The maternity industry, like many others, is a cash cow (no pun intended). Slap a maternity label on something and you can be sure you'll get an ad for it during your 9 months of pregnancy. Everything from maternity tees to maternity underwear to maternity shoes - if you use it pre-pregnancy, someone somewhere has…
Continue reading ➞ 5 Maternity Must Haves and What Not to Waste Your Money On
Having a garden can be so fulfilling. From picking to preserving the process can be as long or as short as you want it to be and you can reap the benefits of your hard work for longer than your gardening season if you plan it. When I first started gardening, I started out small…
July is Plastic Free Month so I thought it would be a great idea to share some ideas on how to easily reduce how much plastic we're using. It can be difficult in this day and age to avoid plastic. It seems that everywhere I turn everything is wrapped in plastic - even vegetables! Sometimes…
Continue reading ➞ Plastic Free July: 5 Ways to Reduce Plastic Waste
One of my resolutions this year was to become more sustainable by growing some of my own food. I started mostly everything from seed and I am finally starting to see some of the fruits and vegetables of my labor! Here's a quick recap of my process: I germinated most of the seeds to start.…
Since starting my No New Things Resolution for the year 2019, I've learned that I've needed to become quite resourceful in the things I buy second hand. To date, I've only purchased new toiletry/makeup items, a vacuum cleaner, and a hat from Nashville which was a reward to myself for doing so well so far.…
A few years ago, I decided to make the move to all natural deodorant. After learning about the ingredients of my usual antiperspirant, I wanted to give something else a try to avoid putting unnecessary chemicals into my body. I won't go too much into depth about the effects of typical antiperspirants. Unfortunately, not much…
Thrifting has been a huge part of my life since I was a little kid. When I was younger, I'd go with my mom (still do!) and search for hidden gems that we couldn't find anywhere else. This instilled a great love of thrift shopping. There are so many benefits too that go beyond nostalgia,…
The plastic bag ban took place in California in 2014. California was the first state to pass legislature prohibiting stores from offering single use plastic bags. This was a huge step because other states have started to follow suit either by presenting their own versions of this legislation or by trying to get similar laws…
Upcycling is a great way to take items you find at the thrift store and turn them into something new. This has become a popular topic on Youtube and the in the blog world as people recreate and recycle items all over the world. Items range from clothing, home decor, and furniture, but sometimes you…
This year, I decided to start my vegetable garden from seeds. I wanted to save some money versus buying plants from the store, but I also wanted the experience of growing my own food from start to finish. There were a couple of steps I didn't know about until doing further research - how to…
