Though recycling isn't mandatory, it's something you certainly should consider doing, both for the well-being of the planet and future generations. Getting your children in on the act, at an early age, is even better. Here are a few ways to make household recycling fun for everyone. Way to Make Household Recycling Fun Decorate Your Recycle Bins The majority of cities supply at least one or two recycle bins to every interested household. Whether you use the bins provided or purchase your … [Read more...]
New Bio-based Laundry Detergent Perfect for My Kids Clothes!
This post was sponsored by NEW! Tide purclean as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central. We are busy this summer! We've already visited Great Wolf Lodge, stayed 10 days in our 5th wheel, had a week long VBS program, and visited Tacoma. We are gearing up for 8 days in Southern California and then our annual canoe journey. Whew! It's a lot of luggage, packing, and laundry. Laundry, laundry, laundry... Laundry really is never ending and in the summer time, the stains seem … [Read more...]
Intentionally Living the Green Lifestyle
We already pay to recycle and bring our reusable bags to the grocery store, but this month, I've been looking for ways I can live the green lifestyle even more. I've decided to try four things to reduce my own carbon foot-print and be more eco-friendly: When grocery shopping, choose food and beverage products with renewable packaging Take shorter showers Bike or walk whenever possible Swap your paper coffee cup for a mug These are simple things that I knew I could do, and by sharing … [Read more...]
Going Green: Tips for an Energy Efficient Home
Going green is sweeping the nation both in businesses and at the home. In the today’s world, reducing the carbon footprint should be everyone’s responsibility. You can do your part around the house to not only create an eco-friendly environment, but eventually lead to lower electric and water bills. If you are thinking of turning your home green, here are some simple tips. [Tweet " In the today’s world, reducing the carbon footprint should be everyone’s responsibility."] Start … [Read more...]
40 Uses for Lavender Essential Oil
The last couple of months, I've been using Nature's Bounty lavender essential oil (as well as other oils). I have been diffusing lavender at night in my kid's room and I also made a roll-on lavender perfume. Do you use essential oils at home? Diffuser use: I drop six drops of lavender essential oil onto the diffuser pads at night and let it run all night in the kid's bedroom. Roll-on Perfume: I added Fractionated Coconut Oil to Glass Roll-on Bottles. I dropped about 15 drops into the … [Read more...]
A White Shirt? Really?! (Cleaning Toddler Clothes)
Our local big box store had an amazing sale on 3 piece toddler boy clothes. We were able to buy a t-shirt, polo shirt, and a pair of matching shorts in a popular skater boy brand for a reasonable price. I can never pass up a good deal - especially on toddler clothing. I don't know what I was thinking when I bought one with a white t-shirt. White! Just call me crazy. How in the world will I keep that thing clean the rest of Spring and Summer? Ugh! As you can see, my Little Man not only gets … [Read more...]
So, I switched to a natural deodorant during a busy hot week…
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Tom’s of Maine for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. Yes, you read that title correctly. I have had a crazy busy week. The weather has been very warm for Western Washington and I switched back to a natural deodorant. Would you like to hear all the awesome details? This week we got our house painted. It was worth it, but somewhat stressful. Thankfully, we had sunshine and warm weather the entire planned job. Whew! You never know what … [Read more...]
