“What to ask for for Christmas” is something that over 9,000 people on average search for each month. While that may not seem like a lot in the grand scheme of things, this is just people who actively search in Google, and doesn’t include people who ask themselves this question each and every year but… Read More 10 ways to graciously tell someone: ‘no gifts, please’ (with actual examples)
I am the kind of parent that looks to shows and movies for help address certain topics my son is dealing with. I’m not ashamed to admit it. Additionally, media can be a great way to learn about issues and open up conversations in an age-appropriate manner. As someone with anxiety, I’m hyper-conscious of causing… Read More 30 Shows, Movies, and Documentaries for Young Kids about Earth
My son recently turned four, and this year was his first ‘friends’ focused birthday party. When he turned one, we did a huge party- basically to celebrate us as parents getting through the first year- kidding. Kind of. Birthdays two and three consisted of small family get-togethers, where gifts were coming in smaller quantities and… Read More What is a fiver party and how to throw one (includes a party invitation wording guide)
You may have heard it before. Food waste is not good. Not only is it a huge waste of money (you’re literally throwing money into the trash), it is also a huge waste of resources that went into growing/producing/transporting the food. Here’s the real kicker. Food that ends up in a landfill doesn’t just simply… Read More 19 Ways to Prevent Food Waste With Kids
Those of us that live in the Twin Cities are lucky- we have a lot of resources at our fingertips to help aid in living a reduction-based life. As I mention in this post, minimalism and zero/low waste living have a lot of similarities, mainly because they both center around the concept of ‘reducing’. Therefore,… Read More Low/Zero Waste Guide to Minneapolis and St. Paul
Major lifestyle changes such as minimalism and low/zero waste living have started becoming mainstream. These two lifestyles focus around the basis of ‘reducing’, which is great! That being said, there doesn’t seem to be as much information readily available about how to responsibly dispose of items that you no longer want/need. This is true especially… Read More How to Recycle and Get Rid of Clothes (Responsibly)
I first wrote this post in November of 2017. Two months after my family and I started our zero waste journey. At that time, being such a newbie, I was already saving our family over $25 a month with just a few simple swaps. I am now updating this post a year and a half… Read More Super Easy Zero Waste Swaps That are Saving us Over $1200 A Year (that’s over $100 a Month!)
When you think of ways to manage anxiety, I’m going to guess you may not think of ‘minimalism’ as a solution – although I think the correlation between the two has been getting some mainstream attention lately. But I’m going to also guess that you definitely wouldn’t think of zero waste. But what if I… Read More Minimalism and Zero Waste Living Can Help with Anxiety: Here’s How
Plastic has been in the news lately. A LOT. So, you may already know the issues with it. However, if you don’t or need a refresher, check out some of these startling statistics: A plastic bottle takes 450 years to break down in the environment A plastic bag takes 10-20 years to break down in… Read More Plastic Free July: The What and the How (to Reduce Plastic)
There are a lot of ‘how to be zero waste’ or ’10 items you must have to be zero waste’ or ‘zero waste essentials’ posts out there on the interwebs. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not bashing my fellow zero waste blogger community. I’m pretty sure I have an old post that falls within the… Read More 5 Zero Waste Essentials You Must Have (that aren’t actually things)
