Encyclopedias re-homed! @buynothingproject saves the day again! I’m helping a neighbor to downsize their home and declutter and one of the things they needed to rehome was a 1976 set of Encyclopedias. Now as far as my neighbor, her friend the original owner of the books, and myself new, people just used these to cut…
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Little Jar for Lotion in Your Car/Purse/Bag
Lotion from home in a glass bottle is going to be greener than a travel tube, any tube, or a pump. I found a small glass jar at the Guadalupe @wheatsville location. There are plastic jars at @naturalgrocers if you want something smaller, and lighter, but they are plastic. My grocery store doesn’t have anything…
Mending our Handmade Pikachu
Doing a little mending tonight on Cute-achu. Make a little mending kit with the most popular colors that you wear so you can fix a seam or a button when you need to. Here’s a mending kit from HEB. Who has all these colors? Plus you have to process the packaging. I’d rather get more…
Chocolate Candy and Aluminum Foil Balls
Aluminum Foil from lids and candy wrappers, clean and dry, can be balled up to 2 inches and recycled in the blue/recycle carts. #aluminum#aluminumfoil#candy#recycle#candywrappers#chocolate#zerowasteliving#chocolateeasterbunny#sustainableliving
Broken Plastic Hangers are Recyclable
Broken plastic hangers can go in blue/recycle carts in you have @balconesrecycling or Texas Disposal Systems . Check your local provider to find out what they accept. Metal hangers can be dropped at any dry cleaners to be reused. ⛓️💥 Broken fuzzy hangers go in the trash. Wood hangers are trash if they can’t be…
May 5, 2025
Today is May 5 and National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls (MMIWG). You may come across MMIP for People, MMIW for Women, MMIR for Relatives, or MMIW2S for Two Spirit. I am wearing the 100% cotton version of this shirt by Agnus Woodward and REEcreations, an Indigenous owned company…
Homemade Strawberry Smoothie: Kid Approved
Strawberry Smoothie experience. This is what works for my son and we can control the ingredients and materials of his smoothie. We also can choose greener products that are recyclable. We are using a Miir cup here, but reusable silicone food pouches also work great with this smoothie recipe. Can you tell we like Costco?!…
Aluminum Foil Recycling: Balls & Lids
Aluminum Foil Recycling: a lot of lids, particularly for dairy, are aluminum foil and once clean and dry, can be balled up and recycled in single stream once your ball reaches 2 inches. Check that your recycling provider allows for this because they don’t all do that yet. #aluminum#aluminumfoil#recycle#smoothies#atxrecycles#yogurtStonyfield@icelandicprovisions#sourcreamDaisy Brand#yogurtdrinksActivia#zerowaste#greenliving#kids
Corn Holders for Picky Eaters
Corn holders help kids eat corn. I know it’s another thing to have, but if it helps picky eaters and new eaters, it’s worth it. These are common enough to fin secondhand and at antique mall, or check with family and friends who may not eat fresh corn on the cob anymore. #kids#cornonthecob#corn#pickyeaters#neweaters#secondhand#antiquemall#reuse
Clean Lego Displays with Makeup Brushes
Legos can be cleaned with makeup brushes. @bricksandminifigsatx shared the secret with me the last time I was in there. Feather dusters don’t work and they get caught on everything, and an air blower, like compression air for your computer, is too strong. Reuse those makeup brushes that you aren’t using, I don’t use any…