a peek inside the fishbowl

Some musings about the recent tragedy in Bangladesh. Will it change your shopping habits? Why or why not?

I’m participating in the Live Below the Line Challenge between April 29 and May 3. According to the Global Poverty Project, 1.4 billion people are living in extreme poverty. These are people who can barely afford to eat and are often faced with indescribable hardship and impossible choices. Picture yourself having to choose between purchasing food or medicine for example. Can you imagine being a mother under such circumstances?

I’m thrilled to be introducing a new patron to the Fishbowl family today: terra20! I’ve written about terra20 before, most recently as it pertained to a bar of my favourite soap. :)
Some of you have probably already heard about terra20. They are Canada’s first eco-friendly department store and they carry a finely edited selection of environmentally-friendly [...]

A bit about a delicious bar of soap I bought, but it’s more than just about the suds.