The following post is from Emily of Live Renewed: 5 Quick and Easy Ways to Green Your Home This Week Whether you're just beginning to get on board with going green with your family and around your home or you've been on the green journey for a while, all of the changes to make, ideas…
The following post is from Katie of Kitchen Stewardship: When you start making changes in your family to a more whole foods or eco-friendly lifestyle (or both!), one major struggle is always, “What do I do with the stuff we don't eat/clean with/cook with anymore?” Many of us also have frugal sensitivities, so boxes of…
The following post is from Lisa of The Pennington Point Old doors and screens can be a terrific way to fill an odd space in your home. They add character and architectural interest to an otherwise dull spot. Plus they are usually cheap, or even free! Let your friends and family know you are looking…
I am counting down the days to my 30th birthday, and I couldn't be more excited! Truly! As I was brainstorming ways to celebrate here on the blog, I couldn't help but think that 30 lists of {30} items would be just about perfect for my type-A, list-making self. Join me for the next month…
I am counting down the days to my 30th birthday, and I couldn't be more excited! Truly! As I was brainstorming ways to celebrate here on the blog, I couldn't help but think that 30 lists of {30} items would be just about perfect for my type-A, list-making self. Join me for the next month…
The following post is from Katie of Kitchen Stewardship: 7 Ways to Avoid Using Plastic Wrap Reduce, reuse, recycle has long been the green battle cry to save the earth. With some things, there's really only one option. Plastic wrap, for example. The die-hard environmentalists among you (and I count myself in that number) may…
The following post is from Emily of Live Renewed: My Top 5 Basic Homemade Green Cleaners One of the easiest and cheapest changes you can make on your journey to live a more natural and greener lifestyle is to switch to homemade and non-toxic cleaners. Making cleaners at home can literally costs just pennies, and…
The following post is from Katie of Kitchen Stewardship: See My First Grader Save the Earth...from Juice Pouches! Open mouth, insert...juice boxes? Sometimes I say things without thinking. We'd been at my son's new school for about a month when I visited for the Christmas party. (And yes, they did actually call it a Christmas…
The following post is from Katie of Kitchen Stewardship: Should We Stock Up on Incandescent Bulbs? I'm pretty sure we vacuumed when we broke a long, evil-looking fluorescent tube light in our basement about five years ago. It was a massive shatter, flinging glass and toxins far and wide. We had a toddler in the…
The following post is from Katie of Kitchen Stewardship: 15 Ways to Reuse Plastic Grocery Bags Although we all think about December as a season of giving, more trash will be generated this month than any other time of year. That's not a gift the earth wants to receive. One simple way to reduce our…