Guest contributor Joanna joins us this week to talk about the option of sustainable wood for baby furniture. Beauty and earth-friendly all in one. Babies need furniture! If you’re looking for alternative materials for baby furniture other than plastic, then wood can be an appealing option. However, when you’re purchasing wood furniture it’s best to…
Category Archives: For The Home
7 Eco-Friendly Tips to Redecorate Your Living Room
Does your living room need some help? Guest contributor Joanna shares some eco-friendly tips on redecorating your living room. Change of slipcovers and pillow covers Easy touches like changing your sofa and pillow covers makes a big difference in your living room. The best thing is you can have multiple options throughout the year to…
Growing Green Kids
As adults we understand the effects of our lifestyle. We can see how eating healthy foods makes a difference in the way we feel and function. We know the responsible things to do are Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. But, what about our kids? My parents raised me and my seven siblings on a very healthy…
Who Knew Pest Control Could Smell So Good? Get Rid of Ants Naturally with Orange Oil
My mother in-law has always cleaned with orange oil, and I’ve always been jealous of the way her house smells. Afterall, who wouldn’t want to walk in the door and forget for a moment that it was home as the scent took you far away, to an orange orchard? Besides for cleaning with it, my…
Straws – A Plastic Alternative
If you’re looking to eliminate plastics, you need to check out this post from The Nourishing Gourmet. Honestly, I never thought of using anything but plastic straws. I didn’t even know there were alternatives. Thanks to Leah at Abundant Life for pointing out this post. Now I want some pretty glass straws to slurp down…
Washing the Dishes
We all have that chore that we hate around the house, don’t we? The one that we leave until the last possible moment? The one that we would gladly never do again in this lifetime? I have such a chore, anyways. The household task that I loathe above all others is washing dishes. When I…
Plastic in the Dishwasher
In my last post for 5 Minutes for Going Green I explored the environmental impact of using the dishwasher vs. washing dishes by hand. You may recall that there was not a clear winner, but as someone who hates washing dishes, I declared that I would continue using the dishwasher myself. When the answer isn’t…
Dish Washing Debate
Chores are no fun. Not for me, anyway. All the same, there are some chores that I don’t mind that much, and some that I really hate. The household task that I loathe above all others is washing dishes. When I was young and single and still in university I did not have a dishwasher….
Staying on the Green Bandwagon
You know how the easiest way to stick to a diet is to not bring ‘problem’ foods into the house in the first place? Well, I’ve found I do the same thing with keeping to a ‘green’ diet. There are certain (decidedly un-environmental) conveniences I simply can’t resist if they’re easily accessable, so instead I…
What We’re Doing Wrong – Oh, The Plastic!
A couple of weeks ago I explained the events that led to my decision to 1) reassess my life and 2) write this series about it. If you haven’t read that, I highly recommend it. (Of course I do, right? Right!) When you’re done just don’t forget to come back and visit me here. I’m…
