Sustainable living that's easy on the planet, easy on your budget, easy to do.
Tell me this. Why in the heck do you want a ginormous, 3-foot, stuffed in polyester, synthetic crap bear with a stitched on giant red heart? Like, really, I ask you. What are you going to do with it? Let's keep this Valentine's Day beating its green heart with some really basic choices, and show … Continue reading Show The Planet Some Love On Valentine’s
Walking through a conventional grocery store sometimes brings me angst. I am surrounded by plastic. Have you actually stopped and looked around? Excluding the produce section (but ignoring the flimsy, dolphin-choking produce bags in that section), any aisle you're in is almost plastered by, in and with plastic. Picture the baking aisle: baking powder, cinnamon, … Continue reading A Day In The Life: Grocery Shopping II (Zerocery review)
Cold season. Allergies. Runny nose. Bloody nose. Leaky nose. Whatever the case, your nose will always have a reason to need an object to wipe it. But do we need to use disposable tissues? I say not! Hankies are what we use to dot our little noses in this house. Of all the sustainable behaviours … Continue reading What a Spanky Hanky!
Hands down, without a question, Christmas is my favourite time of year. Sing it... It's the most, wonderful, well, you get it! But it's true. I blare oldies. I decorate with vintage birds and bobbles. I get to wear ridiculous sweaters and sport oversized plaid earrings because anything plaid is acceptable during the holiday season. … Continue reading Dressed To Impress (the planet)
I have very passionately written in the past about menstrual cycles and how to use reusable products to get you through those crappy, bloaty days in my post Bloody Disaster. I was given the opportunity to review Wishy-Washy Cloth reusable pads.* Granted, I have only used two types of reusable pads in my life, but … Continue reading Wishy-Washy Cloth Is My Decisive Choice
Temperatures inside rise as the ones outside dip. It's not really the season to open the windows and get in all that fresh air. I know your place is going to start to get a little stuffy, but step back from the (synthetic) air fresheners. Instead, look to gorgeous, green and clean plants. Here are … Continue reading Purify With Plants (and not chemical sprays)
The last blog I posted was a big, long post. It was on sustainable grocery shopping. So I thought it was good to send out a simple post to my readers about a quick, easy tip. One tip that could be done as soon as you're done reading this post. How often do you take … Continue reading Pitcher Perfect
You guys asked for it. Here it is. A Day In The Life series post on grocery shopping. And it's a doozy. This is my longest post yet. But really, grocery shopping isn't a little task on life's to-do list. We do it each and every week. Bleh. If there was one adulting duty I … Continue reading A Day In The Life: Grocery Shopping
Weather's cooling down, and it's so nice. I love layering up, yet still wearing my Birkenstocks. I look forward to those hot morning cups of coffee a little more. In the daytime I still have the windows open because the air smells so fresh and it feels so crisp. The house can cool down pretty … Continue reading Cool Weather? Turn Up The (oven) Heat
Halloween is one of the cutest holidays ever. Newborns in little skeleton onesies. Toddlers in one-piece animal suits. Kiddos emanating childhood dreams through costumes. And for me, this holiday is one of my faves: chocolate bonanzas, carving pumpkins, Ghostbusters on TV on repeat, Hallmark Channel movie sets at fall fairs and corn fields. Just things … Continue reading Halloween Is Scarier Than You Think
