We collected 10 LARGE BAGS of towels, linens and jeans for Austin Wildlife Rescue (AWR) in my neighborhood. Neighbors responded to their emergency needs so quickly and overwhelmingly! This is also a great way to clear out space in your home and reuse linens that may otherwise end up on the landfill! Check with your…
Yesterday was Mother’s Day and last week was Teacher Appreciation Week. There were a lot of flower bouquets going around! Flowers are beautiful and many people enjoy receiving and giving them. Here’s how to handle them. You can compost the extra leaves and stems as well as the petals from fresh cut flowers. I took…
Pollinator Day in Mueller! This was the 3rd Annual Pollinator Day which occurs the Friday before Earth Day. This was my second year tabling. I was asked to focus on Planet vs. Plastics, the international Earth Month theme and since I knew that when I made my new board for the Care of Creation Fair,…
I got to share about reusables today during worship! My pastor is very supportive of creation care, of so many things really <3, and asked me to share each Sunday in April during Earth Month. The first week was on recycling and this second week was on reusables. I had a lot of demonstration items…
Earth Month y’all! Woo! I’m behind on posting content because I was running and driving all over the place for zero waste, school and church. Woo! So one of the coolest things I got to participate in this month was the 2nd Annual Care of Creation Fair at Triumphant Love Lutheran Church (TLLC) on Saturday…
Wondering what to do with your solar eclipse glasses? The City of Austin (Texas) will set up collection boxes through April 26 at all Austin Public Library locations and City of Austin Community Recreation Center locations. Astronomers Without Borders will then redistribute the glasses so others can have a safe way to view a future…
I don’t get very much mail but when I do I unsubscribe! Normally I start with Catalog Choice to unsubscribe. In this instance for TheHomeMag, the response was to opt out on their website so I went to their website. So grateful that they made this easy. If you scroll down to the bottom of…
I tend to keep all those ribbons, elastics, strings and such that come from gifts and may come in handy. Now, that can get to be a bit much so I do cull it out when my sewing box gets too full, but generally I have several types. My son made two of the energy…
SHRED DAY!!! SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, April 13, 2024 8:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Where: Balcones Resources, 9301 Johnny Morris Rd, Austin, TX 78724 GET READY TO SHRED: Stay up to date at: https://www.austinarma.com/shred-day Have a great green week!
I recently received the following email from a neighbor, “Can photographs be recycled? We are scanning all of ours and then discarding the photos (after we offer them to the kids).” I love getting questions! I also love that they offered their kids the option to review the photos before discarding them. Sometimes artists and crafts-people may be interested…