Now that spring is here, you might be tempted to start cleaning things, head to toe. Nothing wrong with that! But I'm here to make sure you're doing it right: Here are five sustainable spring cleaning tips you need to hear.
Spring is here! Before we can greet the newfound sunshine with ease, we’ll have to face the facts—it’s time for some good ol’ fashioned spring cleaning. Whether or not putting in some elbow grease is part of your springtime routine, there’s no better time to do deep cleaning. Why? Because spring is all about new life and freshness, of course! Plus, who wants a grungy, dusty home, while allergens are already filling the air?
Fair Trade is a global movement that came to fruition in 1946, after one of the earliest Fair Trade movement stores, Ten Thousand Villages, started buying needlework from Puerto Rico.
Have you ever found yourself in a flurry to spontaneously reorganize a room or space?
Is there a room in your home that you don’t feel inspired to frequent?
Are you trying to choose the “right” color palette for certain rooms in your home?
Do you have guests coming over in an hour? Or maybe not until tomorrow, but you’ve got approximately 60 scrabbled together minutes of time that you can spend cleaning between now and then? No worries! We’ve got seven things you can do around your home to make it ready for company, without the obligatory “Sorry, I didn’t have time to clean!” from you (really, don’t say that—you won’t need to with these tips!).
If you want to live a healthy lifestyle, cooking is a must. Cooking allows you to choose exactly which ingredients, and which energies, go into your food. It’s is an act of self-care that can be rewarding and even sacred, but #reallife—in the form of competing obligations and pressed time—can complicate how we experience it. By planning ahead and getting organized with the right tools, you’ll be able to fully enjoy the time you spend in your kitchen, while also providing yourself with the necessary energy to live your best life. And isn’t that what we’re all here for?
Kitchens are supposed to be clean, hygienic and somewhat sunny in health and disposition. Is your kitchen matching up to this lovely picture or is it, in fact, harboring hidden and deadly bacteria and germs?
Has hunger ever gotten the best of you midflight and led you to eat those things that the airlines pass off as cookies? I set off on a project recently to create a portable snack that I could take on a plane. I had a few prerequisites: it had to be nutritious and treat-like, meaning it had to feel like some kind of reward for getting myself through airport security and onto the plane with my sanity intact. The result? Blissful energy bites, the sweetish cashew based snacks pictured above.
The kitchen has become more than just a space in which to prepare the next meal. Today (unlike in the past, when the kitchen was more functional than for entertaining), the kitchen is central to the home; a gathering place. And likewise, the kitchen is an expression of one’s style and values. Some folks love a sleek design, others a more country kitchen style.
