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1. It’s getting hot.  I rent my basement and for about a week last summer it was tough for my kids and I to get a good night’s sleep.  I rent out my basement, so we were unable to escape the heat down there (and hey, we’re Seattlelites, so no AC either).  How hot hasContinue reading “Why refuse to use plastic anything?”

I no longer need them, but I’ve got a couple of incredible growing  girls that do/will!  Thankfully, we have options!  Commercially produced sanitary pads have some bold promises, but these features are backed by a toxic cocktail of harmful chemicals that impact the earth and air as pointed out in this article: “The plastic layerContinue reading “Pads. Period.”

A clear winner has been confirmed!  Wave your hands in the air like you just don’t care – you can rest soundly knowing you can not only SMELL good, but avoid using pit stick with harmful chemicals AND save the planet at the same time! Both the Primal Pit Paste and Kaiame Naturals deodorants had some impressive results,Continue reading “Day 3 – Deodorant Results Are In!”

I’m giving up plastic in 2019, and just yesterday, I ran out of deodorant! According to the 2017 census, there are currently 247,813,910 adults living in the United States. If the average American adult uses 10 deodorant sticks a year, we’d be throwing 2,478,139,100 empty deodorant applicators into the garbage dumps. Even if we didContinue reading “Day 2 – Deodorant”

Truly, my journey started about a month ago when I began to think about what life would be like without plastic.  I am kind of a walking billboard for whichever product I’m currently excited about, which makes me the perfect candidate for promoting a zero-waste life!   Today I got coffee with a friend. I wasContinue reading “Day 1: November 9th, 2018: Single Use Coffee Cups BEGONE!”