by JJ on November 15, 2010
M&M went to Goodwill in her town in North Carolina to participate in the thrift challenge: Purchased: Mickey Mouse “Welcome” House flag: we enjoy hanging a friendly flag outside our house–some just say “Welcome”, others are season themed. I don’t usually buy more than one or two a year, because they aren’t cheap in my [...]
Over at my other blog I wrote about my recent trip to a local thrift store on a quest to outfit my ever growing son in winter garb. I was pleasantly surprised over what I was able to purchase for just over $20. In addition to a snow bib and a winter coat, I also [...]
by Briar on October 18, 2010
We use microfiber cloths for almost everything and we are picky about our sponges. We have lately been thrilled to see natural sponges appear on the scene, but we also really like the scrubby side – life with a teenage boy who cooks his own eggs frankly requires scrubby sponges. At BlogHer this year, Scotch-Brite [...]
by Jane on September 28, 2010
My love for cherries motivates a lot of my “green” actions, I am horrified that they may someday cease to exist because of honeybee colony collapse, or lack of water, or change in weather patterns or all of the above. For this reason, we’ve done some things to reduce our load on the planet: “Green” [...]
The last few years I’ve been making more decisions that are based on living greener. One of these was to stop using paper towels in the kitchen. I was tired of watching my limited supply of money being thrown in the trash every day, and I wanted to reduce my family’s waste. I needed a [...]