Nothing new | Kristin Skarie | TEDxSemesterAtSea

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Could you imagine not buying one new item for an entire year? Summer 2014 voyage Resident Director Kristin Skarie did it, and she wrote a book about it, too: A Year of Nothing New: Tools for Living Lean and Green. Kristin, the founder and president of Teamworks, revealed that during her year-long experiment she did purchase new food — she wasn’t prepared to grow her own for an entire 365 days — and she did purchase cleaning products for her home, but she sought all-natural variety and back-to-basics items like vinegar and baking soda. She also came up with monthly challenges for her sustainability project, including a rule where she would only have one light on at a time in her house, she would only wear six clothing items for 30 days, and she wouldn’t buy any food wrapped in plastic packaging.

Kristin said the shopping experiment became a values realignment. Now, when she thinks about purchasing an item she first goes over these questions in her head — and encouraged the audience to do the same: “Do I want this? Do I need this? Do I have this?”

Kristin Skarie is currently a Resident Director on the Summer 2014 Voyage. She is founder and president of Teamworks, a national team building and leadership development consulting company. She is a speaker, educator, and entrepreneur with 29 years in higher education administration, organization development, and small business advancement. She recently authored and published her first book, A Year of Nothing New – Tools for Living Lean and Green and is a Pencil Partner Volunteer with the Rochester City School District (NY). Kristin’s BS in Physical Education is from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her MS in Education-Higher Education and Student Affairs is from Indiana University-Bloomington. Her TEDx Talk is based on her book, which is about not buying anything new for a year. She wants to share her experience in order to give others the tools to change their lives, the way she has changed hers.

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