Sustainable Minimalists

All-Things Bidets

"I’d love to hear a podcast episode about a bidet for toilet attachment ... Our family recently got one, and we love it but I know a lot of people have questions about them, including myself." I did it. I bought a bidet attachment, installed it myself and, on this short and sweet episode, I'm answering a listener's question all about whether bidets have a place in a modern family home (and if yes, how).Here's a preview:[2:15] Sleek and (kinda) sexy? The features and benefits of today's bidet for toilet attachment[4:00] Toilet paper's financial and environmental problems[5:15] 5 oversized benefits to embracing a bidet attachment[11:00] My thoughts on bidets in homes with kids[15:00] This week's eco-tip: A creative way for reusing stained kids' clothes Resources mentioned:

<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/03/the-bidets-revival/555770/">Why Don’t Americans Use Bidets?</a> (via The Atlantic)
<a href="http://mamaminimalist.com/120/">Episode #120: Your Sustainability Questions, Answered</a>
<a href="https://go.skimresources.com/?id=126358X1587828&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fhellotushy.com%2F&amp;xs=1">Tushy bidet attachment </a>
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Creating eco-minimalist, non-toxic homes (without the extra work). Although minimalism has experienced a rebirth in recent years, the "less is more" movement has been around for centuries. Yet today's minimalist influencers have resurrected minimalism with a decidedly consumerist spin, as modern minimalism is nearly synonymous with decluttering. While there's a lot of chatter about tidying, it's radio silence and crickets when it comes to sustainability. The result? Aspiring minimalists find themselves on an endless hamster wheel of buying, decluttering, buying more, and purging again. Overemphasizing decluttering and underemphasizing the reasons why we overbuy in the first place is thoroughly inconsistent with slow living as a movement; consumption without intention is terrible for the planet, too. Your host, Stephanie Seferian, is a stay-at-home/podcast-from-home mom and author who believes that minimalism, eco-friendliness, and non-toxic living are intrinsically intertwined. She's here to explore the topics of conscious consumerism, sustainability, and environmentally-friendly parenting practices with like-minded women; she's here, too, to show you how to curate eco-friendly, decluttered homes (without the extra work).