This is Day 119 of the Green in 365 series! So we can't talk about going green in the bathroom without discussing the importance of conserving water. Water is one of those resources that we so easily take for granted. For the majority of us that live in the US or other first world countries, we don't have to wonder where our water is going to come from today. We turn on our faucets and water flows in an unending stream; we can choose scalding hot, medium tepid, or freezing cold … [Read more...]
Detox Your Cleaning Supplies {Raising Healthy Families}
Welcome back to the Raising Healthy Families series - a fun and informative series designed to help you and your family thrive! Join us each Friday as we take a look at different ways to keep your family healthy and vibrant in a not-so-healthy world! This week's post is from one of the Green in 365 contributors, Hilary from Accidentally Green! This Week: Detoxing Your Cleaning Supplies Written by Hilary Kimes Bernstein of Accidentally Green Unfortunately, many commercial cleaning … [Read more...]
Choosing Non-Toxic Baby and Children’s Bath Products
This is Day 80 of the Green in 365 series! We've talked a lot about what we put on our skin, and how important it is to use safe and non-toxic products, and this is especially true about the products that we choose to use on our little ones. Because their bodies are smaller, they are more vulnerable to the harmful effects of chemicals in their personal care products! Here are some of my favorite personal care products for babies and kids: Diaper Rash Cream - I love the diaper rash balm from … [Read more...]
5 Reasons to Avoid Chemical Cleaners: Green Spring Cleaning {Green in 365}
This is Day 73 of the Green in 365 series! Last week for Spring we talked about decluttering as a part of Spring Cleaning, and once you've worked on clearing out some of the clutter, you may also get the urge to do some deep cleaning. (Full Disclosure: I don't get the deep cleaning bug very often, so no judgement from me if you don't either!) I want to encourage you though, as you're getting ready to do your Spring Cleaning, to ditch the toxic, chemical-filled cleaners and … [Read more...]
10 Green Cleaners for the Kitchen
This is Day 53 of the Green in 365 series! If you've been following along with Live Renewed for a while, you know that we covered all different types of green cleaning in October in the 31 Days to Green Clean series. Here are simple ways to use those green cleaning tips in your kitchen. 10 Green Cleaners for the Kitchen 1. Use Homemade Disinfecting Wipes to quickly wipe up spills on your counters or floors. 2. Disinfect counter tops and cutting boards with hydrogen … [Read more...]
17 Ways to Use Glass Jars in the Kitchen
This is Day 49 of the Green in 365 series! We talked about getting rid of the plastics in our kitchen on Friday, but you might be wondering what you should replace those plastics with. Using and reusing glass jars and containers is a great way to move away from using plastics in your kitchen. I have built up quite a collection of glass jars over the past few years, and love coming up with new ways to use them in my kitchen and around the house. Here are a few ideas for using … [Read more...]
A Day in the Life…
I'm joining Rebekah at Simply Rebekah today and her annual A Day in the Life... link-up. The idea is to take a picture every hour that you're awake for one whole day, just to see what a day in your life looks like. This is the first year I've participated, because I finally remembered to actually take my pictures. And with my iPhone, it's much easier for me to just snap a picture wherever I am, whatever I'm doing. I really enjoyed this project, and found that I was taking pictures more often … [Read more...]
Green in 365: Living Room – Plug in a Power Strip
This is Day 11 of the Green in 365 series! Our living rooms are mostly likely home to many of our electronic devices. Our big-screen TVs, cable boxes, DVD players, stereos and CD players, gaming systems, maybe computers, iPads, or iPods and all of the chargers that go along with them. There's a lot of electricity coursing through this room, and the reality is that it is ticking up our electric meter, even if none of our electronics are on, or running. Electronic devices pull … [Read more...]
Green in 365: Living Room – Switch Your Lightbulbs
This is Day 10 of the Green in 365 series! Now that we're inside our homes, one of the rooms that gets a fair amount of use is the living room, or family room in some homes. I'm talking about the space where we hang out with our families, watch TV, listen to music, relax, play games, and more. Most of the tips we'll talk about over the next few days and weeks will cover the main living area in our homes. Our family lives in a smaller home, so our living room is the first room … [Read more...]
At Green Your Way: 10 Ways to Stay Warm This Winter
I'm over at Green Your Way this week sharing 10 Ways to Stay Warm this Winter. From the post: The temperatures are dropping as winter moves in, and although it's been a fairly mild winter here in Indiana so far, that usually means that some colder temperatures and major snow falls are right around the corner. Our family tries to keep our thermostat as low as we can during the winter, to save both energy and on our heating bill. But living with a lowered thermostat doesn't have to mean that … [Read more...]
