Turn off the lights when you leave the room. This is a pet peeve of mine. Since I start working so early each morning down in the basement of our home, my daughter is left upstairs to get ready for school. After she gets picked up for school, I go ( more… )
Use both sides of paper. I am a list maker. I have tried reminders on my phone, but it is just not as satisfying as crossing off something on my list. I use an Excel spreadsheet that I print out each week for my Chore List and cross off each ( more… )
Ditch the plastic straws. I was never a heavy straw user, so this has not been that difficult for me. When I go out to eat, I just choose to drink without a straw. Since my daughter tends to use straws at home, I have purchased paper straws she can ( more… )
Use reusable water bottles. We all know how important drinking water is each day. Let’s at least make it a little more fun! There are so many options for reusable bottles, and you can find them everywhere. So much money and plastic can be saved with this one change in ( more… )
I want to see if I can come up with 366 different ways to make 2020 a better year for myself and the planet. I hope you will follow me on this journey and see what you might be able to incorporate into your life. Each day I will post ( more… )
This is another film I watched on Netflix at my daughter’s urging. Now I see why she wanted me to watch it. It is a documentary about animal agriculture and its effect on the planet. I can honestly say I have never thought about the animal industry as much as ( more… )
My daughter introduced me to this show over the holiday break. It is on Netflix, but can also be seen via YouTube. It a nutshell, this film explores the role that meat and dairy play in our diet and lifestyle. It was very eye-opening for me. As someone who is ( more… )
If you have Netflix, their original series, BROKEN, is worth watching! Over the last four days I have watched the four episodes in this series. My daughter told me about it. The first episode was on makeup, which is of huge interest to her since she is 14. The second ( more… )
https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/04/us/michigan-woman-might-go-to-jail-for-forgetting-to-return-library-books/index.html I heard this story on my local news this morning and could not believe how crazy it was! As a person who has had my share of library fines, I am shocked to hear that a library would go to this extreme to get their money from two books. ( more… )
Last Saturday, I went to a football game with my sister and her friends. We tailgated with a bunch of other Chiefs fans. I met a mom there who has a daughter the same age as mine (14.) She shared a story with me that really made me think. This ( more… )