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Eat More Sustainably with These 7 Tips!

Fairly SouthernJune 11, 2021June 11, 2021
Eat More Sustainably with These 7 Tips!
Written in collaboration with Jeremy Bowler. Many people have lost touch with the environment and the earth around us. Between our 9-5 shifts, busy schedules, and cravings for what is tasty and easy, we oftenContinue reading
How to Have a Zero Waste Picnic
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How to Have a Zero Waste Picnic

Fairly SouthernMay 16, 2021May 18, 2021

Originally published December 13, 2020. Updated May 16, 2021. Who else feels like they mightContinue reading

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Socially Conscious Living Room Makeover Part 3: Furniture + Decor Picks!
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Socially Conscious Living Room Makeover Part 3: Furniture + Decor Picks!

Fairly SouthernMay 8, 2021May 8, 2021

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Sustainable and Ethically Made Swimwear Guide
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Sustainable and Ethically Made Swimwear Guide

Fairly SouthernMay 5, 2021May 16, 2021

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Eco-Friendly Gardening Guide
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Eco-Friendly Gardening Guide

Fairly SouthernMarch 19, 2021March 19, 2021

Written in collaboration with Jeremy Bowler. With the crocuses and daffodils starting to sprout inContinue reading

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Socially Conscious Living Room Makeover Part 2: Space Planning
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Socially Conscious Living Room Makeover Part 2: Space Planning

Fairly SouthernFebruary 21, 2021February 20, 2021

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NakedPoppy Review: This Beauty Assessment Tool Matches You to Clean Skincare Products
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NakedPoppy Review: This Beauty Assessment Tool Matches You to Clean Skincare Products

Fairly SouthernFebruary 14, 2021February 14, 2021

I received gifted products in exchange for posting my honest review of NakedPoppy. All I’mContinue reading

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Small Joys: Volume 30
Small Joys

Small Joys: Volume 30

Fairly SouthernFebruary 7, 2021February 6, 2021

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Ritual Vitamins Review
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Ritual Vitamins Review

Fairly SouthernJanuary 31, 2021January 14, 2021

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Simple Ways to Make Your Diet More Eco-Friendly
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Simple Ways to Make Your Diet More Eco-Friendly

Fairly SouthernJanuary 27, 2021January 27, 2021

Written in collaboration with Jeremy Bowler. Did you ever stop to think that your dietaryContinue reading

