I absolutely love having fresh flowers in the house. Something about them makes everything feel brighter. The last few years, I've started buying the market style bunches of flowers and greenery instead of buying prearranged bouquets. This may seem like a daunting task, but once you get the hang of arranging your own flowers it's…
Within the last few years, it seems like new meal kit subscriptions have been popping up all over the place. Each one offering full sets of ingredients delivered to your door with planned out recipes - making it easier than ever to cook your meals at home. They boast convenience and ease, eliminating the need…
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
Traveling for work can be a blessing and a curse. On one hand your trip is pretty much paid for but on the other you do actually have to work for part if not most of it. This is how all except two of my trips to Las Vegas, Nevada have been. All in all…
Last weekend was our first trip in our new (to us) pop-up camper. We were so excited to try it out and see what the differences would be from camping in a small contained trailer. We learned a few things along the way that I thought I would share here. Some things were trial and…
Continue reading ➞ 5 Things We’ve Learned About Pop-Up Camping
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…
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…
