We moved into our new house here in the suburbs in October of 2020. I looked it up and we have approximately 0.2 acres, although after moving from the city we feel our yard is sprawling! Our backyard is tiered and partially shaded, but I see nothing but potential. We did a record amount of …
Book Review: The Family Guide to Waste-Free Living
“The Family Guide to Waste-Free Living” has been on my list since the instant it came out! I had to get on a waitlist for an inter-library systems loan and also put in several requests for my library to purchase a copy. It was absolutely worth the wait though! Authors Oberon and Lauren Carter (waste-free husband …
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Zero-Waste Hair Care
Zero-waste hair care is an on-going process! Figuring out how to style and fix my hair using eco-friendly products has been years in the making. In the past I did no-poo and used zero-waste DIY curly girl products. While that worked great for short hair, it doesn't work at all for my now quite long …
Thoughts on Low-Waste During a Pandemic
I've been feeling somewhat lost. Between a new baby, a lock down, and moving out to the suburbs, zero-waste hasn't been on my radar the same way it used to be. When lock down began, I had a 2 month old baby so I immediately switched all of my shopping to online deliveries only and …
The Birth of Orson Wilde
Orson Wilde joined us Sunday, 2/2/2020 at 10:07pm. He was 7lbs2oz, 19" long, and caught by his Mama in the front seat of the car. I spent 3 weeks in prodromal labor between 36-39 weeks gestation, and they were some of the most physically and emotionally draining weeks of my life. Every day I'd think …
Zero-Waste Hospital Bag
What's in my zero-waste hospital bag? I'm thrilled to say we've made it to 37 weeks so this is now my zero-waste birth center bag! The main difference being that the hospital keeps birthing families for a few days while the birth center sends you home after a few hours so much less packing is …
Check-In on Intentions through Winter Solstice & Zero-Waste Making Goals 2020
How Intentions for Fall through the Winter Solstice & Yule Went: Friendsgiving: We enjoyed the last of our harvest by sharing pumpkin soup from our final pumpkin! Yule: I didn't finish my first quilt in time for Yule, but did knit my son a "toddler shawl" from my advent yarn calendar. I finished his quilt this …
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Capsule Maternity Wardrobe
I became interested in the idea of a capsule wardrobe when I was pregnant with my first son. After having shopped thrift for a few years, I was facing some sticker shock at the prospect of having to buy an all-new maternity wardrobe since thrift store options for maternity garb are limited. I received a …
Fall Intentions Check-In & A Podcast
We are well into Fall and approaching Winter so I wanted to check in with knitting, crafting, and zero-waste goals for the season. Also I revived my knitting podcast on Youtube and have looped it in with the rest of my Zero-Waste Maker spaces online. Fall Intentions Food: Every bit of our garden harvest has been …
Use it up: Pumpkins!
You've had a zero-waste Halloween. You reused a costume, handed out low-waste treats, and enjoyed a few festivities, but now there are all these pumpkins around! Maybe you grew a pumpkin, maybe you purchased one, or maybe it's your neighbor offering you their 20 now-unwanted porch pumpkins. If you find yourself with excess pumpkins this …
