Table of Contents
Introduction 8
Give a Shit: in Your Home 27
Recycling and Composting 29
Energy Efficiency 37
Minimalism: Pare Down to Live It Up 52
Outfitting Your Eco-Home: Room by Room 55
The Give a Shit Cleaning Kit 84
Green Cleaning Recipes for Your Abode 86
Quick Hits 94
Give a Shit: In the Kitchen 95
Find Your Reason for Vegan 96
Putting It into Practice 119
Plant-Based Recipes to Get Your Grub On 129
Serious Staples 129
The Everyday Slay 138
Puttin'on the Ritz (aka Fancier Fare) 158
P.M.S., S.O.S. (aha Sweet Thangs) 168
Quick Hits 176
Give a Shit: In Your Closet 177
More ≠ Better 178
Why the Garment Industry is Fucked Up 179
How Not to Dress Like a Jerk 184
Your Painless Closet Detox 186
Building Your Kind Closet 197
Quick Hits 204
Give a Shit: In the Mirror 205
Animal Testing (Is Bullshit) 207
Better Beauty Abounds 210
Pare Down to Make Up 218
DIY Beauty and Grooming Recipes for PYTs 225
Quick Hits 228
Give a Shit: In the Wild 229
No Excuse for Single Use 229
Work, Work, Work, Work, Work 234
Love, Marriage, and the Baby Carriage 239
Movin' and Shakin' 249
Pet Pals 258
Volunteering and Activism 260
Quick Hits 262
Conclusion 263
Acknowledgments 265
Endnotes 266
Index 293
About The Author 304