This is Day 149 of the Green in 365 series! Now that we've defined our obstacles, purged our closets, and thought about our shopping choices, today I want to share with you some great resources for putting together a wardrobe that works for you. I have been referencing these posts, blogs and ebooks over the past year or so, to help me better define my style, and work toward building a wardrobe that works for me and the season of life that I am in right now. Building a … [Read more...]
Building a Wardrobe that Works for You: Shopping {Green in 365: Bedroom}
This is Day 147 of the Green in 365 series! We're continuing to talk this week about how we can build a wardrobe that works for us, and now that we've purged the clothes out of our closet that we no longer wear, we need to think about adding some items to our closets to help round them out and be able to create outfits that are easy to put together, and help us to look and feel our best. This is honestly, a hard post for me to write, maybe that's why I've been putting it off … [Read more...]
Building a Wardrobe that Works for You: Obstacles {Green in 365: Bedroom}
This is Day 133 of the Green in 365 series! Since we're talking about our Bedrooms this month, one of the main things that we do in our bedrooms is get dressed. We store our clothing, shoes and accessories in our closets and dressers, and we choose the clothes that we will put on to present ourselves to the world every day. Most people would admit that they have way more clothes in their closet then they actually wear on a regular basis, or even need. I know this is true for … [Read more...]
Watch Out for “Real-Washed” Foods {Green in 365: The Kitchen}
This is Day 50 of the Green in 365 series! You know that the Real Food movement is starting to shake up the industry when you watch food commercials on TV and every other word is about how that particular food product is "real" "natural" contains "real ingredients" or "no artificial ingredients". The problem? They're at best being misleading, and at worst, straight up lying to consumers. Most of the foods being advertised are still highly processed, and not at all close to … [Read more...]
Use the Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen {Green in 365: The Kitchen}
This is Day 43 of the Green in 365 series! Clean eating begins in our kitchen and the foods that we choose to bring into our homes. Saving money is on the top of almost everyone's priority list, but so is feeding our families good, nutritious food. One of the ways that our family stretches our grocery budget while still purchasing and eating organic food, is to use the EWG's Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen lists. They list common fruits and vegetables in order of those with the … [Read more...]
Magnolia Organics Review
Did you know we spend about a third of our lifetime in our beds? Some of us probably wish it was more! Because of the quantity of time that we spend sleeping, it's really important to think about the quality of the environment that we are sleeping in, and on. While organic mattresses can be a long stretch many people who want to create a safer and greener bedroom, we can at least cover our beds with natural and organic materials. I came across the company Magnolia Organics and fell in … [Read more...]
Why You Should Choose Recycled Products
Photo by Jacopo O Do you use recycled content products around your house? I'm over at Green...Your Way talking about how I've recently been convicted about using recycled products at home. From the post: Did you know that most regular toilet paper, paper towels and other paper products are made from virgin trees? This means that 100-150 year old trees are cut down and made into convenience paper products so that we can use them once and throw them, or flush them, away. I don’t … [Read more...]
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 some organic produce come with more packaging than its conventional counterparts? Like organic bananas have a large sticker around the whole bunch, and a little plastic thing … [Read more...]
What’s Your Inspiration This May?
Photo by meghannash I haven't done an inspiration post in a few months, so I thought it was time to share what's been inspiring me lately. We've been patiently (or not so patiently, depending how you look at it) waiting for spring to arrive since March, and then all the sudden the last two days it has been over 80 degrees! We're enjoying it as much as we can because it's supposed to rain for the next week straight! At least it will be good for my garden! Warmer temperatures always … [Read more...]
Question of the Day – What Does Conscious Consuming Mean To You?
Photo by Christian Guthier Since we were talking about our stuff and the effects that our choices have on others on Monday, (and thanks for all of your great comments!), for the question of the day today, I wanted to ask what you all do to be more conscious consumers. For me, it can be really hard and overwhelming to be a conscious consumer in every area, but it is still something that is on my mind almost any time that I purchase something, whether food, clothing, or household … [Read more...]
