SAKI'S SUSTAINABLE DAILY - VOL. 13

Hi!

I’m Saki, Borderless Creations’ Ambassador!

Today, I’m writing about how I will spend this Christmas season in a sustainable way that I can think of.

What about you? Write a comment and let me know!

Gifts for friends and family – Ask what they want! Re-use, experience.

Choosing what to give as a gift is so fun, but it is hard when you don’t know what to give. The gifts might end up in the bin if it was not useful/liking of the other. 

So, it will not be a surprise but I’m asking my family and friends for what they want. If it’s a book or something I can get/give from my house/reuse shop, I will give that to them.

And, giving experience such as having dinner together, going somewhere, experience together could be a present as well. 

Gift wrappings – Furoshiki and re-using newspaper!

When it comes to gifts, we wrap our gifts.

For zero-waste, it is one way to “no wrapping” the gift, but I want the special feeling that “gift” gives…

I found the Japanese Furoshiki-way traditional, beautiful, and very sustainable.

Furoshiki itself is beautiful and there are many ways you can wrap in the gift. What’s more, you can use it semi-permanently. There is a furoshiki at my grandma’s so I’m planning to use that for this holiday.

Turns out Furoshiki is still being used commonly in some of the countryside in Japan.

There are playsilks that you can use as a Furoshiki at Borderless Creations so have a look!

Sarah's Silks:

When using Furoshiki, I need to open the wrapping when giving the present and I need to bring the Furoshiki back home. 

So for those I need to give the gift with the wrapping, I’m trying newspaper wrapping!

Food– Eat delicious food, but LOCAL!

Lots of food, delicious, tasty…that is the image of Christmas feast and a New year feast.

However, too much food on the table leads to food waste. And food from far far away land… leads to more carbon footprints.

But that doesn’t mean we need to give up the Holiday feasts.

I believe if we buy local food, the right amount. And use compost. There will be no food waste.

So this holiday, I’m sticking to local food, local dinner, local feast.

Less carbon footprint, good for local economy, and delicious!

Illuminations and decorations – None！ 

I’m not much of a fan of decorating the house for holidays so there is no plan to decorate the house for this season. How about you?

It is said that the holiday season lights up 50% more than normal seasons.

From this NASA video, you can see how bright the illuminations are even from the space.

https://plus.nasa.gov/video/nasa-sees-holiday-lights-from-space/

Let us know how you plan to spend your holiday, sustainably and ethically!

Merry X’mas and a Happy new year!

〜P.S.〜

I love listening to this song in Christmas season…

“Harukanaru Christmas” by Sada Masashi

The lyric points out about human ego and reality, what’s happening around the world even though we are in this merry holiday season…

https://youtu.be/rWpHVCF-rUE?si=KwGGl2vH67NGxxj5