It’s fabric shaver weather. I am handing down my son’s outgrown mittens to our friends and after a wash, I ran a pass of the fabric shaver over them to freshen them up. Just be careful on the edges and seams. I nicked a thumb and had to mend it as well. #mittens #gloves #sweaterweather…
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PlanetBox Back to School Sale
PlanetBox stainless steel meal items like lunchboxes, which are great for adults and kids, are on sale 30% off through Sept. 9. This is their biggest sale of the year if you are interested in trying out reusable, kid-proof and kid-friendly, plastic-free meal containers. Metal lasts forever and is infinitely recyclable. It’s hard to find…
Bulk Art Supplies
See if you have a local art supply store. I use colored pencils as my primary artistic outlet and my son likes water colors. Several of my colors from my set of 24 Crayola from who knows how long ago ran out, I can’t hold them they are so short, so I went over to…
Fishing Line Recycling
Fishing line can be recycled.🎣♻️ Also called microfilament line, this environmental hazard can last up to 600 years in the aquatic environment and it entangles animals and plants.🌊🐠🌿 Volunteers can help by making and maintaining collection spots like this at water spots and fishing sites. Even throwing line in the trash can be dangerous as…
Coral Wellness and Reef Safe Sunscreen
Happy Friday! It’s #REDfriday which means Remember Everyone Deployed. For me that means wearing red, including my 4ocean Hawaiian Coral Reef bracelet, and reef safe sunscreen because I burn! Chemicals from our sunscreen can be dangerous to coral, specifically oxybenzone and octinoxate, common ingredients in over 3,500 sunscreens. With over 25% of all marine life…
Mardi Gras
Happy Mardi Gras! I grew up in Louisiana so we celebrate Mardi Gras. According to Wikipedia, “Mardi Gras is French for “Fat Tuesday”, reflecting the practice of the last night of eating rich, fatty foods before the ritual Lenten sacrifices and fasting of the Lenten season.” There are a lot of parades, food and trinkets…
Family Walk & Cleanup 02.19.22
Our family goes for walks on the weekends around my neighborhood. Since I received my 4ocean Cleanup Kit with trash tongs for my birthday, it’s really motivated my four year old son and husband to pick up trash as we walk. I share some of our finds on my Instagram and Facebook pages and I’ll…
Valentine’s Day Reminders
Happy Valentine’s Day! I hope you have a lovely day. Here are a few reminders for you as you go about your day. #valentines #flowers #compost #candy #valentinescandy #recycle #valentinescard #batteries #singingcard
Eyeglasses Recycling
In honor of National Glaucoma Awareness Month (January) and eye health I want to talk a little bit about eyewear. I’m going to share about eyeglasses and eyedrops here. You can learn about contact lens recycling in my post I’ve Got My Eyes On You. First, about glaucoma: Glaucoma is called “the sneak thief of…
Squeasy Silicone Food Pouch
My four year old son has been requesting strawberry smoothies lately. We make these at home in a Vitamix, but any blender would work, just defrost your frozen fruit a little longer if your blender blades can’t handle fully frozen fruit. If you don’t have a blender, check you local Buy Nothing or Craigslist pages…