Sustainable Swaps 2020 – August Challenge + July Recap

oh hello, I’m alive and back to talk more about Sustainable Swaps, recap how I did with July’s challenge AND share the plan for August.

First off, I did mess up 3x with #NoBuyJuly and I want to be upfront and honest about that. One purchase I made and didn’t realize it…aka I bought a baseball cap at Olympic National Park (I didn’t realize it was July 1st). I wouldn’t normally count that in my closet recap but I did say No Buy July sooooo here we are. (see below for me, looking like a goon, in said hat)

And then I was really good until the end of the month (literally the 28th) , when the Made by Mary anklet I’d been stalking came back in stock. Which, for the record, sold out so quick again so I’m glad I got it. I also found a really cute pair of sandals (snagged the last cognac pair!) while shopping with my style client. So, while I was not perfect, I was still more sustainable than previous months because I purchased less. Firm believer that lots of small changes add up!

My birthday was in July so I did receive some gifts and placed two orders with my birthday money. [A jacket from a small female owned biz + a pair of sandals from a Black female owned small ethical biz]. I’m looking forward to sharing those items on here with you soon.

Anyway, let’s talk about the Sustainable Swaps goal for August…driving less. My goal is walk, ride my bike, run or carpool more places in August. I’m not currently driving a ton, but I can 100% walk and bike more places than I am. My goal this month is to be better about sharing the challenge actively on Instagram stories – I haven’t been all that great lately. I have my bike in Grand Rapids (finally) after keeping it at my parents the past few years and I’ve biked to meet Kayla to run or get coffee earlier in the summer. Hoping to keep that up in August – heck maybe I’ll even ride it to the pool!

We live in a very walking and biking friendly area of Grand Rapids so there’s no excuse for me not to trade some driving for biking + walking. I’d love it if you joined me this month and shared when you’re walking, biking, running, even rollerblading somewhere – just tag me on Instagram and share #sustainableswaps2020.

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Thanks for stopping by today – make sure to come back this week. Two more posts are scheduled and ready to go!

xo, Maddy