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I used to see my husband do this all the time. He would get to the end of a ketchup bottle. He squeezes the last bit out and discards the bottle. He didn’t even TRY to get more out. I always bang the top, shake it vigorously and keep it upside down for a while … Read more

This is a change Vanessa Farquharson made in her book Sleeping Naked is Green. It’s a light, easy change to help conserve water. Whenever using a fork or spoon to stir something on the stove, consider using that same utensil to eat the food with. A lot of people deem the utensil dirty or unworthy. … Read more

Today’s change is abiding by the 5-second rule whenever I drop food on the floor. Five seconds seem like a long time, but really our ground isn’t going to kill us — most likely, lol. Of course, if there’s visible grossness on it, I will offer it to animals before discarding. This is to help … Read more

Halloween is great. And I just did a tip on only getting the candy that’s not wrapped in plastic. And you know what? The PixyStix I referred to may have paper as their individual wrapper, but the bag it comes in is plastic. Candy isn’t cool all around. It’s bad for our health and teeth. … Read more

Band-Aids for minor cuts and burns are wasteful. They are made with tiny pieces of plastic, adhesive and cotton –normally.⁣⁣Now, for keeping wounds clean, 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐡 can be used. I also find that minor cuts don’t need to be covered up. ⁣⁣So I won’t be using bandages anymore. If I have a bleeding cut, I’ll use … Read more

Styrofoam isn’t fun. It’s literally IMPOSSIBLE to find a place to recycle it. It melts into your food if it’s too hot. Ew! It’s another convenience. And I’m banning it. This means I’m giving up convenience foods like Cup of Noodles. I’m also doing my best to stay away from styrofoam packaging. Of course some … Read more

Happy November! Today I am here with very low energy, so I’m going to make this one short. I am committing to making more content on being green and zero waste in order to spread the message and help others live with these changes. I’ll play it by ear each month, but for November, I’ll … Read more

Happy Halloween! The holiday is awesome. Trick or treating is awesome. Free candy is awesome. Sugar highs are…meh. Almost all candy that I can see is wrapped in plastic. Tiny pieces of plastic everywhere. I’m vegan, so I don’t go after most of it, but even Twizzlers are individually wrapped. My change today is to … Read more

I have a stack of business cards. The info is out of date. Now, I did choose Moo and got the cute mini business cards to save paper. But we’re living at a time where we don’t really need business cards anymore. If I want to know information on a business, I’ll look it up … Read more

I’m not an artist. I’m not really artistic or creative, and I don’t work well with my hands. So I don’t really do a lot of crafting. However there are some times where I get in the mood to sketch and do drawings and work with my inner creative person who always loves to hide. … Read more