Happy Earth Month! Here’s one of the reasons we work so hard during Earth Month and seek to make those habits a regular part of the rest of our year. Celebrate Earth Day everyday this month with an idea from the City of Austin’s Office of Sustainability: https://www.austintexas.gov/blog/celebrate-earth-day-everyday-our-earth-month-calendar?inf_contact_key=172955ddcd0bbaaffa2c191f3fe3a3bc680f8914173f9191b1c0223e68310bb1 ????? I’ll be sharing tips, reminders ideas,…
It’s International Polar Bear Day! A few facts and an awareness helper are below. A fun cartoon about polar bears to share with kids is Octonauts’ Great Artic Adventure on Netflix, Season 3, the Earth Day Special. My four year old son loves to learn about the animals in the Octonauts books and tv series.…
Hi Everyone! Taylor here. I wanted to catch you all up on what’s been going on with me. I needed to step back from many of my commitments at the beginning of the summer so I could rest, and take care of some family and health items. Things had gotten to the point that I…
This is a loose leaf ring from Buy Nothing. I just wanted one, not 10-50 which is what the packages online were running. I wanted to make prayer cards to take with me wherever I go. Prayer journals, boards and prayer bowls were not working for me. I got this idea from seeing all the…
Happy New Year readers! Thank you for your support, questions and ideas! I am so grateful for the involvement and eagerness you share with me in working towards a life with less waste, more care and a lower footprint. Last year my plan was to focus more on secondhand goods and repair. I shared some…
I’ve been interested becoming a greener person since my third grade teacher taught us about recycling, litter, saving water, etc. The first two activities I remember doing were an audit of our recycling bin, and making a soda bottle weight to take up toilet tank space to reduce water usage. In 2014 I became a…