lifestyle
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Guest Post: Fun Tips to Avoid Amazon
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Sustainable Gift Guide for Tweens and Teens: 2025 edition
My daughter and her friends are becoming solid tweens, and their eyes are wide open to pop culture. They’re drawn to blingy plastic fidgets, to Labubus and Taylor merch, and to overpriced single use polyester Halloween costumes. And honestly, I think letting them have a small amount of that is fine, so they feel like…
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Sip Sustainably: Let’s Ditch Those Toxic Cups
I wish I could say it was my altruistic love for Planet Earth that made me flip the switch to using sustainable hot beverage cups. But I made this change for selfish reasons: my long term health. The planet just reaps the side benefits. The Dirty Truth They’re everywhere. Paper cups from trendy coffee shops…
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Choosing Sustainable Pots for Your Plants: A Guide for Indoor Gardening
My daughter and I have crashed into the indoor gardening scene recently, turning our house into something resembling a jungle. To contain our new habit, I’m shopping for simple, sleek, sustainably crafted pots to make it look like we brought these into our house with purpose. I opened the question on Facebook about where to…
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Sustainable Kids’ Presents: Eco-Friendly Gift Ideas That Don’t Compromise On Fun
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There’s plastic in my tea!
The Hidden Danger: Microplastics in Tea I recently learned that most commercial tea has plastic built into the teabags to seal them. When you pour hot water onto the teabag, guess what melts into your drink while the tea steeps? Billions of microplastics and nanoplastics, that’s what. If you think that sounds unhealthy, you’re right.…