Pause for a moment of silence on Thursdays at 12 PM to remember and honor those who have died at the hand of sexualized or gender-based violence. Thursdays in Black is a global advocacy campaign standing in solidarity for a world without rape and gender-based violence. This initiative was launched by Ecumenical Women at the…
My dad lives on sparkling water. He loves it, all the brands and most flavors. Five years ago we got him a SodaStream for Christmas so he could make his own. He can control the amount of bubbles and I was hoping to reduce the amount of glass bottles in the recycling and the shopping…
Please clean/wash the pads if you can. Car seats expire so check the expiration date. I collect these to recycle if they’re expired for the Recycle & Reuse Drop-off Center in Austin or to take to @safeatx women’s shelter if they’re in good condition. If you shop at Target, their annual car seat recycling program…
This idea is a way to use up gift cards. I used an IKEA gift card for SAFE to get the bedding they need. If you don’t need it use it to help someone who can. It may be more convenient to mail gift cards, check with the place you want to help, who is…
We recently reorganized our office. I decided that I wanted to reduce the amount of books I had in the office and the house. I spent a lot of March going through our home again working towards moderation. There is now one adult bookcase, one son bookcase, and a small living room bookshelf. This is…
Today’s library haul. @austinpubliclibrary #publiclibrary #bookhaul #librarybooks #books #nonfiction
So it has been about 19 years and one of my plastic Pyrex lids finally had to move onto the next life. In this case it will be a demonstration item at my tabling as to what can happen to plastic as it ages. This is not the lid in this post, but it’s a…
Thrift haul today: Bring your own bag here too! This is my favorite Goodwill near my house. It’s the Clocktower one. They recently remodeled and it’s even more organized. If you need kids clothes, baskets or women’s workout gear this is your place! 100% cotton black long sleeve shirt for son’s theater performance (all cotton)…
I have a new porch bin to collect for my neighbors: crafts and school/office supplies for Austin Creative Reuse. All my bins and bricks are donated/reused as is the duct tape. The laminator is secondhand and keeps the signs protected from the weather. Duct tape is the only tape that seems to hold up in…
We had three bags, two garbage and one grocery, to drop off at the Austin Wildlife Rescue Center on this day. This is a catch up post so it’s out of date order. It is important to share it because there is so much material out there that can be reused and appreciated, we just…