EcoEgg Review: An Alternative to Laundry Detergent

Since meeting Bea Johnson last year, our family has revisited many of our lifestyle choices to reduce our plastic waste.  One of the many changes has been to stop buying liquid detergent and opt for powdered detergent in a cardboard box.  The box packaging was great, but the powdered detergent wasn’t dissolving well in our …

Reflecting on The Big Reconnect Sleepover

Since returning home to Oman from summer break, everyone has been asking “How was London?”  Though I technically was in London for an entire week, most of my time was spent at The Big Reconnect Sleepover (TBRS) in the countryside.  We were geographically in London but spiritually elsewhere.  The sisterhood we developed in less than five …

Low-Impact Living in Muscat

Life in the desert gets hot—really hot. We’ve had this conversation before but after welcoming my mom for her recent visit to Muscat, Urbndervish and I reflected on how in spite of the intense heat, life in Oman has helped actualize many goals and ideals that we could only talk about while living in the United States. …

Essential Eco Products for Life Abroad

Having shared our "econundrum" of trying to live more sustainably in Oman, we wanted to share some of our favorite green and zero-waste products that we currently use and hope to use in our household.  We still have further to go in our own journey but have committed to taking baby green steps as we go forward. What …

Trying to Be Green in Oman

The produce lady sees me coming. She peers from the side of her eye and begins to mumble something. She’s not looking at the color of my skin or the way I’m dressed, because in all honesty, we can pass for cousins. She’s looking at my reusable produce bags and can’t seem to figure them …