Springtime is here - or at least mostly - but that's what we'll call it since Easter is next month. With spring time holidays right around the corner, here's a round up of some quick and easy brunch meal ideas. We like to host Easter brunch - but it's actually breakfast since it gets eaten… Continue reading Easiest Ever Easter Meals
Tag: holidays
5 Tips for Green and Healthy Holidays Without Going Broke
The average cost of Christmas spending is up to about $800 this year. That is a staggering amount of money for one season. How can you have fun and be festive during the holidays but not go broke? First, think sustainable when giving gifts. Next, follow these 5 tips for enjoying the holidays while being… Continue reading 5 Tips for Green and Healthy Holidays Without Going Broke
10 Sustainable Gift Ideas
My holiday shopping was done before Thanksgiving. What's the secret to being done so early? Not buying stuff. Give sustainable gifts to the people on your holiday shopping list and you'll find yourself done with your shopping, too. What are sustainable gifts? Items that have a purpose. They are gifts that encourage growth, inspire, and… Continue reading 10 Sustainable Gift Ideas
How to Have a Zero Waste Holiday Season
It's that time of year again - when the shopping, spending, and wrapping frenzy kicks in! How can we embrace the holiday season and still keep waste to a minimum? Have a zero waste holiday season, of course! Not only will there be less waste generated but money will be saved as well. I call… Continue reading How to Have a Zero Waste Holiday Season
7 Tips for Being the Best Thanksgiving Dinner Guest
Thanksgiving is our favorite holiday to host - probably because it's all about good food, family, and simple decorations. Even if we don't host Thanksgiving dinner at our house, we still cook the entire dinner. The dinner is so good and the leftovers can't be beat. (Even turkey broth is tasty and easy to make!)… Continue reading 7 Tips for Being the Best Thanksgiving Dinner Guest
Favorite Appetizers for Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is all about the dinner and we eat early in the day so I don't plan a lunch. The problem is people get hungry and start coming into the kitchen asking when we're eating. My solution? Put together a "spread." What's a spread? It's an assortment of different appetizers. Basically, it's adult snacks. These… Continue reading Favorite Appetizers for Thanksgiving
Green Living Tip 24 {Use Maps for Gift Wrapping}
Today's green living tip: use maps for gift wrapping. It's green, unique, and saves money to wrap gifts with maps. Old maps are abundant (and extremely inexpensive, or free) at garage and estate sales. There may even be a stash of them in your basement or storage area. Maps can be cut and used to… Continue reading Green Living Tip 24 {Use Maps for Gift Wrapping}
Home Organization Project 51
Question: How can you tell when it's time to clean out, organize, and sort through household files? Answer: When you go to file something and the drawer breaks because it's too full. Yes, for this week's home organization project - yes, that's week #51 of our weekly home organization project - we did our household… Continue reading Home Organization Project 51
Favorite Food and Health Books
We're always reading books - from the library because we love the library - and this year, we had a food and health theme going on. We made a list of our top food and health related books with a little review - in case you need a gift idea for a foodie or health… Continue reading Favorite Food and Health Books
Home Organization Project 48
When you decorate for a holiday only once a year, do you ever forget about what decorations you have? Then, when you get everything out, does it seem like everything is new and pretty? That's what happened to me this week. Oh, look how beautiful these are! I forgot we had these! Where did these… Continue reading Home Organization Project 48
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