#tidy up

Just a quick point.

A number of people have proposed that the Green M&M fiasco is not just the most hilarious combination of a corporation seeking feminist cookies and reactionary backlash in a while, but is also an attempt by chocolate magnates to distract from them being prosecuted for knowingly profiteering off child labor, slavery and human trafficking. (content warning: links after this discuss the issues in detail)

Regardless of whether it is a cover up, or merely incompetence, its worth knowing that Nestle, Cargill, Hershey, Olam, Mars, Mondelez and Barry Callebaut are all currently in a long running court battle over profiteering off child labor in the Ivory Coast. There is also a major human trafficking element.

The use of child labor in cocoa farming is a long running issue which various groups have been trying to make these companies address for over twenty years butthe Supreme Court of the United States previously ruled these companies where somehow not responsible because they were somehow not aware of this.

So whether you believe Tucker Carson got paid to throw his tantrum or not, please do be aware that the chocolate industry is one that has a long history of barbaric exploitation of children in western Africa.

- wincenworks

This month I have tidied up my bathroom and the pantry! But I am not really glad. I live with my parents, who are not into decluttering so I was not able to get rid of things… So we kept almost everything (including things I perceive as trash). 

• books - 2 gave away, 1 sold
  
• septum rings - 2 sold
• coaster - sold
• badge - sold
• Tarot cards - sold
• barrettes - 2 sold
  
• broken barrette - thrown away
  
• calendars - 3 thrown away
• some drawings - thrown away
• sketchbook -  thrown away
• notebook - thrown away
• some documents - thrown away
• old cosmetics - 10 thrown away
• fabric conditioners - 2 thrown away
• old bra - thrown away
• bowls - 2 thrown away
• boxes - 6 thrown away
• a lot of small boxes (counted as 1)
• disposable razors - 4 thrown away
  
• old toothbrushes - 2 thrown away
• old sponges - 2  thrown away
• broken hanger - thrown away
• scoop -  thrown away
• dishwashing liquids - 2 thrown away
  
• decorative tins - 4 thrown away
• decorative jar - thrown away
• hairbands - 3 thrown away
• foils - thrown away
• some old safety pins - thrown away
• charcoal for drawing - thrown away
• knife covers - 2 thrown away
• expired spices - 7 thrown away
• expired eye drops - thrown away
• small jars - 3 thrown away
• plastic cutlery (random pieces collected over long period of time) - thrown away
• toys - 2 thrown away
• broken baking mold - thrown away

… and a lot of actual trash. I did not count most of “small things”, but instead I counted it as (for example) “foils”.

I have decluttered 432 things of 1000. 

I have also bought a lot of new things this month (about 17 items), so I am planning to declutter more in April, but it is getting more difficult ;)

Greetings! 

smallzerowaste:

Hi! I really liked the decluttering idea. And I have a challenge for you! It’s about cleaning up your devices. Don’t force yourself to do it all at once it may take much time ;)

Text messages:

• Look through your e-mails, delete the needless ones. 
• Unsubscribe newsletters.
• Also check your SMS and text messaging apps. 

SM: 

• Unfollow the accounts that makes you feel bad somehow and people who you don’t like although keep following.

Gallery: 

• Look through your gallery and delete wrong taken photos, screenshots etc. 
• Organize the pictures.

Internet: 

• Clean up your browser history.
• Clean up your bookmarks. 
• Delete the accounts you no longer use (for example old browser games you no longer play accounts).
• Check your Google Drive and tidy it up.

Device:

• Change your wallpaper. 
• Delete the music you stopped listening to years ago. (Spotify counts!)
• Organize your desktop.
• Organize your secondary storage. 

I’m starting now, what about you?

Okay, I was finally able to complete it  It took a lot of time to be honest. The hardest challenge now is to keep it tidy

But it is worth it! I absolutely love my new wallpapers, furthermore deleting old messages really made me feel better. I was especially shocked with my e-mail box… I haven’t delete any e-mails since September 2018! 

I truly encourage you to clean up your devices!

Hi! I really liked the decluttering idea. And I have a challenge for you! It’s about cleaning up your devices. Don’t force yourself to do it all at once it may take much time ;)

Text messages:

• Look through your e-mails, delete the needless ones. 
• Unsubscribe newsletters.
• Also check your SMS and text messaging apps. 

SM: 

• Unfollow the accounts that makes you feel bad somehow and people who you don’t like although keep following.

Gallery: 

• Look through your gallery and delete wrong taken photos, screenshots etc. 
• Organize the pictures.

Internet: 

• Clean up your browser history.
• Clean up your bookmarks. 
• Delete the accounts you no longer use (for example old browser games you no longer play accounts).
• Check your Google Drive and tidy it up.

Device:

• Change your wallpaper. 
• Delete the music you stopped listening to years ago. (Spotify counts!)
• Organize your desktop.
• Organize your secondary storage. 

I’m starting now, what about you?