dreaming of a power suit, watching the snow pile up; knowing that my package of book proofs can`t arrive due to increment weather, yet hoping that it does.
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Fast fashion makes shopping for clothes more affordable, but it comes at an environmental cost.
The fashion industry produces 10% of all humanity’s carbon emissions, is the second-largest consumer of the world’s water supply, and pollutes the oceans with microplastics.
Some parts of modern life are, at this point, widely known to cause environmental harm – flying overseas, using disposable plastic items, and even driving to and from work, for example. But when it comes to our clothes, the impacts are less obvious.
https://www.blurb.com/b/9882461-2019-collected-works
Nevertheless my second- hand dreams of having a thrift store, a fledgling book press in it`s second year, immense desire for ever more. Remembering the first power suit I got as a teen from Value Village, how much it made me feel confident in being so expressively bossy. Jumping from 50 pages to 300 in one year. More contributors and more content. Receiving lots of great wildlife landscapes photography so I need to always offer the ebook in colour. Due to the jump in pages though, I felt it best to switch to economy colour print and explore a colour your own, Black and White option to keep cost lower and make it more accessible.
The preschool parents make soup for the school citizens. minestrone and cheddar scones next thursday, mark the day our youngest become the school age in British Columbia. As a family we make invitations for her friends, but don`t get them distributed until the last minute. Dad makes handmade gifts and gets some cake from the pope. I make plans to work that day, but I do want to hatch`a scheme to shower her with special love since the big 5, is kind of a big deal. Memories of going with my mom and sister to Zellers to make sure we had supplies, mits, snow pants and parka`s, winter boots, hand knit sweaters, shoes that fit. We would eat at the restaurant and Ashley would always get the same thing, mashed potatoes and gravy. A happy childhood with a mothers love of department store shopping and how preparations equip us for our trials and sucess`.
