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One of my favorite outfits to repeat 🙌🏾 Thrifted: shirt, shoes, and toddlers outfit lol Pants & purse: target (things I really wanted and thrifted for for a long time, will be holding on to them for as long as I can) Scarf: @givewrappr Earrings: @anlinandco (I wear them almost every day!!!) #outfitrepeater #comfortstyle #personalstyle #thrift #thriftstorefinds #oldworldnewstyle

Every single sustainable swap you see ain’t for you! I’ve been that brand new, giddy, enthusiastic, “why can’t very one be sustainable?” person before. Thank goodness for growth. We can’t do it all. Making every sustainable swap we see just doesn’t make sense for our very different lives. If you live in a town with one thrift store that never has any clothes your size, thrifting may not be your main mode of shopping for outfits (yes I know online exists but that isn’t always easy for everyone, either). If there are no electric vehicle charging stations for 50+ miles around you, and you don’t have a charging port in your home, an EV as your main mode of transportation would be tricky. All sustainable swaps don’t work for everyone. That’s ok. Store the knowledge of the sustainable option in your mind (or save it on a pinterest board or IG folder lol) and use it if it ever becomes feasible for your life. Be like Mariah Carey and say “I’ma do the best with what I GOT!” Be sustainable in a way that makes sense for you.

Nap time is the best time to… Think about a million things I COULD be doing, but barely get even one done 😅 today it’s capturing my thrifted look and reading a good book 📸📖 Thrifty outfit details: • men’s patterned button up (half linen, half one of those plastic fabrics) - $0.50 from a local thrift store • one shoulder purple bralette - @parade (gifted) • shorts - thrifted • belt - thrifted • earrings - my favorite pair from an Etsy shop that has now closed 😩 • “duality” necklace - @aroundthewaycurls merch • no shoes because it’s nap time, but I’d wear my thrifted white tennis shoes to finish this look when going out • lipstick - @thelipbar liquid matte “Prima Donna” color (vegan and cruelty-free) • book - “Akata Warrior” by Nnedi Okorafor (discovered at a @literati warehouse sale, realized I’d already listened to her audiobook “Binti,” and now can’t get enough of these from The Nsibidi Script Series)

LOOK WHAT I MADE! 🤩 I love them 🥰 Happy Mother’s Day to all who have ever loved and cared for someone as only a mother figure could 💚 I’m grateful for my Mama, rest her soul, and for everyone who has loved and treated me as my Mama would have 💚

“What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

To celebrate Earth Day, I’ve been vlogging all Earth Week! Here’s day 1 - Earth Day - April, 22, 2024

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Yaye For 1K subscribers on YouTube!! 🤩🎉 To celebrate, enjoy this throwback picture of me jumping for joy while wearing an “Old World New” shirt from my early blogging days 😄🙌🏾 Random fact: I had this shirt made for photos in 2015 and for any following events and photos where I wanted to represent OWN. It lasted several years, but last year (2023) I cut the shirt up and started using it as cleaning and paint rag ♻️ that was 11 years after starting my blog, and 8 years after the shirt was made. It had a good run lol. And it is still useful today, just repurposed. Also, Old World New turns 12 on February 12, 2024. Another reason to jump for joy!! Thanks for being here with me 🥰🫶🏾 Subscribe on YouTube if you haven’t already: https://youtube.com/@oldworldnew_

What are your ins & outs for 2024? #insandouts On being my whole self: (Long story short because IG never posted this the first time I tried) My whole self is an advocate for the environment and a homeschooling mom. While I have two separate brands to reflect that, I am but one human. Prepare to see pieces of all of my world, because there is overlap. And also because most hours of my days are dedicated to being a mom and educating my eldest child - I don’t have that free time to blog the night away anymore 😂 The idea of sharing my full self used to scare me because I thought it would make people stop following my account. I honestly don’t have the energy to care about that anymore. If you ever feel like you need to unfollow, do what’s best for you, boo. If you’re here in community with me, I appreciate it and enjoy your company. Shout out to @evolvedteacher who told me to do this a long time ago. And shout out to @heyashleyrenne & @dominiquedrakeford because it’s a joy to see them share their mom life so effortlessly in the midst of being environmental warriors. I’m grateful for my growth to no longer want to try to compartmentalize myself so heavily. Cheers to me 🥂 All of me 🫶🏾 @oldworldnew x @tinygreenearthling + more!

✨ Living sustainably can be a sacrifice, BUT it’s an investment in our future. Let’s choose quality over quantity and prioritize what truly matters. ✨ What’s one sacrifice you’ve made in order to live more sustainably that you don’t regret at all? #QualityOverQuantity #SustainableInvestment #SustainableLivingTips

Here’s what I know 👇🏾 👤 There’s no way one sustainable change that one person makes will “save the world,” but a lot of people making changes can have a positive impact. 👥 A lot of people having a positive impact won’t change the systems we’re in, but it will influence the systems to test out marketing sustainable products. Capitalism runs the systems and they’ll chase whatever the people are doing. So if a lot of folks want sustainable solutions to their everyday needs, established monopolizing brands will try to do that (some will lie, some will fail, some will succeed on a small level, few will actually be dedicated to sustainable changes). 🌐 If the systems realize that sustainable items sell (or get major backlash when their fake sustainable claims won’t fool the people), a bigger impact can be made. Elected officials who prioritize the environment can get voted in to be the law makers. Calling present day colonialism out will be more normal - and using our voices to educate about it and our votes to go against it will help. Making purchases with dedicated sustainable brands and buying less overall, will continue to send a clear message. We are slowly seeing a shift towards more sustainable products on the market because of actions like these. Hopefully that leads to more systemic sustainable solutions beyond capitalist endeavors. So if you see this reel and want to be a part of a sustainable community that cares about ALL PEOPLE + the PLANET, taking everything a small step at a time for positive impactful change, welcome to this community. I’m glad you’re here 💚🥰🫶🏾