So This is the New Year

We all thought that this New Year was going to bring peace of mind, calm, prosperity; that we’d find smoother sailing after the storms of 2009.
Boy, were we wrong.
Turning the calendar over doesn’t change the circumstances, or the trials we’re embedded in. The only things it can change are our minds. It’s hard to stay [...]

To Covet: Kuma Bear

Occasionally, I like to post things that I just plain want – whether or not they fit my style, budget, or even my ever-changing mood.  Ergo, the semi-regular To Covet: a category that shows one thing that I’ve been coveting, be it eco-, socio- or independently-friendly.

First thing first: Gilt has a new “Gifts” section, and I didn’t [...]

Acquired Aesthetics: Nostalgia Organics Aroma Balm

My friends are often mad at me.
I have a really busy schedule, which includes way too many commitments, not enough sleep, and a lot of rain checks for dinner “when I’m not so busy.”  (Yeah, right.)
To be honest, I like it that way. Even with all the stress and the frustrations - between work, the dog, the workout [...]

Sustainable Sales: Cyber Monday

Here we go again!  I promise: after today, I’ll lay off the sales for a while.  (It’s kind of killing me.)
Tobi
Take 25% off any and all regularly-priced items in Tobi’s online store. Use code CHEERFUL25, and make sure you check out their “Eco-Tobi” section – click the link in the upper left-hand corner.

Alternative Apparel
Save 25% [...]

Get Green Gifts: Etsy Holiday Shopping, Part II

There were so many great Thanksgiving Weekend sales on Etsy that, just after finishing yesterday’s post, I started this one!  You’ll still want to peruse the list of holiday weekend offers – there’s no way I could list all of the good ones – but I would like to mention a few of my favorites.

Pure [...]

Get Green Gifts: Etsy Holiday Shopping

Though I’m not a fan of just perusing online boutiques as a passtime, I make an exception for Etsy.
For those of you that have been living under a rock (that can’t be comfortable, can it?), Etsy’s moniker is “Buy, Sell, and Live Handmade.”  Their goal is to connect makers with buyers, therein removing all of [...]

Sustainable Sales: Black Friday

Heeeere we go!  It’s the weekend I’ve been dreading, the two “holidays” I loathe: Black Friday and Cyber Monday.  No matter how prepared I am, I always get overwhelmed trying to shop just after Thanksgiving…and I often give up, buying sub-par, mass-marketed gifts just so I can get it over with.
Now that I’m shopping for [...]

Get Green Gifts: Sassy, Sexy Sleepwear

Finally!  I’ve been waiting for a lingerie sale I can write about on Awakened Aesthetic…and damn, they’re hard to find.  After a long wait, however, Gilt Fuse is offering super cheap prices on Eberjay.  The sale, which includes briefs, bras, separates and other intimates, begins today at 9AM PST. (Need an invite?  Use mine.)
Eberjey

“Purveyor of [...]

Get Green Gifts: Vegan Bags & Cashmere Scarves

Here we go again!  There are two more sustainable sales going on at Gilt’s deep-discount sister site, Gilt Fuse, just one day before Thanksgiving.  If you don’t already have too much on your plate, add these to your schedule so you can get a little more holiday shopping done before the food coma sets in.  [...]

Get Green Gifts: Nail Polish by Butter London

I’m getting kind of overloaded on eco-friendly sample sales, aren’t you?  There will be a “who cares if it’s the holidays” post soon, I promise.  But for now…
The Fairest is having a sample sale on Butter London, an all-natural nail care company based in London.  Their products are “3 Free,” which means No Formaldehyde, No toluene, and No DBP [...]

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