Why Native Plants Are Key to Your Summer Garden
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been enchanted with the magic of gardening. The way I see it, gardening has the power to … Why Native Plants Are Key to Your Summer Garden Read More » The post Why...
View Article5 Places You Can Declutter in 20 Minutes Or Less
These days, it seems like everyone is decluttering. From the KonMari method to minimalism, current trends indicate that people want simpler, cleaner, less cluttered lives. … 5 Places You Can Declutter...
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How Reframing Your Thoughts Makes Even Big Life Changes Easier
by Bahram Akradi Transitions aren’t always easy, but viewing them with an eye toward the possible can help. Consider the last time you were faced with a significant change in your life. What did it...
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How to Grow Your Own Dry Beans
Growing your own dry beans is a great way to have fresh and organic dry beans on hand year-round. Beans are an easy crop to grow and there are numerous varieties you can experiment with. Let’s take a...
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3 Things Not to Buy Your Minimalist Human (& What to Get Them Instead)
After spending eight months travelling, we decided to settle down again for a while. The thought of having a home was appealing. Filling it with stuff? Not so much. People don’t always get this desire...
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How Do I Get the Stink Out of My Gym Clothes?
by Jon Spayde, Experience Life Here are four DIY tips to get odor out of your workout clothes. There are plenty of DIY strategies for removing the odors from gym threads. They tend to agree upon these...
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How to Keep Your Holiday Shopping Zero Waste
It’s no secret that when the holidays come around most Americans go wild, hunting down the best deals, filling their shopping carts with goodies on Black Friday, Cyber Monday (week, really) and on...
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This Eco Tech Will Double the Life of Your Fruits and Veggies
How many untouched bunches of celery have seeped into rot at the back of your fridge? How many expensive pints of strawberries turned moldy almost immediately after you bought them? How many avocados...
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Could This Be the Secret to Reef-Friendly Sunscreen?
Conventional sunscreens are having a detrimental impact on the environment and are a major culprit behind coral bleaching. Vast swaths of reef—including the majestic Great Barrier Reef—are turning bone...
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7 Questions to Ask Your Doctor When You’re Feeling Tired All the Time
Do you dread the sound of your morning alarm and struggle to get up? Or do you find yourself reaching for coffee throughout the day just to keep going? Feeling tired all the time can have a serious...
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10 Parts of the Home You’re Forgetting to Clean
When was the last time you cleaned the top of your fridge? What about the bottom of your area rugs? Maybe you’re good about keeping up with general cleaning, but there are several parts of your home...
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5 Things Besides Sunscreen That Are Bad for Coral Reefs
Coral Reef Awareness Week, in the third week of July each year, was created to highlight the importance of coral reefs and the need to protect them. Coral reefs only cover 0.2 percent of the ocean...
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7 Ways to Recover from a Bad Night’s Sleep
We’ve all been there. You’re lying in bed eyes wide open, you’ve barely gotten any sleep, and the alarm is about to go off. You desperately close your eyes hoping to catch some last-minute Zs, but it’s...
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The Colorful Foods that Combat Heart Disease
We all know we should eat a diet rich in fruits and vegetables. The “eat your vegetables” mantra of parents worldwide is reinforced in our minds from the time we are small children. And, most of us...
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9 Gifts for the Dog Lovers in Your Life
Dogs are easy to shop for. Toys, treats, a comfy bed — and they’re happy. But what about dog lovers? If you’re searching for the perfect gift for a dog lover, check out these nine options. 1....
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5 Ways Sitting Too Much Can Harm Your Health
Are you sitting down? You might want to stand. Experts long have warned that able-bodied people are sitting too much. And that can have some serious consequences for your health. The U.S. Department of...
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Why Don’t More People Care About Climate Change?
Today, one of the primary focuses of work on climate change has less to do with conservation and more to do with the human heart. The truth is: people know the facts about climate change — or they’re...
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8 Buzz-Worthy Gifts for Coffee Lovers
Coffee is one of the most popular beverage in the world. We consume around 400 billion cups of coffee worldwide each year—that’s a lot of hardcore coffee drinkers. If one of your loved ones is a...
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7 Creative Ways to Preserve & Enjoy Homegrown Herbs
You had a great year in your herb patch and now you have a lush crop of herbs waiting to be harvested. Don’t know where to start? Check out some of the ideas below on how to use and preserve your herbs...
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4 Alternatives to Drywall that Don’t Turn to Mush
by Lloyd Alter, Treehugger They are healthier, they last longer, and they look better, too. After the recent flooding in the Carolinas I wrote that “the typical North American house is not designed to...
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