Tax day is in just a few months for us in the United States. Every year, around this time, we start to see the arrival of tax related posts on our Facebook feeds, Twitter, and Instagram accounts. Social media is ripe with everyone updating and uploading photos showing off all the amazing new “stuff” they got with their tax refund. Some folks get a new car, they go on fancy family vacation (think Disney or a cruise), they do extravagant home renovations, they buy new furniture or appliances... … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2020
4 Renovation Projects for a Greener Home
The home is the core of family. It’s where we spend the most time with each other, where memories are made and where meals are shared—it only makes sense that your home reflects your personal values and those you want to pass down to your children. Nature moms know the importance of leading a green, sustainable lifestyle; it’s not only critical for the environment, but going eco-friendly has a number of personal benefits, too! Greener living saves money and promotes better health, which is … [Read more...]
Cleaning Habits for a Healthy Home
The thought of spending several hours every week doing a big clean in your home can be daunting. This is especially the case if you work full-time out of the home Monday to Friday; come the weekend all you want to do is relax and see friends. But apart from getting in a house cleaner or signing up to a home cleaning services outfit, what you can do is clean and tidy as you go along. In other words, break up the Big Clean as the week goes on. Little things like folding and putting away your … [Read more...]
Benefits of Shopping at a Farmer’s Market
Whether you go ever once in a while when you have a free weekend day, or if you choose to go a few times a week, you know that shopping at the farmer's market is unlike any other shopping experience that you can have. They are fun, filled with fruits and vegetables that your local supermarket may not have, filled with people enjoying a day out as well, and so colorful that you just enjoy taking it all in. Farmer's markets can offer you organic foods that are better for you. Organic products … [Read more...]
Filtering Your Drinking Water With a Berkey
The water industry is big business. Not only are corporations making a killing off of selling bottled water we see portable water pitchers, tap water filtration systems, showerhead filters, and even whole house water filtration systems marketed to us in abundance. Because it is such a huge business and the hype is everywhere it can be easy to try and push the noise aside and stick to our tap water. After all, here in developed countries the water is some of the safest and cleanest the world over … [Read more...]
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