Gardening feels like one of those things that I should do. Â It feels like I should enjoy gardening and do it well. Â Right now I hate it and I haven’t even planted anything yet! One of my insane goals for this year was to start a small garden. Â You could even call it my sample…
My green mantra is to embrace the significant impact that baby steps can create.  One small change can make a big difference in the amount of trash you produce, the food that you eat or the soap that you use. This video is practically my green mantra in movie form.  Enjoy! (If you are reading this post…
The way I see it, there are two main motivations for living a green lifestyle. 1) The Recycle, Stop Global Warming & Preserve the Planet Motivation and 2) The Avoid Toxins & Eat Organic Motivation My Motivation Journey I’ve always been passionate about “Saving the Planet.”  At a young age I was concerned about the rainforest…
Wednesday I shared how I have enough wrapping paper to last until the end of time.  If you missed Part 1 you can read it here. Since I would rather cancel Christmas than use that same wrapping paper again, I decided that I better find an alternative.  I’ve decided to go green and wrap my gifts…
Being the thrifty gal that I am, I was on the lookout for a good deal when I was shopping for Christmas wrapping paper a few years ago. Little did I know, the two rolls I bought would have enough paper on them to last me for all of ETERNITY! I am so sick of…
It is almost time to throw out that old wall calendar! But wait… Why not get creative with them first?  You can make envelopes out of wall calendars in 4 easy steps. Last year for Valentine’s Day I made envelopes out of free calendars that I didn’t want.  To get started, all you need is…