Spacious EcoWarrior Resource Library

Hey there Spacious EcoWarrior! You’re ready to do your part for the planet, but you’re not about to add yet another thing to your to-do list to make it happen. Just like the deep sea octopus, your life is full! You’ve got lots going on. And you don’t have time to add “saving the planet” to your plate. You're ready for some “me” time. Some more space in your life that will bring you joy, ease…and maybe even health.

This curated library of blog posts has been personally tailored to your specific eco-superpower and will be updated as new posts are uploaded!

Featured Posts

Out of the hundreds of posts on our blog, these are our all-time favorites for our Deep Sea Octobus Spacious EcoWarriors 🐙

Do Nothing: How I Learned to Listen to My Soul and Value Myself

Sometimes it's not about doing the most. Sometimes it's about doing the least.

I know that feeling. The feeling that there's so much that needs doing and there's so little time to do it all. But lemme tell you, friend...sometimes, truly, the best thing we can do is absolutely nothing at all.

In this post:

  • How to listen to your body for what your soul needs.
  • Who's actually judging you for taking time for you?
  • Screw the "shoulds" of the world.

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tl;dr: get the heck outside

I wrote this post after giving myself permission to take a whole afternoon just walking through, sitting in, and observing nature. And no matter how many times I read it, every single time I can feel my blood pressure drop, and I'm reminded of the importance of listening closely to what nature can teach us.

In this post:

  • What can nature teach us?
  • A few simple reminders we all need.

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Lessons from Nature: The Things Nature Can Teach Us, If Only We Listen
Does Individual Action Really Matter?: How One Fork Created Lasting, Sustainable Change

It's easy to feel like our individual actions don't matter. But that couldn't be further from the truth.

Back in 2017 when I first discovered zero waste, I brought a metal fork from home to lunch with my coworkers. And the ripples that followed from that one lunch changed my entire outlook on how movements begin and spread.

In this post:

  • How one five-minute YouTube video changed the course of my life.
  • The one-sentence conversation that created ripples throughout an entire department.
  • We might not always see the impact of our actions right away, but they're there.

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Spotlight on Greenwashing

As a Spacious EcoWarrior, I know that you care deeply about making the best choices for yourself, your family, and our planet. I also know that greenwashing is every-freaking-where, and sometimes it's real dang sneaky. So I've pulled together my favorite posts on just how sneaky greenwashing can be, so you can be an absolute pro at spotting it so you're not wasting your time sorting through the BS.

How to Spot Greenwashing: The Ultimate Step-by-Step Guide
How "Refillable" is Being Used as Greenwashing
What is Green Hushing?: The New Wave of Corporate Greenwashing
A Drop in the Ocean Zero Waste Blog: How sustainable (and ethical) is Blueland?
How "Closed Loop" is Being Used as Greenwashing

Additional Favorites

We Get to Marie Kondo the Shit Out of It All: A Reflection on COVID, 2020, and What Could Be
Why I Wish I Didn't Care About Sustainability
Why I Don't Have Eco-Guilt: Confessions of a Zero Waste Wannabe
A Drop in the Ocean Zero Waste Blog: One Product, Many Uses - 25 Ways to Use Zero Waste Products
Mental Health, Intersectionality, and Zero Waste
The Carbon Footprint of Unwanted Email
A Drop in the Ocean Zero Waste Blog: How to find community and engage in climate activism
How to Break Up with Amazon + 13 Sustainable and Ethical Alternatives
Small Changes, Big Impacts: How Making Just a Few Small Changes Can Save Over 1,500 Pounds of Emissions in One Month

Get to Know Us!

How Zero Waste is A Drop in the Ocean? Behind The Scenes of a Zero Waste Refill Store
Can Online Shopping Be Sustainable?
Why I Wish I Didn't Care About Sustainability
A Drop in the Ocean Zero Waste Store: How We Keep Our Farmer's Market Booth Zero Waste
5 Things You Probably Didn't Know About A Drop in the Ocean, In Honor of Our 5-Year Anniversary

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A Drop in the Ocean Zero Waste Blog: What's the Impact of AI - Part 1
What's the Impact of AI? (Part 1): What exactly is AI + how does it work?

Over the next three weeks, we're doing a deep dive into every aspect of the impact of AI. Whether you're not quite sure what exactly AI is or how it works, are interested in the environmental impacts of AI, or looking for actions you can take to counteract those impacts, we're going to address all of those questions and so much more. Let's dive in with Part 1!

A Drop in the Ocean Zero Waste Blog: Weeds — Friend, Foe, or Food?
Weeds: Friend, Foe, or Food?

If you've ever found yourself gazing at your yard wondering, "How do I get rid of this weed?", but also care about biodiversity, climate change, and the natural environment as a whole — this post is for you. EcoWarrior Anna joins us for a guest post to answer all of the questions you never knew you had about managing common backyard weeds.

A Drop in the Ocean Zero Waste Blog: Composting — Gold For Your Garden: Why Composting Matters + How to Compost Wherever You Live
Composting: Gold for Your Garden

Composting is one of the coolest ways to reduce our impact on the planet. But how does composting work? Why should you compost? How do you get started? And then once you have compost, what do you do with it? EcoWarrior and ADITO Research Assistant, Fia, joins us to write a guest post on the subject.

A Drop in the Ocean Zero Waste Blog: Is hydropower green or greenwashing?
Is Hydropower Green or Greenwashing?

We all know alternative energy sources are great, right?! Here in the PNW we get a lot of our energy from hydropower, but how sustainable are dams and hydropower really? What are the pros and cons, and how can we make the most environmentally-friendly choices as consumers? EcoWarrior Robb joins us to write a guest post on the subject.

A Drop in the Ocean Zero Waste Blog: What is a Tool Library and Why Should You Join One?
Why I Love Tool Libraries (and you should too!)

You're already familiar with book libraries, but what about a tool library? How much money and storage space are we spending individually for a supply of tools only used occasionally? A tool library, or a "library of things," can help us all save money, reduce waste, and build community. But how do they work and how can you join one? EcoWarrior Kyla joins us to write a guest post on the subject.