30/04/2021
I can’t remember a new year when I haven’t made a resolution. Get more sleep, be happier, drink more water, drink less fizzy juice, eat more fruit, learn Spanish, Say No more, Say Yes more, travel more.
But there was only one pledge I’ve ever managed to stick to for longer than a few weeks, and possibly the only one that made me feel better about myself instead of worse – I broke up with fast fashion 119 days ago and haven't missed it a bit.
No new clothes (or at least no “new-new” clothes) for a 119 days. No more payday hauls or bad day pick-me-ups. No more casual flirtation with one of the most exploitative and wasteful industries on the planet. 119 days ago I said Goodbye too, my problematic friend.
I now realise what the clothes I already have cost the planet so I'm going to use them until I can't no more, So I only have 246 days too go but I think I can handle it knowing all the good things I will achieve for the planet.