Just a military partner trying to live a green life.
*Check out this article from the founder of ECOlunchbox! Everyone talks these days about going plastic-free and living a zero-waste lifestyle. But what’s a green living aficionado to do with all the plastic he’s/she’s purging? Lots of people are ditching plastic food storage containers for plastic-free alternatives. Before you toss them in the recycling bin,…
Earth Day is approaching fast! It will be here on Monday, April 22. I am posting this blog a little bit earlier, that way you all can think of things or organize things before hand. Also, with it being on a Monday, it might be easier to do something on the weekend since unfortunately most…
What exactly is "zero waste"? Well in short, it is basically not sending anything to the landfill. It is about reusing what you have, reducing what you need, sending as little as you can to recycle and composting the rest. I think the toughest thing or concept people have with zero waste is where to…
Hi everyone! I hope you were able to reduce a little of your single use plastic with the plastic free challenge this past weekend! Today I am going to be talking about gardening! If you read my post Grow Your Own Food, then you will already have a little bit of an idea. However, if…
So for this weekend, I challenge you to take a single use plastic free ONE DAY. That's just 24hrs and for a chunk of that, you're sleeping. 🙂 Keep your eyes pealed to just how much plastic there really is in this world. What does this mean? When getting coffee, bring a reusable cup with…
Reducing plastic in the kitchen in my opinion is the easiest place to start because you really have a lot of control over it! And it looks so instagram worthy. Haha! When buying your produce, do not put it in the bag. Tash and I always have our produce free. I think the cashier is…
HI! Hope everyone had a nice weekend! Tash got me an AeroPress this weekend for work. It's this little contraption that makes espresso without an espresso maker! It is AMAZING. For those of you who don't know me, I absolutely love coffee. I'm an addict. It's in my blood. I have to say though, I…
Becoming vegan was probably one of the best decisions I have ever made. Now I know that sounds crazy, but hear me out. We have been vegan for probably a little over six months and I cannot explain to you how much energy Tash and I have from it! When Tash first asked to go…
Becoming 100% plastic free where Tash and I live is definitely pretty hard. When I decided I wanted to become as plastic free as possible to help reduce my carbon foot print, I started off with what I mentioned in yesterday's blog post. Have you every walked into a grocery store with having plastic in…
Continue reading ➞ Challenges of living life with no single use plastic.
Hi all! I hope you had a great weekend, Tash and I spent ours doing projects around the house. 🙂 Today's topic is about easy ways to reduce plastic in your home and in your life. You can thank my good friend Sonya for suggesting this post! Yay. Again, disclaimer...These ideas and suggestions work well…
