If you have been following along you will know that I have had my ups and downs with cloth diapers. I used a service for the first year with both of my kids when we were living in an apartment. When it became too expensive for our student paycheck we tried some friend’s cloth diapers.…
For the month of March we used only a single mason jar for garbage. Switching to a single jar of garbage for the month was not always easy. In fact, sometimes I was wondering why we even chose such a crazy challenge. But then I remembered that it was because our family wanted to make…
Alright Mamas! You are important and need to be celebrated. Moms work hard every day to provide for their families and raise their children. And so… To celebrate, I have connected with sustainable brands and people to create an epic giveaway worth over $300!!! These companies are more than just a brand and actually care…
Earth Day is this Saturday April 22nd and I wanted to round up some of my most recent favourite activities that are all sustainable with low impact on the environment. Grab some friends and your family and celebrate the Earth with low impact activities. Getting outdoors and enjoying the beauty that the earth has to…
During the month of March, our family of 4 reduced our waste to a single small mason jar. We invited our readers to join in our Green UP Challenge, whether that meant reducing their waste to a single jar or choosing a smaller Green UP goal, like only using reusable coffee mugs. Everyone participating was…
The Green UP Challenge during the month of March is over. Wednesday’s blog post will give you an insider look at our Green UP journey but today we celebrate the Earth. We want to thank everyone who participated and followed along with an epic giveaway. We are so excited for our Zero Waste Living Package…
We love our Hydro Flasks and most people that use them will tell you that they love using them too! Hydro Flask is a company that designs a variety of different water bottles, coffee flasks, tumblers, and food flasks. They are designed to keep your drinks or food hot up to 12 hours and cold…
I felt that the Green UP challenge would not be complete without touching on food. More specifically, I wanted to touch on Veganism and why a plant based diet is attractive for those that choose a greener lifestyle. I turned to two amazing friends and asked them to write about their family adventure with food.…
When we first decided to talk about the Green UP challenge and the logistics of when to run it the Month of March stood out to us for two reasons: Earth hour would run in the middle of it on March 25th and the challenge would start preparing us for Earth Day on April 22nd.…
“Only 12% of the world’s plastic is recycled”. That is what I heard last weekend while listening to the Sunday Edition on CBC radio. This means that the rest of the plastic is sitting in our landfills and flooding our oceans. Hearing that statistic was heartbreaking especially when there are alternatives to using plastic but…
