I’m totally jealous of you guys. (Gals? I’ll find out who I’m talking to this week, hopefully!)
I kind of want to win this giveaway, but I don’t think that’s going to work out.
I was impressed by how many of you said you liked supporting at-home-mom run businesses, and I absolutely agree with you. When [...]
Entries Tagged as 'reducing waste'
Win a PlanetBox Lunch Kit GIVEAWAY
January 6th, 2010 · 228 Comments · Uncategorized
Tags: giveaway·lunch·lunchboxes·reducing waste·stainless steel
Monday Mission: Clean Up Without Throwing Out
January 1st, 2010 · 18 Comments · Avoiding Waste, Cleaning, Decreasing Disposables in December
Your mission, if you choose to accept it (on a Friday!), is to decrease what you throw away while attempting to keep a clean house.
Impact Ratings:
Level of Commitment: Baby Steps
Watching some people clean up is like being the unfortunate witness to another mother’s child’s screaming hissy fit: I’m embarrassed and pained to watch, and [...]
Some Reminders: Organizing Toys and Cards Post-Christmas
January 1st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Avoiding Waste, Decreasing Disposables in December
There are little toys all over my house. It’s a professional hazard of having a toddler. I’m bound and determined to get her organized, and someday (when she’s 2) I’ll be able to teach her where everything goes.
Free Toy Storage with Bonus Vitamin C
How many toys did your kids get that came in a package [...]
Tags: Christmas·Christmas cards·prayer·reducing waste·repurposing·toy storage
Review and Giveaway: SKOY Cloths
December 22nd, 2009 · 87 Comments · Avoiding Waste, Cleaning, Decreasing Disposables in December
I had been seeing reviews for Skoy cloths as substitutes for paper towel here and there around the blogosphere, and my interest was definitely piqued. As I was awaiting a sample for my very own, I guess I was expecting some sort of fancy microfiber cloth cousin. That’s so far from the actual outcome!
I wasn’t [...]
Tags: Cleaning·giveaway·product review·reducing waste·Skoy cloths
Monday Mission: Use the Real Thing
December 21st, 2009 · 48 Comments · Avoiding Waste, Decreasing Disposables in December
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to find one way to use the real thing instead of disposables on the table OR to make a reuse habit.
It’s a Choose Your Own Adventure Monday Mission.
Impact Ratings:
Level of Commitment: Baby Steps –> Leap of Faith
Click each idea for more details; they are [...]
Monday Mission: Decrease Holiday Disposables
December 14th, 2009 · 22 Comments · Avoiding Waste, Decreasing Disposables in December, Upgraded Nutrition
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to find a way to decrease your disposable waste this holiday season.
Impact Ratings:
Level of Commitment: Making Strides
T’is truly the season for multiplying garbage bags on the curb, is it not? We just celebrated one of our extended family Christmas celebrations this weekend, and I’m always appalled [...]
Monday Mission: Repurpose Kitchen Containers
December 7th, 2009 · 32 Comments · Avoiding Waste, Decreasing Disposables in December, Monday Missions, frugality
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to throw away and recycle fewer items from your kitchen by repurposing kitchen containers for other uses around the house.
Impact Ratings:
Level of Commitment: Baby Steps
The best part about this mission? It saves money AND the Earth, and it keeps you humble when everything isn’t new and [...]
Tags: glass containers·reducing waste·repurposing·reuse·toy storage
