The following post is from Emily of Live Renewed: 8 Reasons I Avoid Going Shopping Foregoing shopping appeals to both my frugal and my green sensibilities. One of the biggest changes I have made over the past 4 years of my frugally green journey is that I don’t shop recreationally anymore. In my previous lifestyle,…
The following post is from Katie of Kitchen Stewardship: Our Bradley Method Birth Plan "I don't care if you stand on your head to push as long as baby is doing okay." It seemed like every time I saw my new OB-GYN, he reassured me that I could have the birth I wanted (unless there…
Adorable T-Shirt Flowers This week I'm seeing how many DIY projects I can get out of three old t-shirts. I'm not the craftiest person in the blogosphere, so if I can do these, anybody can! Today is making T-shirt flowers. I think this is my favorite project so far. These t-shirt flowers are so easy…
I hate throwing away T-shirts when I can just do a few modifications and come up with another purpose for them. Even if the T-shirts are faded and have some worn spots on them, it gives the new item character. You can even sew some colorful pockets to cover up the faded and worn areas.…
A couple of weeks ago, I had a brilliant idea for a fun series this week. My goal was to take three old t-shirts and see how many projects I could make from them. There's just one problem. When it comes to craft projects, my eyes are usually much bigger than my skill, as you'll…
I'm a bit obsessed with reusing glass jars from things like pasta sauce and salsa (although, eventually, I'd like to start making those sauces from scratch myself), and here is a list of ways you can reuse glass jars around your home: 1. Office or school supplies. 2. Watering can for seedlings and other household…
As I'm putting the finishing touches on my ebook, How to Have Your Cake and Eat It, Too -- all about being a mother and pursuing your own passions -- I'm reposting some of my favorite posts from the archives! Just submit your email address here if you want to be notified when the ebook…
The following post is from Katie of Kitchen Stewardship: Earth Day is on April 22nd, and although we should be taking excellent care of our earthly home every day, Earth Day is a good opportunity to be inspired to do a little something extra and to pass on the good habit to youth around you.…
The following is from Michelle of Open Eye Health: Cruising through the aisles at my local grocery store recently, I couldn’t help but notice the huge assortment of Easter decorations, baskets, plastic grass, egg coloring kits, and overly packaged candy. While I was not surprised to see this many options, I started wondering if there…
The following post is from Katie of Kitchen Stewardship: 3 Ways to Get the Flame Retardant out of Your Kids' Fuzzy Pajamas It kills me that other moms are forking out bucks for chemicals to “redo” the diminished flame retardant quality in their kids' year-old pajamas while I'm going to great lengths to avoid them…