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
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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…
Digital Gift/Placeholder/Not Shipped
If your present is digital, it hasn’t shipped yet, it’s a placeholder for an experience, etc. creating a card in a box is a fun experience that allows the gift recipient to still participate in a gift opening experience, without having a tangible item necessarily in place. This is a great placeholder if someone is…
Simple Party Decorations
Earlier this month my son turned 4 years old. This is the first year that I thought he would really remember what happened at a birthday/event, and since it was the first time in awhile both sides’ grandparents were going to be able to visit, I wanted to do something a little extra special. For…
Don’t Waste Milk: Pudding
If your milk goes a bit past where you like to drink it, consider making pudding. It’s hard to find organic whole milk in half gallon plastic or glass so I normally buy a gallon and do something with the extra if we have any. Just a reminder that milk and juice cartons are plastic-coated…
Stasher Reusable Silicone Food Bags
*The opinions expressed here are my own and I purchased these items myself. Last month my family was having a picnic in the park. We have never picnicked before as a family, we just take snacks into the park so normally my small U-Konserve containers are sufficient. Most parks prohibit glass, which is my husband…
Ice Cream or Gelato
We had our first ice cream cone of the year today. I recommend when you are getting ice cream or gelato to order it in a cone if you can so you can eat your “container,” and compost the hand wrapper and/or napkins. Most ice cream cups are plastic-lined paper and go in the trash.…
Reuse Plastic Eggs
My neighborhood collects plastic eggs to reuse each year. Each year we hold a neighborhood egg hunt. See if there is a neighborhood organization, church group or craft organization that would be interested near you. Submit eggs closed to help the volunteers. Recycle broken plastic eggs in your curbside recycling if your provider will allow,…
DIY Dry Shampoo
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…