Buy less
I am all about buy less, buy better. I question everything I am buying. Where it comes from, from what is made and by whom, in which conditions? I think that by just asking these few questions we can consume differently and at least be aware of what we buy. I try to always pick the better option for me, for the planet and for the people producing the products. This goes for everything – food, clothes, furniture. I stay away from fast fashion. I have three children and as a family we try to consume local. I buy organic and seasonal vegetables and limit processed food and avoid daily meat consumption. We can compost our food as we have a little terrace.
The plastic problem
I avoid single-use plastic on a daily basis – bottles, cups, straws, plastic furniture, objects, packaging. But like everyone at the moment, I have a hard time finding green and clean products for the bathroom. Organic products are still contained in plastic packaging, which is frustrating. So I try to always recycle the plastic or find brands that can offer reused plastic packaging or glass packaging. One brand I’ve been faithful to for years however is Weleda.
Just trying to do better
There are lot of actions that you can endorse to live a more sustainable life: use public transport, limit the use of your car, recycle your waste, minimise food waste, minimise water usage. It’s all a matter of habits that can easily be changed. I am not perfect, just trying to do better everything in my daily life, professional and personal, as I truly consider it as family project! I really want to raise my kids as citizens of tomorrow, aware of their environmental impact. We give our old clothes to charity or to other members of my family and take 95% of our holidays in France, mostly travelling by train.
Future living
It can be hard in an old Parisian building to have a clear strategy on energy consumption etcetera. I have a dream of building my own eco-home, create the perfect self-generating energy home with beautiful and elegant furniture 100% natural, a great recycling system and eco-heating programme. Hopefully, one day I will get there!
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