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Creative and Ambitious

A Girl with Lofty Goals

  • Travel
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        • Restaurant Week Review for Green Bay, Wisconsin in July of 2021
        • Best Places to Work Remotely in Green Bay, Wisconsin
    • Europe
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        • Discover Edinburgh
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        • Top 10 Things to do in Paris, France
      • 8 Foods You Have to Try at European Christmas Markets
      • A Walk in Budapest
    • Top 5 Places I Want to Travel Next
    • The Ultimate Eco Travel Destination Bucket List
    • How to Save Money on Travel Expenses
    • My Travel Essentials:
    • For the Love of Travel ❤
    • Things to Avoid for Happy Travels
    • Where I have Traveled so Far ❤
  • Lifestyle
    • Goal-Getter
      • How to Make a Vision Board
      • Use These 4 Tips to Land Your Dream Job with Social Media Networking
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      • 10 Best Sustainable Finds for Low Waste Beginners on Amazon
      • Last-Minute Sustainable Gift Ideas Available Almost Everywhere
      • My Best Advice for Living a Sustainable Lifestyle This Year
      • Gift Ideas for Eco-Conscious Travelers
      • How to Make Reusable Cotton Rounds for Removing your Makeup
      • My One Year Blog & Sustainable Lifestyle Update for 2020
      • Ways I Want to Waste Less
      • A Complete Sustainable Gifting Guide for Christmas 2020
      • How to Start Shopping Sustainably for the Low Waste Beginner
      • 13 Sustainable Hobbies to Try Now for a More Sustainable Lifestyle
      • Easy Ways to Reduce Waste this Thanksgiving
      • Oh My Lush – My First Lush Experience
    • 9 Shows that Will Inspire You to be Creative and Ambitious
    • How to Make a Self Care Calendar ✨
    • How to Love Where You Live
    • Beginner’s Guide to Apartment Gardening
    • Things to Do at Home When You’re Bored ❤ (Other Than Netflix or Hulu)
    • 15 Ways to Relax When You’re Overwhelmed or Stressed Out
    • Giving a Thoughtful Gift Basket ❤
    • Jump into Fall with this Ultimate Fall Bucket list
    • How to Support Bloggers and Small Businesses Right Now – 10 Ways
  • Study Abroad
    • How To Make Your Study Abroad Dreams Come True As A Self Funded Student in the UK
    • How to Make and Save Money for Studying Abroad:
    • Resources for Studying Abroad
    • Here are 15 Things To Do Now to Take Control of Your Life as a Student
    • Advice for an International Business Management Student
    • 11 Things You’ll Miss From Home When Studying Abroad in Scotland
  • Favorite Things
  • Start a Blog
    • Why You Should Start a Blog
    • 10 Ways to Improve Your Blog
    • How to Support Bloggers and Small Businesses Right Now – 10 Ways
  • Shop
  • Travel
    • United States
      • Midwest Destinations
        • How to Staycation in Green Bay, Wisconsin
        • Minneapolis for a Winter Weekend Getaway
        • Best Things to Do in Green Bay, Wisconsin
        • USA Weekend Road Trip to South Dakota and Wyoming
        • The Best Day Trip Itinerary for Ishpeming, Michigan
        • How to Spend a Cozy Weekend in De Pere, WI
        • Restaurant Week Review for Green Bay, Wisconsin in July of 2021
        • Best Places to Work Remotely in Green Bay, Wisconsin
    • Europe
      • Scotland
        • Discover Edinburgh
      • France
        • Top 10 Things to do in Paris, France
      • 8 Foods You Have to Try at European Christmas Markets
      • A Walk in Budapest
    • Top 5 Places I Want to Travel Next
    • The Ultimate Eco Travel Destination Bucket List
    • How to Save Money on Travel Expenses
    • My Travel Essentials:
    • For the Love of Travel ❤
    • Things to Avoid for Happy Travels
    • Where I have Traveled so Far ❤
  • Lifestyle
    • Goal-Getter
      • How to Make a Vision Board
      • Use These 4 Tips to Land Your Dream Job with Social Media Networking
      • Tech Skills to Teach Yourself for Landing a Better Career
    • Sustainable Living
      • 10 Best Sustainable Finds for Low Waste Beginners on Amazon
      • Last-Minute Sustainable Gift Ideas Available Almost Everywhere
      • My Best Advice for Living a Sustainable Lifestyle This Year
      • Gift Ideas for Eco-Conscious Travelers
      • How to Make Reusable Cotton Rounds for Removing your Makeup
      • My One Year Blog & Sustainable Lifestyle Update for 2020
      • Ways I Want to Waste Less
      • A Complete Sustainable Gifting Guide for Christmas 2020
      • How to Start Shopping Sustainably for the Low Waste Beginner
      • 13 Sustainable Hobbies to Try Now for a More Sustainable Lifestyle
      • Easy Ways to Reduce Waste this Thanksgiving
      • Oh My Lush – My First Lush Experience
    • 9 Shows that Will Inspire You to be Creative and Ambitious
    • How to Make a Self Care Calendar ✨
    • How to Love Where You Live
    • Beginner’s Guide to Apartment Gardening
    • Things to Do at Home When You’re Bored ❤ (Other Than Netflix or Hulu)
    • 15 Ways to Relax When You’re Overwhelmed or Stressed Out
    • Giving a Thoughtful Gift Basket ❤
    • Jump into Fall with this Ultimate Fall Bucket list
    • How to Support Bloggers and Small Businesses Right Now – 10 Ways
  • Study Abroad
    • How To Make Your Study Abroad Dreams Come True As A Self Funded Student in the UK
    • How to Make and Save Money for Studying Abroad:
    • Resources for Studying Abroad
    • Here are 15 Things To Do Now to Take Control of Your Life as a Student
    • Advice for an International Business Management Student
    • 11 Things You’ll Miss From Home When Studying Abroad in Scotland
  • Favorite Things
  • Start a Blog
    • Why You Should Start a Blog
    • 10 Ways to Improve Your Blog
    • How to Support Bloggers and Small Businesses Right Now – 10 Ways
  • Shop
  • sustainable travel in Northern Ireland
    Sustainable,  Travel

