I recently joined a new church who also was assigned a new pastor. Between the two of us we have so many ideas that we are working on! One of the ideas we both had was to have Welcome signs at the entrances to show everyone where to go in. We have a lot of…
I spent an hour moving candles around church this morning. This included checking for melted and discolored candles, as well as consolidating candles into fewer containers and putting them all in one spot. Proper storage of candles: These tips will save money, time and wax. Old candles can’t be composted and I’m not sure what…
A post came up on my phone feed from Apartment Therapy that included using washi tape to cover picture fames. It was just what I needed. If you’ve read my post RETHINK: Picture Frame Crafts & Replacements, you saw that I replaced some framed items with new inserts to update my son’s room into something…
Reuse: It’s been hot here in Texas, 113 today, and so I’ve been using my son’s swaddle blanket to cover the front seat the sun is shining on. These are great to keep in the car. My now 6 year old will use it as a blanket when he’s cold, as a swaddle for his…
My exercise regimen this morning was tree trimming at my son’s school to clear the sightline exiting one of the parking lots and litter pickup at my church, Memorial United Methodist Church. My church is on a major road so there’s a lot of “it blew out of the car” litter (like fast food waste),…
When I think of event coffee, like at church or a class, I think of either Styrofoam cups or to-go coffee cups. Coffee comes in a variety of types: brewed on site and stored in carafes, single-serve to-go gallon servings like from Starbucks, or in Texas, plastic jugs of cold brew. Sometimes there are sweeteners…
Photo: on the left is the original black silicone band for a FitBit Inspire 2, along with my pink and blue blue shark 4ocean bracelet (retired) in front of an open field of grass and trees. In the middle and on the right are my fabric replacements. The middle is teal and pink in an…
My reusable clip-on name tag I’ve had for four years finally broke. My son melted chocolate on it and I cracked the seam while trying to wipe the chocolate out. I really don’t like the clip-on style it turns out so I decided I would make a lanyard hanging style. Even with a safety pin,…
Background MoveOutATX helps students donate unwanted, gently used items at temporary donation stations in West Campus [in Austin, Texas]. The program helps avoid the mess while putting items in the hands of organizations that can use them, rather than sending them to a landfill. For the second year, MoveOutATX is also hosting a Free Furniture…
Featured image from https://www.asbestos.com/exposure/handling-disposing-asbestos/ The Mesothelioma Center reached out to me recently and proposed I add information on proper handling of asbestos to my Where Do I Donate/Recycle? page. Turns out asbestos can be recycled, and it really needs a lot of proper handling to keep people safe. I wrote a short bit for my…