I’m always excited to support small and local businesses. Check these out! 100% Cotton Top by @marigoldaustin Scarf by @bagsbyamira #ootd #ootdinspiration #alittlemoregreen #greenerchoices #greenerchoicesmatter #shopsmall #shoplocal
Henna: It’s Natural, Temporary and Fun
Henna is a fun natural way to experiment with body art. It’s also usually done by women, so it’s a great way to support a small business owner or businesswoman. It’s neat how it starts out like icing, dries, flakes off, is pretty light and then gets darker. I always enjoy my Mueller Neighborhood Association…
Outfit of the Day: Monday 04-08-25
My comfy cotton outfit of the day: 100% cotton shirt @marigoldaustin This is a small local business with a lot of natural fiber choices. A friend of a friend’s store. 100% cotton jeans Goodwill Central Texas The Clock Tower location is my favorite. #ootd#ootdinspiration#alittlemoregreen#greenerchoices#greenerchoicesmatter#shopsmall#shoplocal#thrift
Thrift Haul: Theater Play & New Sweaters
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)…
Thursdays in Black 04-03-25
Things are more connected than we realize. I don’t always share my Thursdays in Black here. I’m working on bringing more of myself into all of my advocacy work. Also, the choices that I make are from a zero waste perspective going into the causes that I am sharing about and advocating for in my…
New Porch Bin for Neighbors: Austin Creative Reuse
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…
Austin Wildlife Rescue Drop Off 02-13-25
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 This is a catch up post so it’s out of date order.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…
Creation Care Fair March 29, 2025
We had gorgeous weather for this year’s Creation Care Fair hosted by Triumphant Love Lutheran Church. There is always such an amazing array of vendors to talk with and so many fun crafts for kids. I got to meet a real bat and took home a birdhouse and bee home for solitary bees. It was…
Kids Rain Boots at Academy
They have kid and adult rain boots at Academy Sports + Outdoors! Rain is coming Austin, are you ready? I tried to ask for rain boots for my seven old through school and Buy Nothing but no one had any. I was looking for size 3 in case you’re curious. I haven’t seen kid rain…
Helping Neighbors: RRDOC, AWF, SAFE 03-26-25
Thank you Mueller neighborhood! Minecraft Fox is just along for the ride. #zwbl#zerowasteblockleader#zerowaste#green#sustsinability#recyclemore#atxrecycles#neighborshelpingneighbors