Friday, February 3rd, 2012
by Kate-Ruffing
The Dog ate my Conditioner! Homemade Haircare Adventures As part of our sustainable living adventures, our family enjoys periodically going to the extreme. One suggestion from a reader was to make our own beauty products.
Homemade shampoos, conditioners, body lotions, lip balms, and a whole host of other products can be made from all-natural sources found right in your kitchen (or natural...
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Friday, January 27th, 2012
by Kate-Ruffing
A Lean, Green, Workout Routine For many of us, the New Year welcomes a renewed mission to get healthy and adopt better habits. For me this includes a return to eating more vegetables and working out more. This year, I took a look at my work out regiment to discover solutions that are good for me and the environment. Here are some ways that you too could “green” your...
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Friday, January 20th, 2012
by familycircle
Trash Talk: New Tool to Help you Sort your Garbage Sustainable Living Guest Blogger: Kate Ruffing
We have all heard about the importance of recycling, reusing, and reducing. For our family, this is one of the easiest ways to live a more sustainable lifestyle. But as our experience has revealed, sometimes you still find yourself asking the question, "but where does this go?". Recently we discovered a fantastic, user-friendly website that helps answer that exact...
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Friday, December 30th, 2011
by familycircle
Sustainable Living Guest Blogger: Kate Ruffing
New Year’s is not a blow-the-doors-off party for us. We take time with the family and enjoy a quiet evening together and a bonfire (weather permitting, of course). After all the busy rushing around, it is our time to reflect on the past...
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Friday, December 23rd, 2011
by familycircle
Wrapping up Christmas: Sustainable Gift Wrapping Solutions Sustainable Living Guest Blogger: Kate Ruffing
It is that time of year. The scramble for the big Christmas day is underway! You are in one of two positions this time of year: One, you are frantically trying to get your shopping done (or started) or two, you are struggling...
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