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Ho To Stop Playing Catch up On Weekends

Ho To Stop Playing Catch up On Weekends

Weekends *should be* for resting, exploring, and participating in beloved hobbies. Yet for so many of us, our weekends are bogged down with housework. Errands too.

On today’s show Tyler Moore explains his system for centering his weekends — and his life — around what’s most important.

 

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[6:00] Be efficient about it: The order in which you perform household tasks matters!

[9:00] Mondays are for bathrooms! 3 benefits to maintaining a weekday cleaning routine

[18:00] Is it really as simple as lowering expectations, or is this terrible advice?

[25:00] Surthrival = getting through a stressful time while simultaneously noticing moments of thriving

[28:00] Home rhythms and routines can indeed secure space for more of what actually matters, and here’s how

 

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Weekends *should be* for resting, exploring, and participating in beloved hobbies. Yet for so many of us, our weekends are bogged down with housework. Errands too. On this episode of the Sustainable Minimalists podcast: 5 strategies for centering your weekends — and your life — around what's most important.

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Packaged foods (obviously) have ingredients lists. Our favorite beauty products have ingredients lists. And those cleaning products under the kitchen sink? Yup, they've got ingredients lists, too.

Ever wonder why our clothes don't have ingredients lists? While we'd *like* to think our favorite garments are made of woven fibers and nothing more, the sad truth is there are countless unregulated toxic chemicals in our closet go-tos (and these chemicals are likely harming our health).

On today's show investigative journalist Alden Wicker explains why synthetic fashion and dyes made from fossil fuels are so deeply intertwined with the rise of autoimmune disease, infertility, asthma, eczema, and more; she also suggests concrete action steps for curating a clean(er) closet.

* The book we're discussing today is our June Book Club selection. If you want in, please join us via Substack! https://sustainableminimalists.substack.com/

 

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[7:00] Uncovering the chemicals in our clothes and what they're doing to our health

[10:30] Taking a special look at the especially problematic petrochemical-based azo dyes (often used on petrochemical-based fibers)

[17:00] If all this stuff is in our clothing, why don't garments have ingredients lists?

[22:00] Carter's, Victoria's Secret, and victim body blaming

[31:00] Why 'organic' doesn't mean much when it comes to clothing

[36:00] For subscribers! Action steps for curating a clean(er) closet

 

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