I think this is super important. While I wish people would get into solarpunk stuff because it’s the right thing to do, generally speaking, people don’t have the capacity to think about idealogical stuff constantly, or plain just don’t want to. I finally built a habit of brushing my teeth twice a day because I love how my nice clean teeth feel and that I can read a book on my phone while I do it, not by telling myself about cavities constantly.

Sewing your own clothes - it’s fun and you can make it exactly the way you want it, suiting your exact body type!!

Using devices until they’re dead-dead - if a little tinkering can make them run longer, why waste the money? I could spend that on so many video games. Plus when you get a new laptop or whatever you have to go through the whole process of setting it up and transferring all of your stuff over…

Reusable mugs/water bottles - they’re cute and fashionable and I can coordinate them with my outfits + tbh I find it extremely annoying to look around trying to find a trash can for a plastic water bottle or Starbucks cup. Or they pile up in the car which is also annoying af

Using bar soap instead of liquid hand soap or body wash - it’s SOOOO much cheaper which means that you can either buy more of it OR spend that money on wonderful artisan soaps, which is what I do. I love my special goats milk soaps with all the wonderful smells and designs you just can’t get from Walmart

Adding to the vegan one - even just switching to wild caught fish only is so much healthier for your body, it’ll make your hair and nails look amazing, and if you’re a seafood fan, who wouldn’t love seafood all the time?

I have a powerful air purifier inside my home, but for leaving it, I would really like to protect my lungs from particulates (my area is being hit hard by wildfires right now). Is my best option just buying and wearing KN95s like usual or is there something better I could get and buy a box of filters for?

May I share a post recently from our own slrpnk.net? @Pencilnoob shared a bunch of info about volunteering with local fire squads that I found really insightful! Turns out it’s not all about running into burning buildings c: https://slrpnk.net/post/40223075

I hear you on the joyful creative work. I am only recently starting to write again after all the energy and joy was sapped out of me by survival. Here’s to finding ourselves again <3

I looooove curb shopping. Ninety percent of my house is furnished with curb finds (the rest is thrifting finds)

Do you have any resources for the herbalism practice? That sounds extremely cool

Cheers to using the library!! I don’t go often but I do love my Libby app

I’m really torn on it because on one hand, if calling it Thread Repair could get more people (especially men) to participate, that’s a good thing! I also just like the sound of thread repair XD On the other hand… maybe men should learn to be interested in things that aren’t personally catered to their tiny baby feelings. Get over it and fix your damn socks.

I dunno. I’m also eternally torn between “men created toxic masculinity and they need to fix it themselves, not expect women to do it for them” and “men need the women in their lives to help them escape toxic masculinity because we’re outside it (for the most part) and everyone needs help sometimes”

Talk to me about these cheap power banks - what kind of cheap are we looking at here?

I’d never heard of OpenStreetMap and I’ve gone down the rabbit hole since last night - this is cool as hell, thank you for introducing me!!

I’m still building the habit of turning lights off when leaving a room hehe. I’ve learned a lot about those little things recently - turning the lights off, stopping the dishwasher before the dry cycle, and someone below said that a computer uses less energy when the screen brightness is down so I’m doing that now too c:

Also seconding on thrifting, it’s so much fun!! I also love repairing.

that’s so cool!! I would much rather have tomatoes than a lawn. Also very cool that you’re giving away your tomatoes - I think I’ll try something like that with my basil!

I try to be mindful of my purchases as much as possible but sometimes your only option is Walmart and that’s okay!

• Thrifting, sewing, and mending my clothes instead of buying new
• Using the AC as little as possible and participating in peakbusting as much as I can
• Reading a lot to learn important concepts - currently reading Emergent Strategy by adrienne maree brown
• Teaching myself the basics of coding so I can make my own personal website
• Hosting a monthly community night at my house where folks can connect in a comfortable environment
• I’ve recently gotten into kandi and so far I haven’t bought a single pony bead new!!
• Setting up a balcony garden
• Making eraser stamps so I can customize my clothes and make patches

I’m most proud of the balcony garden, if we’re being honest. I’ve never gardened a single time before but my tomato plants are apparently growing me some tomatoes and that’s insane. Truthfully, most of what I’ve grown (tomatoes) isn’t offsetting what I’d buy, but learning about the natural world has been really special given that my disabilities mean I can’t really go foraging or hiking or anything like that. It’s also given me the opportunity to say hi to my neighbors when they’re outside!

Out of genuine curiosity, do you carry around feces mixed with water in your car or is there another method?

absolutely!!

There’s a small project I found recently that offers free milkweed seeds to people who can’t afford to buy them. I found out about it from a well-shared social media post. On their website, they say that they were inundated with tons and tons of requests for free seeds from people who probably could have afforded to toss a donation in there to keep the program running and now they have to charge for the seeds, which sounds like a great example of what you’re talking about - a project set up literally by a few people packing milkweed seeds at a table went viral online and turned into a free-for-all of people hoping to get free stuff.