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5 Eco-Friendly Travel Tips

April 12, 2017 by Christina 8 Comments

In honor of Spring, it’s time to start planning your next travel adventure! Whether it’s spring break or summer break, or just a weekender trip – travel plans are exciting!

That being said, traveling is also usually costly – not just for you – but for the environment too. Usually when traveling people like to indulge and splurge. But in doing so, it causes more waste, more energy, and more emissions than would have been extended before.

Some of the best ways to travel eco-friendly are to travel as though you never left home. You’ll see what I mean below.

Here are 5 tips for eco-friendly vacationing:

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7 Tips to Improve Your Environmental Paw Print

April 7, 2017 by Christina 11 Comments

In honor of Earth Day this year, I have compiled a list of tips for eco-friendly pet owners. They’re all simple things we can do to keep our pets and the environment healthy.

Every small action has a ripple effect on the environment so if you have a pet or looking to adopt a pet, here are some tips to reduce some of those effects.

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Simple DIY Soy Candles

March 31, 2017 by Lisa Leave a Comment

One of my favorite DIY crafts is candle making. I love to burn candles…especially at mealtime. Whether it’s breakfast, lunch, or dinner, there’s nothing like the light from a burning candle to give any meal a special ambiance.

I used to make candles from paraffin wax, but now I only make soy wax candles. Do you ever notice the black around the rim of candles? That’s what you’re [Read more…]

10 Personal Care Uses for Baking Soda

March 24, 2017 by Lisa Leave a Comment

Baking soda is one of the safest, simplest, and most gentle cleaning products available. It has so many different uses that it’s also one of the most versatile products you’ll ever buy. While it’s effective and inexpensive for many home cleaning chores, it also an excellent useful and a versatile personal care product.

Baking Soda (Sodium Bicarbonate) regulates and neutralizes pH. It cleans, neutralizes, and deodorizes. The best part is that when it washes down the drain, it won’t pollute our water supply.

You probably already have a box or two in your cupboards, but after reading this you’ll want to stock up!

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3 Uses for Dr. Bronner’s Soap

March 17, 2017 by Lisa Leave a Comment

One of my all-time favorite products is Dr. Bronner’s Pure- Castile Soap. It comes in many scents but I use lavender, my favorite, most of the time. Dr. Bronner’s is a company with a mission of environmental and social responsibility. These soaps are certified organic and 100% biodegradable. They’re also made in the U.S.A. Dr. Bronner’s comes in both bar and a concentrated liquid form. The best feature of Dr. Bronner’s liquid soap is that it has SO MANY uses! The label on the bottle says “18 in 1 Hemp Lavender”. It has at least that many uses.

These are my top 3 favorite uses for Dr. Bronner’s Pure -Castile soap:

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DIY WubbaNub Nipple Replacement

January 17, 2017 by Meagan 9 Comments

My little J loves his WubbaNub friends! I bought the brown dog (named Henry by my husband) when he was just 2 months old, and I’ve been hooked ever since! The problem is when you’re 6 WubbaNubs deep and your teething toddler starts chewing through all of the nipples, it can be costly to replace them.

Instead, I decided to cut the ripped nipple off and sew on a new Soothie nipple. It only took about 15 minutes (to repair each WubbaNub) and [Read more…]

Simple Sugar Scrubs

December 3, 2016 by Lisa Leave a Comment

Women tend to give their time and attention to everyone and everything but themselves. We’re all so busy! Most of us don’t have the time for all of our basic needs let alone day-long spa visits. Indulge yourself today with one of my simple, at home skin treats.

Sugar scrubs are a simple and easy way to pamper your skin. Not only do they feel luxurious while using them, they make your skin feel soft and smooth afterward. The sugar’s granules act as an exfoliant and slough off dead skin cells. Sugar scrubs are a great moisturizer because sugar is a natural humectant—meaning sugar retains and preserves moisture. The scrub’s honey or oil also make it moisturizing.

These simple sugar scrubs are easy and quick to make at home with only a few ingredients. Make them for yourself or give them as a thoughtful, homemade gift.

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Gifts That Give Back

November 24, 2016 by Christina 17 Comments

Every year around this time we’re all starting on our holiday gift list. We’re trying to find that gift that means something to someone; we want to make sure it’s something they’ll like and that it’s special. A great way to make sure you find something special for everyone is to shop with a company that offers the policy of “buy one, give one.” Many companies have this great way of giving back when you purchase a gift; they give the same or equal value back to a community in need.

Below are 10 companies that you can shop with this season to make every gift count:

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5 Eco-Friendly Travel Tips

Here are 5 tips for eco-friendly vacationing:

7 Tips to Improve Your Environmental Paw Print

Simple DIY Soy Candles

10 Personal Care Uses for Baking Soda

3 Uses for Dr. Bronner’s Soap

These are my top 3 favorite uses for Dr. Bronner’s Pure -Castile soap:

DIY WubbaNub Nipple Replacement

Simple Sugar Scrubs

Gifts That Give Back

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