Recently, I’ve been reading Kathryn Kellogg’s book, 101 Ways to go Zero Waste (review coming soon!). While some of the tips and such are things I know I will never do, others seem more doable for me. One such thing is cloth napkins. To be honest, I don’t usually use napkins. To reduce waste, I…
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Want to use less plastic? Feel guilty about plastic produce bags? Here’s a quick and easy tutorial for how to reduce your plastic consumption a bit. All you’ll need is… Supplies: Empty bag from oranges, lemons, avocados, etc. Ribbon/twine/string of some sort Scissors
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As I’ve said in recent posts, it has been a crazy time in my house. Between writing 4 new poems for Whispers & Echoes (plus 5 flash fiction pieces that were just accepted), collaborating with Casey Renee Kiser on a new poetry collection, 433 Lighted Way, taking a road trip to Canada, and preparing to…
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It has been a crazy year. I am currently prepping for the release of my collaborative project with Casey Renee Kiser, 433 Lighted Way, which has been such a fun experience. Between developing my poetry writing and getting back into doodles and artwork, I have had an amazing time. However, I’ve had less time to…
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A while ago, I found myself in possession of an extra yoga mat. Having two already, I didn’t really need another mat to do yoga on, but it has come in handy on a few occasions already. Here are a few ways to repurpose an extra yoga mat that are simple and effective.
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Wine bottles are one of those things that have a million ways to repurpose and reuse them. I personally love crafting with wine bottles, because even before I actually drank wine, I was fascinated by the beautiful bottles it came in. Now that I love sitting down with a splendid glass of wine (shout out…
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For the past few years, I have really gotten into scrapbooking. This is mostly because I am one of those people who hates throwing away concert tickets and wristbands. But what do you do with all of that memorabilia? Scrapbook is a great solution. However, those things are expensive. I usually wait until they are…
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Every Friday I walk to the library and every Friday I see multiple cans strewn along the sidewalk. It drives me a little bit crazy, especially when they are beer cans, because it really makes the neighborhood look not-so-nice. I got in the habit of picking them up and storing them in a garbage bag…
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While I love wearing rubbing gloves while doing the dishes (hooray for no chapped hands!), I hate seeing them sitting next to the sink to dry. They don’t really go with my kitchen’s color scheme. On top of that, things get dripped on them and I end up have to wash the gloves I use…
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I always think it looks super fancy when people have basement bars or little bar carts like on Gilmore Girls. Unfortunately, those things cost money that I don’t feel like spending right now. I don’t even really drink much hard alcohol (I’m more of a wine person), but my husband has the annoying habit of…
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