Aubrey Miller

This EcoChallenge has been a challenging one for me. Schedules have been tight but somehow I've managed to squeeze in some actions! A quick summary: 

Decluttering: made progress, excited for the upcoming winter months to do more. 

Recycling:

Options for Redbudsuds: 

As always, I'm grateful opportunity to have a few weeks, even though they've been busy, to reflect and have a little extra accountability towards changing some habits for the health of the earth and my community.  If we wait until we "have the time," we could make excuses forever. So three cheers to making it happen. Thanks EcoChallenge and Team Redbudsuds!

Already mid-October, what!? The EcoChallenge starts tomorrow!? Bring it on.

As I've been anticipating the beginning of my challenge to declutter, I've noticed how excited I've gotten at being more proactive. I was determined to start the challenge with my desk cleaned off so I could start working on simplifying more... and wouldn't you know, I did it! It was no small undertaking, but it feels like a huge weight off my chest to have it clear and ready for action. Now, can we keep it that way? ;)  I aim to do something to declutter every day during the challenge. To create a habit that sticks. I'm looking forward to seeing where this leads.

Thanks everyone for your support and for joining the challenge. Rock on in your own awesome ways!

It's taken me a lot of reflecting to come up with my challenges this year, but I finally feel really good about what I've chosen.

1. Decluttering: I'm constantly stressed out by how much paper is all over my desk, all the time. I'm going to take this time to really hone in on cleaning out files and clearing the heaps of paper that have accumulated over the course of the busy summer months. But so they don't pile up again, I'm also going to create a strategy so that there is less paper even entering my house. Evernote is my friend. :) Th article "Does it Spark Joy is the Wrong Decluttering Question" from Becoming Minimalist inspired me, check it out (especially as a Marie Kondo fan!).

2. Yep. I've got a huge box of weird # plastics and have been too lazy to figure out what to do with it. Laziness ends now! ;)

3. When it comes to my business, I'm always looking for ways to improve our sustainability. Giving customers an opportunity to give our fun, playful packaging new life seemed an obvious next step. I also think it would be fun to create a social media campaign inviting photos of how fans have reused their Redbudsuds boxes in creative ways. I'm looking forward to seeing where this takes us!

And I'm looking forward to seeing what other habits people are wanting to change. I love how it brings us all together, and helps me use my reflective tendencies in the fall towards a good purpose.

Cheers and good luck, everyone!

Heyyyyy! It's another year and time for another EcoChallenge! My first small action is going to be to pick my small action. So many choices this year, it's hard to narrow it down. Any suggestions on a collective group action? Ready set go...