive juggling act, but it was also my kiddos’ first experience with something that operated truly as a ‘team.’ After the first game, my oldest told me that she “wanted to wear shorts to practice like the other girls on her team.” (The first game had been a chilly morning, and she had worn leggings). It
The 100 Year Storm (opens the original)
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The other night, I read to my children by candlelight. It was the original Winnie-the-Pooh, my voice unnaturally expressive to distract from the thundering booms outside the window.Believe it or not, reading by candlelight— while quaint— is not, in fact, my favorite way of making it through the bedtime routine. But, our house had lost power for what felt like the hundredth time this summer. In years past, lights might flicker before deciding to stay on after all. This year, we’ve had four or fiv
A Guide to Plastic Free School Supplies (opens the original)
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August is here, and that means back to school is right around the corner. When I first start teaching, I proudly (with the enthusiasm and rose-colored glasses of a 20-something new career professional) championed a low-waste classroom. Many of the new systems in my classroom were objectively successful. Students were quick to reuse art supplies and write on both sides of the paper. A full-blown recycling station in the back of my room received dozens of contributions from teenagers bringing in p
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