Fave 5 links: 5.30.09

  If you’re a parent who finds children’s notes cluttered all over your house, don’t be so quick to scrap these little treasures.   {SouleMama}   Frugal habits vs. the occasional splurge… what does your list look like?   {Remodeling this Life}   Lawn looking not-so-lush? Check out these helpful tips on crabgrass control.   {DIY Life}   [...]

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One Small Step: Old batteries

No, I’m not going to tell you that you can repurpose old batteries. I’m sure that would be dangerous. But, as it turns out, you can’t even recycle standard alkaline batteries (unless you live in California). Which begs the question: what do you do with old batteries?    After much research, all advice points to [...]

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Fight the summertime “I’m booooored”s with recycled craft projects

Summer is coming. And with that, comes the all-too-familiar sighs of “Moo-ooom, I’m boooored. What can we do?” I don’t yet have school aged children, but I can remember uttering those words as a child. I was told: “Go read a book!” If (like me) your child shutters at the thought of quietly reading a [...]

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Make it, don’t buy it: Kids & dogs edition

I came across two new household hints recently that involve using odd products for different purposes. I’ll admit that I haven’t tried either of these, but I plan to very soon. Leave a comment to let me know if you have heard of or tried these unique remedies.   Uncommon cure for mosquito bites. The next [...]

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Fave 5 links: 5.23.09

  Frugal ways to help others in need — what a concept!   {Suddenly Frugal}   File this one away for fall: how to use leaves for summer gardening. Brilliant!   {DailyEcoTips}   An awesome (and super-simple, no sewing required) craft project for reusing bath towels.   {Ecologue}   A run down of one blogger’s experiment with dryer [...]

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Put a lid on it — or under it

I’m at the point where I’ve collected too many jars. How do you know when you have too many? When you open the cabinet and one of your beloved jars falls out due to overcrowding and shatters on your kitchen floor — that’s how you know. So now, sadly, I wash out my empty jars and send them to [...]

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Product Spotlight: Gift n’ Green

Whether you’re on the hunt for a “green” gift or just looking for a gift that’s really cool, Gift n’ Green is an online boutique that you’ll want to check out. I met the owners of this store recently at an Earth Day fair in my town and they had the neatest items on display [...]

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How to clean up broken glass

Just about everyone has a method for cleaning up broken glass. I thought I’d share mine, which includes a repurposing of sorts.     Scenario: One of the baby food jars I bought for repurposing just fell out of the cabinet and shattered ALL over the kitchen floor.   Action: After shouting a few expletives (this [...]

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Fave 5 links: 5.16.09

One bag of garbage for a whole year. Think you could do it?   {Small Notebook}   How do you menu plan? Take a look at these three different types of menu plans for inspiration.    {Organizing Your Way}   Double duty: child proofing your outlets also saves on your energy bill.   {Squawkfox}   A new reason [...]

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One Small Step: Simple saving hand soap

Is your family bar-soap users? If so, then you’re oh-so familar with the annoying little sliver of soap that’s left at the end of a bar. Too small to easily wash with, yet big enough to make you feel wasteful if you toss it out. Here’s a sensible solution for your slivers of soap. Homemade [...]

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