Monday, April 2, 2012

Re-usable Bags / Go Green-er! Day 2

OMG! My computer got a virus today, or had one building up which finally took over today. I was freaking out. I am addicted to my computer. I definitely use it every day, all day. And on top of that I committed myself to this blog-a-thon. But, thank god, one of my best-est friends ever is a bigger computer nerd than I. He fixed my computer and cooked an amazing dinner, chicken fried steak. Yum! I am a very lucky girl. So computer fixed, back to work.

Day 2
I'm going to go obvious on this one because, heck, I'm tired and had a long stressful day. 
Shopping bags. You know they are bad, so stop using them. I used the excuse that I reused them for dog poop bags but they are not compost-able so it's not really a solution. But here are somethings you can do with all those bags your hoarding. 

You can make a purse! Click Here
Image for Recycled Plastic Bag Purse DIY Craft Project

http://media-files.gather.com/images/d347/d426/d744/d224/d96/f3/full.jpg

You can make a dog leash, or rope. Click Here

Here's a neat idea. Not sure why you would want to do this but you can cover your already  plastic hangers. Someone tell  me why! But it looks cool. Click Here

If you don't feel like being crafty then you can support an artist and buy these, Click Here
Shopping Bag made from recycled plastic bags

I love these. Shopping bags made from old t-shirts. Love it! Click Here 
Grocery Market Shopping Bags SIX PACK Paper or Plastic No Thank You
Love their whole shop!!! Click Here


Well day 2 down and I'm feeling good! I had a fabulous Sunday at the creek with friends, the kiddo and my lovely doggie. If we don't all try and be greener, there won't be wonderful days like these. I couldn't stop telling the girls what a beautiful city we live in and how lucky they are to grow up here.

My dog can walk on water! Doesn' t she look magical. And the intertube is just a fashion statement, she's the best swimmer I know :)

Sunday night dinner/ Game of Thrones party, think that's going to be a regular thing now! So glad to be part of a group again.
Fabulous dinner again tonight, as I mentioned. Wonder who will feed me tomorrow. LOL



Sunday, April 1, 2012

No More Paper Towels / Go Greener! Day 1

So as I said I'm going to try and post 30 ways to be greener or live better in 30 days. Starting with:
Paper Towels... Get rid of them. I did. It was sooo hard at first and I can admit sometimes still by habit I use them in public restrooms and well anywhere they are available and I have to keep reminding myself and coming up with solutions to avoid using them. And I have a secret to share... but first.
You are not awesome!
Did you know paper towels account for 3000 tons of waste in landfills daily?

And something like 51,000 trees a day are cut down to replace the amount of paper towels used.

Use your last one and just don't buy them again. You don't need them. Why not just use a wash cloth. I keep a basket of them, just rags. I can grab a new one any time. And you can buy cute ones from an Etsy shop and support and artist. Like these:
click here to buy
3 Piece Dish Towel/ Wash Cloth and Dish Scrubby Set - MADE TO ORDER
click here to buy
Cotton Dish Cloths in Autumn Fall Brown, Ecru, Tangerine
click here to buy, these might be my favs
Organic Cotton Dish Cloth- Set of 3 by Readfox
click here to buy
Fruit Salad -- Set of 3 Plush Terry Cloth Wash Towels
and OMG check these out, love it
CUSTOM ORDER - Reusable, Eco Friendly Snapping Paper Towel Set - NEW Design - Cotton and Terry Cloth
and my big secret is...
save any paper napkins from the fast food order,s you don't want to admit you sneaking. Use them for anything you really need paper for, like greasing you cake pan. I still haven't found a solution for that. And in most cases you can compost them. Oooh composting, were going to get into that one of these 30 days. I'm still learning :)

This company has a good thing going.
People Towels

Check out this website for more info:
https://www.peopletowels.com/aboutpt/BountifulEcoBenefits

I hope you will try to do your part.
And Arbor Day is this month. Plant a tree. Give back for all those nasty paper towels you've used :p

Saturday, March 31, 2012

Life of a Star got a face lift...

So I re-designed my blog layout and now
I am ready to attempt a 30 day blog-a-thon. 
Tomorrow starts 
"30 ways to Go Green-er!" 
in celebration of Earth Day this month. 
So you think your doing your part by recycling, but what I just learned and most don't know, is recycling is not really the solution to the problem. I want to share with you all the green and better living solutions I have been learning while working at TreeHouse. 
Once you learn you can't go back. 
Ready, Set, See you tomorrow!

Monday, January 30, 2012

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Sass & Bide silk shorts
£125 - flannelsfashion.com

Lanvin pointed toe flat
$445 - mytheresa.com

Stella McCartney cross body bag
$750 - shopsavannahs.com

Amrita singh jewelry
$100 - amritasingh.com

H M link jewelry
£2.99 - hm.com

Delia Chair
$699 - roomandboard.com

Z Gallerie - Owl on Books
$30 - zgallerie.com

Lady Vanity Table Mirror
mythandlegendcollectibles.com