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Only one person guessed where I’m headed on vaca Only one person guessed where I’m headed on vacation this summer: Hawaii!! ☀️🌸🍹 (Well done @jallen510! 👏🏼) Wes and I have spent the weekend frantically trying to get everything booked because apparently everyone else in the US decided to head to HI this summer too. 😜 I know I’m going to need to buy another swimsuit or two before we go and have especially been eyeing additional suits from @kitty_and_vibe (which is what I’m wearing here) and Summersalt. Both of these brands are in my extensive Sustainable & Ethical Swimwear Guide that I have linked in my bio. But are there any awesome brands I’m overlooking? Let me know if there’s a sustainable/ethical swim line that I missed but should definitely check out! Also, if you have recommendations of things to do or places to eat on Oahu, Maui, or Kauai, please tell me FAST so I can book them before everyone else does! 😂 #hawaii #vacay #vacation #kindismyvibe #sustainableswimwear #sustainablefashion #sustainablefashionblogger #ethicalswimwear #ethicalfashion #ethicalfashionblogger #sustainablestyle #swimwear #sizeinclusive #ecofashion #ecoswim #ecotourism #sustainabletravel #travel #wanderlust #kauai #maui #oahu #instatravel #outofoffice #travelgram #sustainablesummer #ecofriendly #sustainableliving #sustainablelivingtips
Lots going on outside of these squares lately. My Lots going on outside of these squares lately. My biggest takeaway from the past week and a half: Love big. Live big. Be there for your people. We are so grateful to see some healing for a family member who has been very ill. Also, Wes and I are finally cashing in on the two years of vacation time we’ve saved up during le pandemic. Booked our next big trip! Any guesses where we’re heading? 🌸 #lifelately #travel #travelgram #instatravel #wanderlust #carmel #carmelbythesea #california #ethicalfashion #ethicalfashionblogger #sustainablefashion #sustainablefashionblogger #getoutside #fairtrade #ethicallymade #sustainabletravel #beach #coast #coastalliving #beachlife #saltyair
Last June’s worldwide racial reckoning caused me Last June’s worldwide racial reckoning caused me to become even more intentional about seeking out Black voices, Black art, Black stories, and Black history. Here we are, a year later, and I’m a little bit wiser, and also a little bit more aware of just how much I have left to learn. How are you ensuring that Black Lives Matter today? How are you showing that Black Lives Matter to you? How are you showing up for Black lives? For me, right at this very moment, this looks like reading The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, to learn more about the intersection of science, Black history, and biomedical ethics. It’s a drop of water in the ocean of how much I need to learn and do, yet it IS the ocean. Henrietta Lacks’ life mattered. Her rights mattered. We need to learn from this to ensure that lives and rights matter TODAY. I don’t quite know how to finish this post. There’s not a way to tie this all up in a pretty bow. There is so much work still to do, and so much more I could say. I’m still processing my emotions about this month and anniversary. I guess what I will say is: I promise to continue showing up. Friends, I hope you will do the same. #blm #blacklivesmatter #blacklivesstillmatter #georgefloyd #racialjustice #blackvoices #blackart #blackhistory #blacklivesmatter✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 #listentoblackwomen #listentoblackvoices #socialjustice #keepshowingup #ally #iwillneverunderstandbutistandwithyou #june #june2021
A love letter to the LGBTQIA+ community: When I l A love letter to the LGBTQIA+ community: When I look at my life, I see your fingerprints all over it. You have been there for me since my first breath. You are my beloved family members, some of my first friends, my caregivers and teachers and mentors and coworkers and cheerleaders. You have loved me and cared for me my entire life. You were a friend to me when I had few. You read me bedtime stories. You were silly with me. You baked me my favorite treats. You literally helped me brush the dirt off my knees, wipe my tears, and get back up on the horse. And in the process, you taught me about love and friendship and character and resilience, and also about how humans are so much more diverse and beautiful than many would have us to believe. Why is it that every single one of you is one of the best people I’ve ever met? Is it because you have known too much judgment that you have never made me feel judged? Is it because you know too well the sting of exclusion that you open your doors so wide to include all? One thing I know with certainty: It is your bravery to be your truest self in a world where many will not embrace you that inspires me most. Is there anything more beautiful and courageous and holy than someone who lives fully into the rainbow of colors God made them to be? Happy Pride Month. I will always love you and admire you and fight for you. Xoxo Laura #pridemonth #pride #pride🌈 #pride2021 #lgbtqia #lgbtq #lgbt #rainbow #loveletter #openletter #gratitude #friendship #colorful #keywest #gay #love #loveislove #liberation #june
Just a little excited over here...because the firs Just a little excited over here...because the first Fairly Southern e-newsletter drops this week!! Run don’t walk to the link in my bio to sign up. You’ll get exclusive sustainable, fair trade, socially conscious content delivered to your inbox along with links to my most recent blog posts + other things I think you’ll like. The best part is that I’ll only email you when I have something to say + new stuff to share...I’m not one of those people who’s going to blow up your inbox every other day, every week, or every fill-in-the-blank-timeframe with random crap I pulled out of my derrière just to stick to some arbitrary schedule. Only the good stuff from me! If you already subscribe to emails from Fairly Southern, you don’t have to do a thing...that newsletter will already be heading your way in a couple of days! #fairlysouthern #goodthingsarecoming #blogger #sustainablefashion #sustainablefashionblogger #ethicalfashion #ethicalfashionblogger #ethicallymade #fairtrade #fairtradeblogger #cleanbeauty #cleanliving #cleanbeautyblogger #sustainableliving #southern #southernliving #thesouth #sociallyconscious #consciousconsumer #mailerlite #socialjustice #nontoxicliving