    What is sustainable travel? Here’s how to travel sustainably

    March 10, 2023

    Traveling isn’t technically sustainable. However, travel is worth more than the waste it creates. Here's how travel can be more sustainable.

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    10 Sustainable Travel Essentials for Your Next Vacation

    March 27, 2022

    Travel can be incredibly wasteful. Check out these sustainable travel essentials that can help you to reduce waste and save money.

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    Sustainable,  Travel

    The Ultimate Eco Travel Destination Bucket List

    January 19, 2022

    Eco travel can be to epic natural wonders, somewhere you can support the local community, or to an eco resort where sustainability is incorporated into every aspect of your stay! Check out this article to add some eco travel destinations to your bucket list.

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    Sustainable,  Travel

    Gift Ideas for Eco-Conscious Travelers

    December 22, 2021

    Struggling to find a gift for your jet setting, earth-loving friend or family member? You’re in the right place. I’m obsessed with travel and sustainable products! In this article, I will be sharing some gift ideas for eco-conscious travelers. These are my sustainable travel essentials that would be perfect gift ideas for eco-conscious travelers. Enjoy! Disclaimer: This article contains affiliate and referral links. If you make a purchase through the links on this page I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend products I have tried and honestly recommend. This commission helps to support the Creative and Ambitious blog. See disclosures throughout for more…

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    Life,  Sustainable

    Last-Minute Sustainable Gift Ideas Available Almost Everywhere

    December 17, 2021

    This article helps last-minute shoppers to think of sustainable gift ideas that they can buy from most grocery stores. Happy gifting!

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    Sarah Elizabeth

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    Life,  Sustainable

    10 Best Sustainable Finds for Low Waste Beginners on Amazon

    March 19, 2021

    I wanted to put together this list of sustainable finds I bought on Amazon when I was a low waste beginner just starting out. Some of them are very basic and easy swaps to make and some of them are specific things I bought online because I wasn't able to find exactly what I wanted locally.

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    January 21, 2021

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    December 13, 2022
  • Sustainable living
    Sustainable

    My Best Advice for Living a Sustainable Lifestyle This Year

    January 8, 2021

    As we try to creep out of this pandemic and emerge ourselves into a better future, you may be wondering what it will look like. During the pandemic, reusable items that would normally be allowed in cafes and shops were banned. As a result, waste became abundant. Masks became an essential and so many disposable masks seen flying in the wind. Not to mention the mounds of takeout containers that replaced meals out at restaurants. If you noticed all of this waste and found yourself upset about it, there are things that you can do. You can take control of the waste you make by choosing sustainable living. In this…

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    My One Year Blog & Sustainable Lifestyle Update for 2020

    December 26, 2020

    Well, I’ve done it. It’s been a year since I set my New Years resolutions for 2020 and for the most part I’ve stuck to them. It’s been a year of blogging, sustainable life choices, and prioritizing my personal health. All of which will continue to be prioritized in my life as we enter into 2021. I wanted to take this time to give an update on the year of 2020 with the Creative and Ambitious blog and with the sustainable lifestyle choices I’ve made. In case you missed it, check out my 2020 resolutions here: https://creativeandambitious.com/2020-resolutions/ The Creative and Ambitious Blog – Year One As for the blog, this…

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  • Sustainable

    A Complete Sustainable Gifting Guide for Christmas 2020

    November 25, 2020

    In 2020, I was focused on creating less waste. That lead me down a path of sustainable lifestyle swaps and I’m so happy I set out to change for the better! In this Gift Guide, you will see a list of products that I have tried and ones that I have fell in love with on my journey to sustainability. I’ve tried quite a few products this year, so I will try to keep it to things that I know would make great gifts for someone transitioning to a more sustainable lifestyle. This guide includes: sustainable gifts you can buy, sustainable gifts you can make, and ways to wrap gifts…

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    Easy Ways to Reduce Waste this Thanksgiving

    November 24, 2020

    This year was the first holiday I planned to host where I actually had to do all the cooking. I hosted my first Friendsgiving this past Saturday, since I’m not going to see my family for Thanksgiving. It was a lot of firsts for me. First time roasting a turkey, first time trying to reduce waste while hosting a gathering, and first time I’ve ever used the fancy dishes my mom bought me from a thrift store a couple of years ago! As I shopped for my first turkey and wandered around the store looking for something called browning sauce, I started to think about how much waste would be…

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