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Monthly Archives: May 2011
Reducing Food Packaging Waste
Here’s something that bothers me: why do many kinds of higher quality/organic bread come in two packages? There’s the outside bread bag, and then a tighter inner plastic wrapper around the bread. Is it to keep it fresher for longer because it doesn’t have the same mold inhibitors as lower quality breads? And why does…
Do You Know Where Your Produce Is From?
Today, I’m over at Green…Your Way talking about reading produce labels and passing up produce that is shipped from far away places in favor of locally grown, in season produce. From the post: Just as I am committed to reading ingredient labels on the food we buy, I also make sure to check the labels…
Natural Ways to Repel Bugs, Ants, and Insects this Summer
Today I’m participating in the Ultimate Blog Swap. You’ll find me posting over at Saving By Making about ways to reuse items all around your house, and I’m excited to welcome Christine from iDreamofClean.net to Live Renewed: Photo by Jeremy Vandel So, you have bugs. Or ants. Or insects. It’s unfortunate. It’s upsetting. Sometimes it’s…
How to Have Your Cake and Eat It Too! {GIVEAWAY!}
I am the kind of person who thrives on structure. Schedules, routines, and to-do lists play an important role in my life. Without them I feel lost and overwhelmed, which leads to a lack of motivation and a feeling like I just can’t possibly do everything that I need to. Over the past month or…
Garbage Inventory – The Results
Photo by andrewgraham.nyc Well, as with many things in my life lately, my garbage inventory didn’t go exactly as planned. I tried to keep track of our garbage, but we’ve been busy – in and out of the house, and I just didn’t keep up with it as well as I had hoped. I did…
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