No Shampoo, No Conditioner, No Products - OH MY!

My long babbling introduction: Today I’m going to share the results of an experiment I’ve been conducting for a few months now.  Most hair products (shampoo, conditioner, mousse, etc) come in plastic.  So, I began researching other options.  I read about shampoo bars, using castile soap, and using baking soda and vinegar.  I also read about wearing dreadlocks, but that is not the look for me. Then, (hear the harp playing?) I read about not using anything!  Maybe you think I mean the “no-poo” movement, which isn’t really no ‘poo because they are just using baking soda as the shampoo.  Plus, [Continue Reading...]

Baking Soda Deodorant: Swelly or Smelly?

Hello Everyone! I have to begin by telling you I have the most wonderful man in the world. We’ve been working outside all day today, and when we got home I jumped in the shower. When I got out, my wonderful man had made our bed, tidied our room, and had a fresh glass of ice water waiting for me on my bedside table. So wonderful You know what’s even more wonderful? He’s done that pretty much every night for the past 2 years. Always with the ice water; almost always with the made bed & tidied room. Sweet sweet [Continue Reading...]

How to Make Your Own Produce Bags

Hello everyone! Mark and I have been talking about alternatives for plastic produce bags in the grocery store for several months.  We’ve been bringing reusable bags to carry our groceries out to the car, but still ended up with a wad of plastic from our fresh produce.  We know buying packaged cloth bags is one option, but that means buying more “stuff”, and we are more interested in finding ways to inventively use all the stuff we already have.  About a week ago, we scoured around in Mark’s grandfather’s storage area and found a huge bin of family linens.  Cloth napkins, [Continue Reading...]

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