It’s Global Recycling Day and I’m going to share some stats with you from a few of the groups I follow. More information and ways to recycle are below these snipits. I’m linking a lot of the websites I normally do but each of these topics are also covered in my blog if you search…
All opinions stated are my own and I purchased these cookies myself. I’m going to start sharing examples of letters and inquiries I make to companies. I hope this gives you some helpful examples, both of decisions you can make and letters you may write. Our family loves chocolate sandwich cookies. Normally we only buy…
Coat your veggies for roasting or marinate foods in a reusable container. Glass will hold up longer and wash cleaner than plastic so keep that in mind. After you pour out the food, wipe extra oil or marinade out with toilet paper (which we all should have) to avoid clogging the dishwasher or disposal. This…
Don’t forget to recycle your food plastic bags. With COVID is can be harder to get items from bulk bins in brick and mortar stores right now. If you use something enough, try to find it in buckets or recyclable or compostable larger packages. If you do get small packages please make sure you recycle…
Animal fur can go in curbside compost carts. Sunday was the spring shearing of our fluffy dog. She fills up two kitchen compost bags, each 2.5 gallons so that’s 5 gallons of “waste” diverted from the landfill. We’ve tried to leave fur out for birds and other animals but it doesn’t seem to get taken…
I feel like I’m the only one with this issue but I’m going to share it anyway. My yard signs move all the time. They get blown down, knocked sideways in the wind, or even blown down the street. Something about how the wind moves in my front yard does not allow these to stay…
If you purchase packaged snacks, I recommend you start getting familiar with the How2Recycle label. This label is showing up on more and more products. It is usually on the bottom of an item or near the barcode. It will tell you the parts of the product’s packaging and how to deal with each piece.…
I want to share what I do for dry shampoo. We were on a boil water notice here in Austin last week until yesterday so I was relying heavily on my dry shampoo with all the winter head gear. I get major oily hat hair with anything I put on my head which is why…
It snowed and iced a lot here in Texas last week. We were not prepared clothing-wise. Austin doesn’t get real snow, mostly ice when it does get cold enough, and our family does not participate in any winter sports. Because kids’ feet grow so fast and it also doesn’t rain that much here, we also…
Valentine’s Day is coming up. It’s probably the most greeting card-heavy holiday of the year. When thinking about which card(s) to pick this year consider your options. My in-laws sent a really hilarious and fun motion and sound card for my son’s birthday last year. There was an otter whose jaw moved while he sang.…