Category: green living

My Zero Waste Bathroom Essentials

It has taken a while, but I’ve finally been able to swap out my bathroom products so that I’m no longer purchasing anything in plastic! I’m sharing my zero waste bathroom essentials for face, body, and hair, with lots of options for you. Here they are from left to right in my photo. NO TOX LIFE Onyx Detoxifying + Cleansing...

DIY Upcycled Plant Hanger

There’s still lots of snow on the ground in Edmonton, but I am itching for Spring. I can feel it in the air. I started some seeds for my backyard garden, but I am desperate to do some real planting! So – I thought I would make some more plant hangers for my indoor plants and propagate more of them!...

How to Shop Second Hand Clothing Like a Boss

I am so excited about sharing this post with you! I am by no means an expert on how to shop second hand clothing. Occasionally I go to thrift stores in search of things like toys, books, housewares, and sometimes will spy something for my kid or for myself. But I have to admit that I do love getting new...

How to Choose Healthy Cleaning Products

It’s common for people to feel that bleach and conventional germ-killing cleaners are good strong cleaning products. But at what cost to your health? Studies are now finding that cleaning chemicals are likely to damage your lungs. People who work as cleaners and use these products all the time have a greater decline in lung health – “comparable to smoking...

FUSION Serum by FEY Cosmetics REVIEW

I hate to admit it, but I think my skin now falls into the category of “aging”. It certainly falls into other categories like “combination”, “sensitive”, “problem”, and “dry”. In harsh cold Edmonton winters, my skin goes a little completely crazy. It was during one of those -30C cold snaps that I received the FUSION serum by FEY Cosmetics to...

BPA and BPS in Receipts Need to Be Banned

Ever since I found out thermal paper (used for receipts) contains BPA, I started actively declining receipts as much as possible. I remember taking my toddler to Costco on a shopping trip, and the employees at the exit would check the receipt, draw a smile on the back and hand the receipt to my daughter. They had no idea they...

LAMOSE Water Bottles, Mugs and Tumblers REVIEW

It’s no secret that I adore my LAMOSE water bottles. Ever since I discovered these plastic-free, all stainless steel water bottles that keep drinks cold for 24 hours, or hot for 12 hours, I have not used any other bottles! They are so easy to keep clean, AND you can get them custom engraved. Robson 14 0z Bottle I was...

5 Simple Ways to Help the Plastic Free Movement

With a new year comes new year’s resolutions. I have really been thinking about what other ways I can help the plastic free movement, and how I can encourage others to do the same. It certainly isn’t easy to go plastic free – it’s virtually impossible to buy something at a store that doesn’t have some kind of plastic packaging....

Marmoleum Click Flooring and Farrow & Ball Paint via Carbon Environmental Boutique

My family moved in the spring, and the house we moved into needed a lot of work. It had previously been a rental house, so it wasn’t well cared for, but my husband and I really liked the layout and the “bones” of it. So we decided to go for it! We did some major renovations, including replacing the kitchen,...

Helping Kids Learn to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle INFOGRAPHIC

It’s really important to me that my daughter learns to live as green as possible. The more she practices making everyday choices to reduce waste, the more natural it will be for her as she grows up. Our kids need to have better habits about reducing, reusing, and recycling than we do. However, planning for the future not only includes...