These were from my son’s school. They were extras and didn’t fit with the stacking of the newer chairs. He asked for them so we brought them home and then he never sat in them again…. I really thought these would go quickly on my Buy Nothing Facebook group. We have a ton of kids…
I’m helping someone downsize and these citronella candles were in their utility closet. Only one was used and the rest have dead bugs in them. Someone asked for them immediately and came by to pick them up immediately in my local Buy Nothing Facebook group. I really thought it would take a while because regular…
I’m helping someone downsize and this was a heavy unused Shark brand vacuum they had in their utility closet. I posted in on my local Buy Nothing Facebook group and a lady near me said her Shark, the exact same one, had just died and she’d love to have this one! I made sure it…
Book Haul! So I was just just going to do a dropoff at Recycled Reads, part of the Austin Public Library but they told me they’re closing in December. So then I felt like I needed to support them. So I went inside and $32 later this happened. Granted the Osmo itself is $20, so…
Medals and Awards: Less is more. Not only are more impactful rewards going to mean more, there’s also less waste created by making so many rewards and awards for absolutely everything. If you must use paper certificates and work hard on the animation. Austin Creative Reuse is one of the few places and ways I’m…
Emptying the bathroom trash and compost cups into the kitchen bins. I’ve reused yogurt tubs and labeled them. There’s one in each bathroom. The science shows that the larger bin we have, the more we’re inclined to fill it up. So if we start with small and in theory we would make less waste. Note:…
Reusing Kids Writing Equipment for Adults Chalkboard is great for meal planning and fever/med tracking. Magna Doodle is great for example writing for kids to follow for things like birthday cards. It’s also helpful for word comparisons when learning to read. #kids#writing#kitchentips #learningwithouttears#magnadoodle#reuse#rethink#fever#momlife
I need to eat better and move my body more. @austinpubliclibrary#publiclibrary#librarybooks#books
Wire Hangers/Dry Cleaners: Take your wire hangers back to the dry cleaner you got them from as soon as possible so as not to stockpile them. Most dry cleaners are full of hangers and seem to only want their brand. If you can’t find a local dry cleaner that won’t take them back, find recycling…
Our big Buy Nothing Project excitement for today was getting this dollhouse! I’ve been thinking about a dollhouse for a couple years, most of them are plastic so it hadn’t happened yet. This Melissa & Doug one made of wood is in excellent condition and I saw it early so we got it. It was…