Post contains affiliate links. The best way to be sustainable is use whatever you have on-hand. Then reuse if possible. If you’ve finished that bottle of hand soap or are ready to swap plastic Tupperware for eco-friendlier containers… here are some ideas. It’s currently Prime Day on Amazon and some of these brands have great […]
Sustainable Newbies: Start Here
Affiliate links below. Being greener and eco-friendlier isn’t hard. It’s more of a conscious decision every step of the way. We’ve all consumed a lot of products and plastic and waste. We’re all also growing older and hopefully wiser. In fact, I bet you know the word “sustainability” kind of means nothing. But it is […]
Girl Scout Cookie Goals and Axolotl Rewards
Affiliate links below. This year’s Girl Scouts axolotl-themed cookie rewards inspired me to find out more about these creatures. I truly thought these were imaginary animals, and my kid looked at me like I was nuts. She said she learned about them in first or second grade, so why didn’t I know about them? You […]
Starting Over Or Evolution?
I kept this site alive because there was still traffic coming to posts about babywearing, recipes, and my event experiences. I ended up deleting 900+ articles that I wrote over the years because they were a snapshot of my past. I no longer write about babies, biceps (fitness), and books. Over the last 10 years, […]
Imperfect Sustainability
Earlier this year, I had an opportunity to apply and be accepted to my city’s Waste Warriors program. It is an educational program for people who lived or worked in my city, focused on reducing plastic use, refusing plastic, recycling plastic, and thinking about composting and organics. This was the most impactful education I’ve attended […]
Brownies: Space Science Adventurer Badge
I volunteered to lead the Space Science Adventurer badge for our Brownies. I don’t know why. I should have volunteered for Snacks. Ha! Below are two of the four activities required to complete for the badge. The first is a Moon Phases activity, and the second was Meet the Neighbors – getting know the planets […]
