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Health Habits: Autonomy - Taking Control of Your Healthcare in a Broken System

Motherhood Moments

The structure of my days did not allow me to properly execute the core principals and philosophies I was trained in and instead of helping patients get better, I was seeing poor outcome after poor outcome. In all aspects of consumerism, an educated consumer is the best customer and healthcare is no different.

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Why Cheaper Isn’t Always Better

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

This philosophy works for shoes, furniture, and many other items. Buying something cheap just because it’s a good deal falls into the category of “mindless consumerism” and it can lead to long-term money problems down the road. We don’t buy overpriced items that are just expensive, though.

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How to Establish an Eco-Friendly Lifestyle at Home

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The sustainability philosophy is that we must not fill our own current needs at the expense of the needs of future generations. Reuse and recycle – consumerism has taught us to throw away anything that is broken or that we no longer want or need. It’s easier to go out a buy a new one, right?

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