Want to know something crazy? I had been using reusable straws at home for a few years as a way to use less plastic. But I hadn’t really considered using one for when I am out and about. I was still using and throwing away the single-use plastic ones. Partly, it seems like there was almost a disconnect in the…
Welcome back to the plastic free-ish challenge. Last month I gave up plastic water bottles. Eeek this might have been the hardest change for me. I have focused the post on using a reusable water bottle specifically for travel. It’s not a challenge to not use plastic water bottles at home – I’m assuming you have cups. I burn through…
Here we are again with another update on the plastic free-ish challenge for 2019. Today I’m sharing a reusable bags review. By now, we kind of all know that plastic bags are bad for the environment and most of us probably also have a couple of reusable bags of our own. I was in that boat as well but I…
It’s time to celebrate because SUMMER IS COMING! I, as a big time hater of all things winter, couldn’t be more excited! I’m so ready to walk away from the depressing gloom of winter and welcome in the sunshine, blue skies, long days, and overall the warm, uplifting, positive energy that summer brings. To help you get ready for the…
Playing catch up this week and sharing the review for my February plastic free-ish swap which was switching to washable paper towels. I had posted my video to YouTube a couple of weeks ago, but here is the written review for anyone who prefers blog posts to videos. Here’s a little about the washable ‘unpaper’ towels I chose, the pros,…
Look, I’ll be honest. I heard about people using essential oils but I didn’t really get the hype. I thought it was just a fad for crunchy mums or something, like ‘here little Timmy, 4 drops of this should help your Measles’. I didn’t even realize I was using them myself – I clean my floors with Eucalyptus (try it…
Welcome back to my 2019 Plastic Free-ish challenge. It’s funny when I made the original post, I was just sharing my goal for the year and I didn’t really think many people would be interested in it. I had no plans to make any more posts on it until the end of the year when I would say ‘mission complete’…
I’m breaking up with plastic. Well, sort of. I’ve made it my goal for 2019 to eliminate as much of the unnecessary plastic I use in everyday life as possible. It’s bad for the planet, bad for us, and really just unnecessary since there are so many alternatives. At first it seemed a bit too expensive for my budget, but,…
UPDATED MAR 2020. I don’t understand why some people are so against New Years resolutions. Have they been jaded by not being able to stick to their own? Do they not want others to strive for goals? I don’t get it. It’s just a long-term goal – what’s not good about that? My 2018 resolution was to read one book…
UPDATED MAR 2020. Whoever created the idea that getting old is something to dread or fear was living wrong in my opinion. For me, each year gets better. The more I learn and grow, the more I enjoy life. As I’m writing this, I’m about to enter a new decade and I’m not scared or dreading it at all. I’m…