In honor of national recycling day, I thought I would share a quick update to my living room decor using recycled/reclaimed items. I like to change things around on my mantel from season to season and I hadn’t really found my summer look…. I wanted to stay away from any fresh flowers or plants becauseRead more about It’s national Recycling day-reuse and recycle for your next decor project[…]
Fast fashion is apparel that is made quickly and cheaply, causing a global epidemic of pollution and waste. The multi-trillion dollar apparel industry is the second dirtiest/environmentally harmful after oil and gas. Consumers are buying more clothes than ever before and wearing those pieces about half the amount of time we did just a decadeRead more about Boost your wardrobe and be DONE with fast fashion[…]
It’s Friday (a plastic free Friday..hopefully) and I’m cutting one more plastic container from my home, the laundry detergent jug. I did a little research on making your own and it turns out this is a great way to reduce toxins that feed back into our water supply, save money and I even prefer itRead more about Green Laundry – make your own detergent[…]
I was successful in growing 5 beautiful heads of cabbage this year. But after a squirrel ate one of them, it was time to harvest the rest. What do you do with 5 heads of cabbage??? I decided on making and canning a big batch of spicy slaw. I love this spicy slaw on burritoRead more about Cabbage harvest & canning spicy slaw[…]
Plastic free Fridays, an environmental movement similar to Meatless Mondays, encourages people to live plastic free for one day a week. While it’s probably not feasible to get rid of any and all plastic in your home for a day, it is totally doable to eliminate plastic “consumables” for a day. Here are a fewRead more about Plastic Free Friday[…]