Whether giving or receiving, a beautifully wrapped present is a planned, thought out and intricate thought process. There’s a lot behind the entire process. What will it be wrapped in? How will it be wrapped? What ribbons? Don’t forget the glittery card – oh and the gift tag too! But is it all worth the …
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Poo-Pooing Diaper Choices
Does it really truly matter what other people are putting on their behinds? Cloth or disposable, which is better for the environment? I grew up with that association of babies and baby powder smell … equals intoxicatingly gross. Perhaps that’s why I was never drawn to traditional disposable diapers when it came time for me …
A few years late…
Design your Footprint: A blog I created in design school as an assigned project in one of my workshops. The idea behind it was to find your passion(s) and share it with others. This in turn will create debate, discussion, knowledge sharing and you might even learn a thing or two. Side by side design …
Stop Peeling Garlic Now
Chef Ramsay himself shared this tip and I’ve never gone back. I wish I knew this trick sooner. In fact, I’m so confident in this method that I’d challenge anyone to a garlic peeling showdown. Name the time and place. My video about how you will save time with garlic: Hangry kids waiting for dinner while …
Zero Waste Soup Stock
Don’t let the title scare you away. I did not dig through my town garbage and compost bins to make my family some soup. It’s much easier than that – I promise. I’m proud to say our garbage consumption is small(we) than it use to be. Especially compared to the average households waste I see …
All Year Dryer-Free Laundry
Laundry – something we all do and some of us have a love and some of us have a hate relationship with it. Whatever it is, I’m here to help make it even simpler and save you some money. Besides the obvious point about energy consumption and doing laundry in the off-peak time (typically evenings …
Time for Human Change
Every year since 1986 we are meeting Earth Overshoot day sooner and sooner. Humans are consuming more natural resources than the planet can renew for the year. Today, August 1 2018, we have already surpassed it. That is the earliest we have ever reached it and next year we are projected to reach it by …