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Can You Reduce Your Waste at Restaurants?

June 22nd, 2011 · 2 Comments · Green Living

Do you get weird looks from the servers in restaurants when you ask questions about where the salmon is caught, if the butter is real, or if they have whole milk? I’m getting used to those, really, but I found another way to get people to look at you really strangely at the end of [...]

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A Gluten-Free, Present-Free, Low-Waste Birthday Party

May 11th, 2011 · 23 Comments · Green Living, Kids in the Kitchen

Keeping it simple can keep everyone happy. My philosophy with my kids on many things, like movies, treats, outings, video games, and more has always been, “Don’t tell them what they’re missing and I don’t have to be the big meanie.” This is harder to accomplish as they get older, but I’ve tried as much [...]

Eat Well, Spend Less: Cutting the Budget on Whole Foods

April 5th, 2011 · 28 Comments · Frugality

Anybody else miss their coupons? (photo source) I used to love checking the receipt to see if I could save more than I spent, and I was pretty masterful at getting the great deals and then buying dozens of them. My mom would even share her coupons with me since she couldn’t use them all [...]

What Do You Do With All Those Christmas Cards? 5 New Ideas

December 10th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Avoiding Waste, Green Living

I’m over at Green Your Way today with “5 New Purposes for Old Christmas Cards.” What do you do with all those beautiful Christmas cards when the season is over? How much waste are we generating in our attempts to keep in touch? Our family has reduced our Christmas card waste by sending photo postcards [...]

6 Ideas for Free Eco-Friendly Toy Storage

December 9th, 2010 · 8 Comments · Avoiding Waste, Green Living

Nothing overwhelms me faster than a new toy with zillions of parts and no logical way to keep them together. As much as I’d like to have visions of sugar plums dancing in my head when I think about December 25th, dancing excesses of toys is more likely the reality. Do you know this syndrome? [...]

10 Eco-Friendly Ways to Wrap and Send Without Spending a Dime (& Other News)

December 8th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized

My personal goal for this holiday season (only in the “green” realm, of course, not spiritually, where I have much, much more room for improvement), is to really cut down on the “new” wrapping paper I use. I challenged you Monday to pick one point for improvement in your care for the earth or care [...]

Important Product Updates: Norpro Tinware Bread pans and EcoLunchGear Sandwich Bags

May 27th, 2010 · 36 Comments · What to Buy

My readers are keeping me on my toes! Norpro Tinware Not what I Thought I wholeheartedly recommended these Norpro tinware bread pans after my mom did the research for me at Christmastime. I loved the way they bake and was thrilled that I was using a safe baking surface. Unfortunately, it seems that although my [...]