🫳Buy Nothing Success: Dry Balls. These were never a big game changer for me so they just sat in the laundry room cabinet for 8 years. So I offered them up and someone was excited to give them a try for free! They are supposed to help with fluffing and they’re 100% wool but not…
Do you have a pile of read magazines? Do you have a subscription you’ve had for years? What do you do with your old magazines? Lets go over some rehoming options and ways to think about magazine subscriptions. TIP: Remove the address label/personal information by either peeling it off, cutting it off, or permanent markering…
Pipsqueaks are great for preschool kids learning to write. The shorter length is easier for them to learn proper grip and control. Check with your neighbors if they may either need yours, or if you want some from your neighbors. Our school supplies get sent home every year and these are what my son was…
Recycle Window Screens if you can’t repair them. There are repair kits for screens at hardware stores you can get if you have a small spot or a few. My screen was busted so I recycled the thing. If it’s difficult for you to repair or have time to repair, ask around if a neighbor…
Water for wildlife, especially pollinators! Reuse wine corks or bottle lids for floats in your birdbath and a birdbath can be a bowl or plate on some kind of stand, it doesn’t have to be officially a birdbath. Rethink items. This way bugs can float and not slip/ drown. Thinkery, the Austin children’s museum, DOES…
Plastic Coolers can’t recycled so please take care of them, donate or share them if you aren’t using them, and keep them maintained and in use. NOTE on the Featured Image: The exterior crack does not affect the cooling aspect of the example cooler so we still use this cooler. TIP: I do not recommend…
I’ve had two sets of coins from other countries to rehome this month, a few from Canada that I after-the-fact recalled were from my in-laws and a few from Africa for a neighbor of mine that isn’t online. Both went very quickly and had several interests. I have no plans to go to these countries…
Buy Nothing Give Success – pill holder 8 years ago… How many of my stories are like this lately? This is from my pregnancy prep. The year before we intended to work on getting pregnant I started a big health and exercise regimen and I was on a lot of supplements. This definitely helped. I…
Buy Nothing Give – silicone pot holders: success! My mother cleaned out her drawers and gave them to me. I had them for several months and I just don’t use this type. I prefer my cloth square potholders so I posted these and I had an immediate response so these definitely moved well. Buy Nothing…
🧶🧤🧦🧣Hey knitters and crocheters! Check this out!💚 I love this idea because if you want to be creative, but you can’t use everything you make and you aren’t sure who can use what you make, this gives you a goal and a place to support.🧶Wool-Aid campaigns are primarily item-based rather than geared to a specific…