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My kid’s bathtime: real vs ideal
This is bath time for real. There’s metal, there’s plastic, there’s silicone, there’s bubbles and fun. That is how it is. We can have goals, we can have hopes, and then there is reality. How much we impose our adult will on the situation is up to us and how we feel. Some days it’s…
Korean and Foreign Language Books at Recycled Reads
The kids Korean and foreign language section at Recycled Reads by the Austin Public Library is amazing! This seems like a great selection and availability to me, but let me know your thoughts! This is such a fun bookstore and the prices here are just ridiculous! It’s another wonderful way to keep these books out…
Shopping Local and Small for Fancy Blues
My fancy blues: @popfizzcheers and @mimisorigamis. I finally found a gorgeous blue headband by my favorite headband maker and always love my Mimi’s Origami crane earrings that are multicolored. My head is larger than a lot of people so a lot of headbands are tight and uncomfortable, even give me headaches, but not PopFizzCheers! These are the most…
Don’t Forget to Dropps Your Laundry
We got back from Dallas yesterday and today is a big laundry day! I will be using my Dropps as I wash all our dirty clothes! Get 15% off with my referral code: https://bit.ly/Dropps15off I find these work better than the tear strips and I love the subscription aspect. You can also do an off…
Reusable Picture Frame: Winter updates
I have winter updates to my reusable picture frames! I finally figured out what I wanted to do. This is my kitchen counter update. I found a beautiful greeting card from Joy Gift Shoppe, a local Austin gift shop that recently moved to Kerby Lane. I mounted it on a 12 x 12 scrapbook paper…
Collecting Shoes & Towels As Requested
I just finished two major collection drives with my neighbors and church. I collected shoes and boots to donate to the Austin Disaster Relief Network for Hurricane Helene survivors and towels for the babies at Austin Wildlife Rescue! We collected 14 grocery bags of shoes and 8 garbage bags of towels and sheets! Collections are…
De-Pilgrim Hating Your Turkey
I updated my turkeys to be historically accurate this year. It turns out that the settlers we now call Pilgrims, first of all did not call themselves that, and secondly did not wear the tall hat with a buckle we have come to associate and include on all Thanksgiving decorations. Why do we do that…
Ghost Net Awareness
I first learned about ghost nets as a 4ocean Ambassador. Back in November of 2022 they issued a new Ghost Net Bracelet (in green!!!) that was made from 100% 4ocean plastic with 4ocean-recovered ghost net in the bezel. It was described as a bracelet for, “raising awareness about the impact of ghost fishing on marine…
Turtles from Recycled Plastic Water Bottles
Sometimes you just need a new friend. Meet Turtley and Burtle. My son and I needed turtles a while back. It’s always fun to get yourself something when you buy a present for someone else if you can. These sea turtles from Wild Republic are made from recycled plastic water bottles. Our family does not…