10 Energy Saving Tips Anyone Can Do!
How to save on your energy bill for the winter and summer months! Remember when getting mail was fun? Bills didn’t make you wanna leave the mailbox contents, and slowly walk away. Hoping the scary energy bill wouldn’t notice your acknowledgement? Yeah, me too. Getting the mail as a child was such an adventure, you never knew what surprises would be waiting in the ole tin box. Fast forward to adulthood where mortgages, vehicle payments and never ending utility bills seem to be hiding their usage until the most inconvenient time, only to pop in with a lovely “HERE I AM” bill amount. I find myself searching frantically once that…
How to Make Sourdough Starter Without Yeast
Sourdough starter using grapes is a fantastic way to make homemade bread WITHOUT yeast! In this step-by-step guide you will learn the basics to making sourdough starter. Making yeast breads with little-to-no yeast, but big flavors, is a great example of what sustainable living is all about. I love bread! I really do. It’s soft and fluffy. I must say if I could pick my last meal on earth, it would be homemade bread hot out of the oven. Bonus of it has homemade strawberry jam. Bread just warms the soul. Homemade bread is happiness. When I started making my own bread I found the world of sourdough. Not the…
How to Make Beeswax Wraps for the Sustainable Kitchen
Try these do-it-yourself beeswax wraps for a replacement plastic wrap and start switching to a sustainable kitchen! DIY your own beeswax wraps for a plastic wrap replacement! You know how annoying it is when the you put leftovers away but the plastic wrap falls off? And forget about stacking anything on top of the pan covered with plastic wrap. It’s just a recipe for disaster and a HUGE mess in the refrigerator to clean up. Well, it doesn’t have to be!! I recently discovered beeswax wraps and they are the best alternative to replace plastic wrap. If you are new to this growing trend, beeswax wraps are cotton fabric that…
How to Store Fruit and Vegetables to Maintain Freshness
Storing fruit and Vegetables So much produce gets thrown out needlessly because it went bad before having the opportunity to be used. Becoming aware of some do’s and don’ts when it comes to how to store fruit and vegetables will help extend shelf life, without losing flavor. Creating habits can be hard, but once you instill proper sorting and storing, you are well on your way to practicing a sustainable living lifestyle. Location matters when storing fruits and vegetables Each home has their own system for storing fruit and vegetables, whether you are aware of the system or not. A few tweaks to how you would normally store fruit and…
Pantry Staples-9 Essential Ingredients to be Prepared
Have you found yourself rushing to the grocery store to stock your pantry at the slightest indication of trouble? Here you will find a list of essential baking ingredients to be prepared for anything! Let’s face it, 2020 taught many households that waiting till the last minute to shop can end badly. You never know when someone is gonna take the last package of an essential, like toilet paper, and leave you reaching for alternatives. (like that glovebox of napkins you’ve been hoarding) Well, I am here to present a list of essential baking ingredients I have found are the heart of my pantry go-to’s when it comes to many…
How a Stress Free Holiday is Possible…Even in 2020
Every holiday it’s the same rollercoaster of excitement, dread and chaos. But what if you really didn’t have to join that holiday rushed and anxious feeling? The holiday season is coming up and all I can say is I’m already stressed to the max with what 2020 has brought. My husband started a new job in February right before the shutdown so our house was affected by the surplus layoffs. I found out I was pregnant in April. Once my husband was back to work I quit my full-time job due to the job stress complications with my pregnancy. Just to name a few things! Whew! Cue the exhale breath. …
How to Save on Your Grocery Bill Using 4 Simple Tips
4 tips for grocery shopping success, all while saving on your grocery bill??!?! Is it even possible?? How to save on your grocery bill so you can avoid the dreaded check-out total announcement. Ever leave the grocery store feeling your trip may have been in vain? Or asked yourself, how did these few bags cost me so much???? Been there, done that way too many times. Grocery shopping used to be something I looked forward to and even after leaving the store felt a sense of accomplishment. However, recent trips have felt less successful, even more so on the budget side. Taking a step back to reflect on the habits…