Who has fun long weekend plans? On the calendar fo Who has fun long weekend plans? On the calendar for me: -Book club -Figure out how to use my new refillable pen -Sleep in -Drag brunch -School work -Clean the shower -Shop all the sales for my fave ethical/sustainable brands! (I’m on the hunt for stuff for the new house, but I wish I needed a new swimsuit, because allllll of my fave swimmie brands are having great sales, including @kitty_and_vibe which I’m wearing in this pic! Check them out in my ethical + sustainable swimwear guide; link in bio!) -A few long walks with #rufuspupnc -Outdoor church -Watching To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before 3 #noshame Stacking up to be an overall lovely weekend! What are y’all up to? #sustainablefashion #sustainablefashionblogger #sustainableswimwear #ethicalfashion #ethicalfashionblogger #kindismyvibe #memorialdayweekend #memorialdaysales #weekendvibes #longweekend #ecofashion #ecofriendly #ecofriendlyswimwear #sustainableliving #ecoliving #sustainablelivingtips #lowwaste #weekendplans #sizeinclusive #consciousconsumer #purchasewithpurpose
Back on our wedding game. 💃🏻 Big congrats @e Back on our wedding game. 💃🏻 Big congrats @emilykrewson and Ben!! I’m 6 years into my ethical and sustainable fashion journey, and my closet has gradually gotten to the point where almost everything in it was purchased sustainably. Scored this dress on @thredup and re-wore my own wedding shoes. Wes’s dress shirt is from sustainable powerhouse @everlane and suit is made in the USA! If you’ve been wanting to start shopping more ethically and sustainably, don’t worry - you don’t need to toss out your current wardrobe! In fact, that is the worst thing you can do for the earth! Keep what you already have as long as you can, then gradually start purchasing ethically made pieces as you need them. Over the years, your closet will gradually transition until one day you look around and realize it is full of consciously purchased fashion, the result of lots of little smart decisions to purchase a product made responsibly. It’s a good feeling. ☺️ #sustainablefashion #sustainablefashionblogger #ethicalfashion #ethicalfashionblogger #ethicallymade #sustainableliving #sustainablelivingtips #wedding #ecofashion #ecofriendly #ecofriendlyliving #purchasewithpurpose #minimalism #consciousliving #consciousconsumer #sustainability
My employer gave us a random Wednesday off today f My employer gave us a random Wednesday off today for a mental health day, and I am so grateful. Even though I’m still planning to work some (bc getting caught up on work is honestly the only way my stress and mental health are going to improve this week 🤪) it was so nice to be able to not set an alarm this morning. More importantly though, it feels like a sigh of relief to have that acknowledgement that my mental health is valued, especially during Mental Health Awareness Month and after the year we’ve all had dealing with a global pandemic. Pandemics aside, I have struggled with anxiety my entire life, though I didn’t realize it, ignored it, and/or willfully hid the seriousness of it until more recently. It took hitting rock bottom (like truly, the lowest of lows) for me to finally seek out a therapist and medication last year - and y’all, I’m a licensed clinical social worker! If it took that long for me to fully understand my own needs and hurts and prioritize feeling better, how many more people are there still suffering in silence? So today I’d like to say, just in case there’s one person reading this who needs to hear it: your emotional state and mental health matter! You deserve to feel good and healthy in all areas of your life. If something doesn’t feel right, go get it checked out, just like you would for a pain in your knee or a weird looking mole on your skin. There are SO many options to choose from when it comes to improving your mental health, from medication to acupuncture to therapy to food, and you can find the right combo that works for YOU. Do it do it. Almost all of us look back and think, “why didn’t I do this sooner??” And know that my DMs are always open if you want to chat, ask questions, or simply say, “me too” and virtually hug it out. Love y’all! Hope you do something big or small for your own mental health TODAY, and support others in doing the same. #mentalhealthawarenessmonth #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealth #endthestigma #anxiety #anxietyawareness #emotionalhealth #emotionalhealing #socialwork #lcsw #therapy #socialanxiety #raleigh #raleighnc #dorotheadixpark #dorotheadixsunflowers #raleighinfluencers
All this Outlander I’ve been watching must be ru All this Outlander I’ve been watching must be rubbing off, because I have turned into quite the time traveler. Recently went back several decades to the ‘50s as well as the ‘80s! I love a good theme party, and I also love to try to keep my outfits as sustainable as possible. It is super tempting to go all out buying a brand new, over-the-top costume every time the chance arises...but that‘s really not great for the earth (or my wallet!). I was able to pull both of these looks together by shopping my own closet (much of which is already sustainably secondhand). I filled in the gaps by scoring the blue hat on thredUP! Simple, yet fun; and best of all earth-friendly! What’s the best outfit or costume you were able to pull together by shopping your own closet? #sustainablefashion #sustainablefashionblogger #sustainableliving #ethicalfashion #ethicalfashionblogger #1950s #1950sfashion #1980s #timetravel #thrifted #thredup #thriftedfashion #consignmentfinds #ecofriendly #ecofriendlyliving #ecofashion
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