You may have noticed it's been a bit quiet around here recently, at least from me personally. We've had some great guest posts, the regular awesome contributors to the Green in 365 series, and fun interviews with some of my favorite green bloggers, but I haven't been writing much here recently. That doesn't mean I haven't been writing at all, and I have a few great posts to share with you, as well as an exciting announcement! Are the couple hours before dinner time a little … [Read more...]
At Green Your Way: 7 Must-Have Products for Your Eco-Friendly Home {Green in 365}
This is Day 199 of the Green in 365 series! Today I'm over at Green Your Way sharing my must-have products for every green and natural home. These are the products that I buy in bulk, like to keep on hand at all times, and use as the base for so many of my homemade cleaning and personal care products, and for tons of other uses around our home to reduce the amount of harmful chemicals and toxins my family is exposed to. From the post: Recently, my container of homemade … [Read more...]
Have a Naturally Green St. Patrick’s Day {Green in 365}
This is Day 67 of the Green in 365 series! St. Patrick's Day is just a week away and it's a holiday that traditionally known for going green, but not in the eco-friendly kind of way. Instead by wearing green clothes, and dying everything you can think of: beer, milkshakes, desserts, even mashed potatoes, a lovely shade of green. The problem with all this "going green" dye is that it's really not green, as in good for the planet or for our bodies, at all. In fact, artificial … [Read more...]
Your Green Resource {1.24.12}
What's the weather like in your part of the country/world? Here in Northern Indiana it is COLD! School was even cancelled on Tuesday because it was too cold outside. I'm definitely not a fan of temperatures in the teens, our furnace seems to be working overtime to keep up, and I'm doing everything I can to stay warm around the house! Now it's time for Your Green Resource again this week! Remember when you link up your post to Your Green Resource it’s shown here at Live Renewed, and on all of … [Read more...]
Your Green Resource {1.17.13}
Sorry I'm a little late this week! Now, it's time for Your Green Resource again! Remember when you link up your post to Your Green Resource it’s shown here at Live Renewed, and on all of these lovely ladies’ blogs: Beth at Red and Honey Megan at Sorta Crunchy Mindy at Creating Naturally Rebekah at Simply Rebekah Stacy at A Delightful Home Every week we each pick our favorite post to pin to the YGR Pinterest board, this week’s featured post is: 5 Ways to Get Outside During … [Read more...]
Green in 365: Your Questions
This is Day 5 of the Green in 365 series! Throughout the Green in 365 series I want to answer questions that you have about how to go green in your lives and around your homes. I really want this series to be as helpful for you as it can be. On the first Saturday of each month I'll share what topics we will be covering over the coming weeks and ask for your questions. I'll try to answer as many of them as I can, either in a post or through the comments. So, for January, we will be … [Read more...]
Green in 365: The Entryway – Take off Your Shoes
This is Day 4 of the Green in 365 series! Okay, so now that we've got all the basics of the Green in 365 series covered, let's get started! I'm excited, I hope you are too! The Entry Way What better place to start greening our homes but at the front door, or wherever you most often enter your home?! Did you know that one of the biggest ways that toxins, chemicals, and other nasty stuff enters your home is on your shoes? One small change you can make that will have a big … [Read more...]
Green in 365: How it Will Work
This is Day 3 of the Green in 365 series! So, 365 days of Going Green tips and posts is A LOT. Right?! And I know that many of your are itching and excited to get started, and I promise that the tips and ideas will start tomorrow, and then continue next week. But first, I wanted to set up for you how it's going to work. In order to keep the posts and tips organized and help them to flow easily, and also be easy for you to implement into your life, we're going to work through our homes room by … [Read more...]
Your Green Resource {1.3.13}
Happy New Year! We enjoyed a great time with my family up in Michigan between Christmas and New Year's and now are trying to get back into the swing of things at home. I always enjoy spending time reflecting on the past year and looking forward to the year to come and setting some goals, and need to take some time this week to do that. I posted over on Babble today about healthy and natural living goals for your family this new year, if you're looking for some goal making inspiration. Now … [Read more...]
Green in 365: Making Small Changes
This is Day 2 of the Green in 365 series! I want to encourage you as we begin this year of making green changes, to start small. I'll be posting tips and ideas every day, but please don't feel like you have to do them all! Pick just a few changes that will work the best for you and your family, and make those changes into a habit before you move on to the next thing. Slow and steady wins the race, right?! Our family has been on our green journey for around five years now, and we still have a … [Read more...]
