Sorting the recycle bin
Hi everyone!! The purpose of today's post is to give a quick & dirty run down of how I sort our recycle bin every couple of weeks to prepare for our curbside pickup. I spent some time tonight going through…
Surprising Ways that My Priorities Have Changed in the Last Year
It's always a good idea to look back and reflect on the progress you've made in your life, especially when you're trying to #becomeabetterhuman... but sometimes, you look back and notice changes that you weren't really intentional about and might…
A Lesson in Minimalism
You may have heard by now that I recently returned from an amazing 2 week vacation, but this post isn't about the trip itself, but more the amount of shit I took with me and the lesson I learned in…
Sustainable Saturday – We Need to Wake Up
This week's post is going to be a little different...because WE NEED TO WAKE UP! Usually, during #sustainablesaturday, I try to explain why sustainability is important. I try to share facts and reasons as to why we should care about…
Sustainable Saturday – Make Your Own Cleaning Products
This week's Sustainable Saturday challenge is to make (and use!) your own cleaning products. Not only does this help the environment because you're not using toxic chemicals, but you can save SO.MUCH.MONEY too! You can clean practically anything with vinegar,…
Sustainable Saturday – Ditch Your Paper Towels!
So far in our #sustainablesaturday series, we've covered plastic's big 4: single use grocery bags, water bottles, coffee cups and straws. So today, we're going to switch it up a little bit and move to single use items in the…
Sustainable Saturday – Stop Sucking
Have you heard of the #stopsucking campaign? It a challenge and a movement to stop using single use plastic straws, and it has some celebrity power behind it too. If you're a fan of the show Entourage, you may have…
Sustainable Saturday – Reusable Cups & Adopting a More Sustainable Coffee/Tea Practice
Another simple way to make a positive impact on the Earth is to stop using single use drink ware and start using your reusable cups! Take it a step further and "green"-ify your coffee/tea practice! Did you know that Americans consume…
Sustainable Saturday – Stop buying plastic bottled water
Welcome to week 2 of our #sustainablesaturday challenge! This week we're going to stop buying bottled water. Not only is bottled water an unnecessary expense, but did you know that plastic bottles cannot truly be recycled? Plastic can be "down…
Sustainable Saturday – Ditch the Plastic Bag
Our 1st challenge is here!!! And it’s SO easy I’m shocked more people don’t do it. This week is all about swapping out those horrible plastic grocery bags for reusable ones! Why are plastic grocery bags bad? Well, they don’t…