This post contains affiliate links, which earn revenue for this site at no extra cost to you. See my disclosure policy here. I’ve had some small Lekue silicone lids for several years now (they came in my Mighty Fix box one month), and I’ve been impressed with how well they’ve held up. I’ve been wanting […]
How to Declutter Without Creating Trash
Last updated March 30, 2019. Though I forgot to mention this in my review of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, Kondo’s persistent mentions of the hundreds of bags of trash she’s helped her clients throw out…well, it made me a little twitchy. Throwing all the clutter into a trash bag is quick and easy, […]
My 9 favorite no-waste lunch products
I’ve written two posts before about this, but one was in 2008 and the other was in 2012, so it seemed like time for a new one (especially since school is about to start). So. Here are my 9 favorite lunch-packing items (and I’d love to hear what you’d pick to round out the list). […]
Some Goodwill goodies (including a surprising pitcher)
I probably shop at Goodwill a little bit less than I used to, but I do still pop in and browse around when I have a little bit of extra time to spare. A lot of times, I don’t see anything awesome, but then again, there are fabulous things to be had sometimes. So, I […]
Dear Christians: It’s ok to care about the earth. Actually, we SHOULD.
Today is Earth Day. I know conservative people tend to roll their eyes at there even BEING an Earth Day, but I think this needs to stop. And I think conservation and recycling and reduction of consumption need to stop being such taboo topics in the church. Things are changing for the better (yay!), and […]
I tried my hand at zipper repair.
An embarrassingly long time ago, a pair of Sonia’s jeans developed a zipper problem. Or maybe they were Zoe’s? I don’t really know. The thing is, they sat in my mending pile so long, everyone here has grown out of them. I couldn’t really hand down or donate the jeans in their broken condition, though, […]
