You know we have these confines of having less stuff but we're so much more creative within these confines.

Welcome to the Lavendare Lifestyle, the podcast on personal growth and lifestyle design.

My name's Eileen and I'm here to guide you to become a master artist of life.

Every Sunday you'll get new insight and inspiration on how to create your dream life.

After the episode, the conversation continues in our lavender lifestyle Facebook group,

so I can't wait to see you there. Life is an art. Make it your masterpiece.

Here everyone, welcome back to the lav and dair lifestyle. It's Eileen. Today's episode

will motivate you to be more mindful of the waste that you create.

So we're having another zero waste and minimalist guest on the show.

Her name is Anita Van Dyke.

Anita is a qualified rocket scientist and runs a successful Instagram account about zero-waste living,

at Rocket-underscore science.

She was born in Guangzhou, China, raised in Australia and currently splits her time between studying

medicine in Sydney and living with her husband in San Francisco.

Anita has authored a book, A Zero Waste Life, a 30-day guide, published by Penguin Random House Australia.

Anita's book is a guide to reducing waste without losing your lifestyle, which is why I love and

appreciate her so much. She's very relatable. She talks about how she used to be a

maximalist and then she became a minimalist in just three years. She's still

stylish but now she does it in a more intentional and mindful way. So without further ado, here's Anita Van Dyke.

Hi Anita, welcome to the Lavendear lifestyle.

How are you?

I'm good, how are you?

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