Your health is the most important thing that you can take care of and devote energy to, and you should ideally be doing so on a regular basis. However, things don’t always work out that way on a consistent basis — people get busy and splurge from time to time, and that’s okay. Everything in moderation! However, it can be a great idea to invest in your health so you can take steps towards the wellness you deserve. From investments of time to financial investments, you can use these techniques to … [Read more...]
Beautiful Minimalist
One of the easiest ways to "go green" with your beauty supplies is to adopt a minimalist approach. Less is more. Going minimal in the make-up and beauty products department is a good way to de-clutter your bathroom and daily routines. Saving money is another side effect worth considering too. The best benefits though would be to your body and our planet. Here are some things to consider when perusing the beauty department at the the local store. Make-up Is Toxic - Make-up and beauty products … [Read more...]
Mother’s Day Gifts for Green Moms
Knowing what to get a green mom for Mother's Day can be a tough call. In general most green moms believe in reduce, reduce, reduce, reuse whenever we can, and then when we HAVE to... recycle. The commercialization of Mother's Day often means we get gift and get "crap we don't need". But if you take into consideration what a mom values, what a green mom values, and what type of gifts we would actually use... then you can come up with a few sure fire ideas. 1. Gift the Gift of Time - No fancy … [Read more...]
A Green Gift Tradition – Season Passes
A reader was recently asking me about low impact gifts and what I would recommend for kids for Christmas. Well I certainly have my list of green gifts and all that jazz but probably my favorite gift idea is to get season passes for your local zoo. We have done this for years and it is a gift that gives throughout the entire year, not just for the month or two after Christmas... until their new toys lose their luster. It is a tradition of sorts in this house. My kids have been very fortunate … [Read more...]
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