Something I bought this week
Weekend, weekday, does it make a difference anymore? Lol, just kidding knowing the day of the week is important. It gives me a bit of normalcy anyway. So I do an Emi of the day photo on Insta stories. It’s how I lure people into my stories—with a cute baby :D
Anyway impromptu personal post because I missed the usual Saturday night deadline for a Sunday one. But it’s also better for me to take some time with reviews and other product-based content since I’m trying to buy less stuff (probably like most of you). I’m really taking this time to reassess my consumption habits because at its current pace it’s bad: bad for the essential workers still working warehouses and shipping, bad for the environment, and bad for my wallet. Like I said in last weeks Ramblings, I’m trying to buy only the “essentials.” But don’t get me wrong, I’ll still buy things if it supports the people/organizations I care about and want to see survive this epic recession. I currently have that privilege (but who knows for how long), and I’m not going to waste it.
So my new consumption resolution starting today is that I’m going to prioritize women owned/led/founded brands and companies. I will purchase and support my fellow woman first. This isn’t something against men by the way. It’s just that I find a lot of women-helmed companies are run thoughtfully with sustainability and/or ethics in mind. Of course, women don’t always get it right but neither do men and we have been prioritizing them for centuries. If I want to see more women-led companies in the future then I have to be sure to support them.
So my first purchases for April have been more Mate (the label) loungewear (founded by Kayti O’Connel Carr) and an Apiece Apart (founded by Laura Cramer and Starr Hout) jumpsuit that I purchased secondhand from Slowre (run by my all time favorite blogger Grechen). I really look forward to a more mindful way of spending when I do choose to buy something, and I really hope my consumption overall changes for the better because of this pandemic. My current motto now: Less is Better and Women First.