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. 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 the memory can be seared […]
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
Some Reminders: Organizing Toys and Cards Post-Christmas Read More »
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 since I’m all about decreasing the amount of disposable products I use and have switched over to using green cleaners. As I was awaiting a sample for my very own, I
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to find one way to reduce plastic usage by using the real thing instead of disposables on the table. How to Reduce the Use of Plastics It’s a Choose Your Own Adventure Monday Mission. Click each idea for more details on how to reduce the use of
In order to be good stewards of what we have, I’ve brought you healthy holiday school parties and non-toy gift ideas. Today, we’ll be exploring baby steps to decrease your holiday disposables. Make these habits part of your holiday family traditions. Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to find a way to reduce
While others are meticulously organizing their cupboards and pantries or posting beautiful pictures of their type A storage systems, I’m taking the alternative route and showing you some ways I use what I have and watch for strange and unusual storage solutions. Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to throw away and recycle
Monday Mission: Repurpose Kitchen Containers as Unusual (Frugal) Storage Methods Read More »
“Can you recycle this here?” (Holding up a massive can from gravy) “I could recycle, but just throw it away.” [conversation between two aunts overheard at family Thanksgiving ] Me? I couldn’t even throw away the two graham crackers left on the plate with my appetizer dip and felt totally guilty using a new
