Today I mailed Valentine’s to my extended family. Valentine cards don’t have to be the mass manufactured holiday-specific cards stores sell. You can invoke the same feeling with the color scheme of love, or make it even more personal by finding a card or gift that exemplifies a love of the person you are sending…
Cut plastic sleeves off plastic bottles: this is particularly applicable to dairy products like yogurts, kefir, milk, milk alternatives and yogurt drinks. Check the following brands/items: Lifeway Kefir Promise Land Dairy Activia Chobani #plasticsleeves#plastic#plasticbottles#kefir#yogurt#yogurtdrinksLifeway KefirActiviaChobani
Be on the lookout for squirrel babies that have fallen from their nests, during these windy and cold days. If you find a baby on the ground, please call Austin Wildlife Rescue at 512-472-9453 and they’ll discuss the situation and how you can help the baby squirrel. Mark your calendars for next year, January 21…
My @indigenousbox winter box arrived just in time for my birthday! It’s full of purples and blues ! These boxes come with an assortment of indigenous/native products curated by a small indigenous company in Canada and made by small businesses. This is honestly the warmest blanket I have ever had and the lip balm tied…
Pair your donations. Make sure to tie shoelaces together on shoes, or rubber band shoes together. For socks, roll them in each other. Bag and label other sets of items. If I took a tag off and I know what the size was, I like to permanent marker the size in the neck or waistband…
This was originally posted on Lunar New Year but I want it seen more so I’m posting it today. <3 Happy Lunar New Year! Snake from the Austin Zoo, all rescued animals Ring from @starfish_project Shirt from @austinwildliferescue Crane earrings from @mmimisorigamis In memory of my furry baby girl Crickett who loved her snake. I…
Habiba, my Fahlo elephant , pictured here in the feature standing with a photobomber. Elephants are considered endangered in the wild and their greatest threat is poaching. She has one kiddo. Check out which animals you can support and track here. Here is my Fahlo Elephant bracelet in Desert Stone. Also my Tibetan Nuns Project…
We are in a cornbread phase right now! We are enjoying our yellow, blue, and green corneals. We use Barton Springs Mill cornmeal in fresh homemade cornbread. I’ve been baking about one loaf per week. We modified a recipe from Bless This Mess so it doesn’t require cast iron or butter and we really love…
Salt container = Trash. According to the How2Recycle label on my Morton’s Salt, it goes in the trash. It is coated paper so it’s not recyclable or compostable. Keep an eye out for the How2Recycle labels on your salt options and try to find one that is recyclable or compostable but still meets your nutritional…
Today’s #libraryhaul Austin Public Library#austinpubliclibrary#publiclibrary#booklover#cookingwithkids#compassion