Join Mavis Butterfield for vegetable gardening and canning tips, easy recipes, and saving money strategies (Rug hooking, too!). Simple living at its best!
Recycling has been all the rage for years, with more cities pushing the practice and more companies making their packaging more recycle-friendly. But that recycling push that almost seems second nature to us now may be changing because of a ban that goes into effect January 1st. As it stands right now, the U.S. exports Read More >>
Want to know a secret? My mom saves me all of her takeout and deli containers for me to reuse for the HH’s lunches. I love it because I’m recycling; he loves it because he can toss and go without worrying about remembering to cart a lunchbox home {plus, fewer dishes!!}. So that got me Read More >>
Stuff. It clutters our lives in so many ways, physical, mental and even emotional. You know that I’m a minimalist, and I’ve really been working to cut down on our unnecessary junk. But the million dollar question is, “What do I do with my excess?” When you’ve decluttered (and a big high five if you Read More >>
I love it when I stumble onto a genius idea that I can implement in seconds, and that’s totally handy. This wine cork recycling project is one of those genius ideas. It takes one man’s junk and turns it into a treasure for gardeners! Now I don’t drink wine, but I know enough people that Read More >>
