Live Green | Declutter | Simplify Life
Today is Canada Day. A day normally celebrated with parades, fireworks and outdoor fun. But this year it’s different. And it’s not about the pandemic.
In my Canada Day reflection, I consider our nation’s history and ponder the right way forward. How can can heal from the horrific discoveries of the last several months? How can we truly embrace and respect Indigenous culture? How can we again be “the true north, strong and free”?
Are you excited for July? I am because it’s the month when we celebrate Canada Day, my birthday and our wedding anniversary. But I’m also excited for Plastic Free July! Will you join the Plastic Free July movement with me? To help you get started, I’ve got 31 simple changes that will make a difference for our planet.
Welcome to Volume 4 of Clutter Tales, a series where we tell the stories of our lives through our clutter. Today, I have another guest post and it’s one that will be sure to bring a tear to your eye. This post comes from The Yorkshire Dreamer who shares the story of treasures she found when helping her Mum declutter that brought back memories of warm hugs from Grandma.
Only 4 more sleeps until the official arrival of summer! Definitely something to celebrate, even though 2021 will be another summer of staying close to home. Looking on the bright side, this gives us a chance to explore some spots in our own area. With that in mind, I’ve made a list of Waterloo Region trails I’d like to explore over the summer months.
Welcome to Volume 3 of Clutter Tales, a series where we tell the stories of our lives through our clutter. Today, I’m excited to share the first guest post in the series. This post comes from the wonderful Olivia who shares the memories and life lessons that a simple sticker pad rekindled for her.
We hear that eating meat is bad for the environment. But just how big an impact does it have compared to other actions? I’ve made a lot of changes in my quest to live a greener life, but giving up meat isn’t one of them.
Today, I look at some facts about the health and environmental impacts of eating meat. I’ve also got 7 small changes I’ve made to reduce the role meat plays in my diet.
Do you love the ocean as much as I do? June 8 is World Ocean Day – a day to raise awareness of the impact of human behaviour on the oceans. Sadly, our oceans are in crisis and it’s up to each of us to do what we can to help.
Read on for some alarming facts on the state of our oceans, and 5 simple changes you can make to help save our seas.
Welcome to the second edition of Clutter Tales, a series where we tell the stories of our lives through our clutter.
In the first edition, I travelled back in time to the mid to late 1990s and reminisced about the days when we needed a book to teach us how to use the Internet. Today’s clutter find takes me back even further to high school typing class and shorthand class.
It’s official! I survived! We recently celebrated our youngest daughter’s 18th birthday so I can proudly say I am now the mom of two young adults. As I paused to reflect on the last 21 years, I made a list of my top 10 parenting tips to share with you.
If you’re just starting your family, I hope these little nuggets of wisdom will be valuable. If you’re embarking on the teenage years, just know that everything will be okay.
We buy a lot of personal care and beauty products, and many of them are unnecessary. Today’s post has 12 amazing coconut oil beauty hacks to simplify your life—and save you money!
Read on to learn how a $10 jar of coconut oil replaces 12 products I used to buy and easily saves me hundreds of dollars a year.
