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A Story of #JosephineInBrisbane
Hi
! I’m Josephine
, and no worries, I’m just an ordinary college
who is trying to save the
(and my limited amount of pocket
) by starting a more
sustainable life
Long story short , I moved to Brisbane
around 450 days ago (don’t count it, I know you won’t) and honestly, it was not easy peasy
squeezy. As an
, I usually use
almost all the
. And since then, I have to
everywhere or take the
instead. Further, grocery
is another story. At that time, back in my country I didn’t have to carry reusable
and I even collected many plastic bags I got from the stores
However, my journey does not there. From the little things I used to find myself comfortable with, I had a big changes coming
Being exposed to a lot of those environmental campaigns happening either on
or basically almost anywhere around Brisbane
, I started to realise that I must change my old habits. The first mistake I made was, I wanted to start big
Turns out, my so-called sustainable living journey
was not running smoothly
. Within the first month of living in
, I spent most of my
to purchase organic goods. For example,
based
, free range
and
, and even further, forcing myself to carry reusable
everywhere which if I forgot to bring them with me, I just casually bought another reusable shopping bag.
I thought I was doing good for the environment, but it does not. I just found other excuses to buy and keep more. It is not sustainable at all
. The worst part was, after the
,
I went broke
After realising my mistakes (OMG, should’ve realised this sooner ). Now,
proud to say that I’m a better
. It is not mandatory to buy goods that are labelled
green or organic
but small things actually matter. Air-dry your
after washing them, sun-dry
your
and wash them using cold
beforehand and use a proper amount of laundry
. It is as simple as that
At the end, I hope that for any of you who face the same struggle as mine, just take a step back and realise what you have been doing
, sort out what can be done further. And yes, that’s it
!
For me, being sustainable is not just an option, it is a lifestyle that has to be built
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