Category: Greening your Life

  • 4/10 Smoothies: Nutribullet is great but I still love pizza best

    Pizza is our go-to meal option, like many other American families, I’d imagine. When time and convenience isn’t required, I opt for making my own pizzas at home. The whole wheat pizza dough is easy to find at your local bakery or grocery store and it’s so cheap! I’ve made it from scratch using yeast and…

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  • 4/5 Easter, springtime, goals this season

    Happy Easter guys. It’s starting to feel real, finally, after a long, cold winter. The sun and flowers and birds have got me feeling motivated to GET. STUFF. DONE. What are your goals this spring? I’m working on decluttering my home in preparation for our big move. Also I’m newly committed to exercising for 30min…

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  • 4/4 Bringing back the bartering system

    Today is Day 4 of my V.E.D.A Challenge, where I’m posting a 2-3 minute video on the Turnoversbaby Youtube channel daily through the month of April. The topic is BARTERING= trading and swapping products or services instead of using traditional currency. There are many benefits to bartering which can be a resourceful and eco-efficient practice. Upcycling clothing and…

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  • 4/3 Clutter, Cash, and Charity

    Today’s Topic: An Overabundance of THINGS and How to Streamline Do you have a lot of material things in your home? You probably have far more than you THINK and 500% more than you NEED. I say that balance is the way to go, but minimalism can work too for those especially committed to freeing up…

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  • A Cleaner, Greener, Baby Shower + Earth Mama Giveaway!

    (Read the full post here) In a world where things are built to be broken and replaced, sustainability is a precious feature. Buying and using items with longer life cycles is also a way to conserve our natural resources. Be creative in your planning If you’re planning or hosting a baby shower, here are some green ideas…

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  • GREEN: The color of the month

    You’ve probably heard far too much of the color green, ever since Emerald was named the Pantone Color of the Year 2013. Well, I’m the Queen of Green, and I will never get tired of it. Number one, it brings out my eyes when I wear green makeup or clothing. Secondly, green stands for life…

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  • Cleaner toothpaste, straight out of my kitchen

    Growing up, my mother was a heavy tea drinker. She was a late-nighter, early-riser, daycare-runner, get-the-girls-ready-for-school-enforcer, breakfast-maker, work-at-home-mommer and she LOATHED the taste of coffee. So, she drank tea. As a result, her pearly whites needed a bit of help maintaining their sparkle, and I remember watching her scoop baking soda onto her toothbrush after…

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  • Resourceful Guide to a Gender Reveal

    GENDER REVEAL is a new trend that has been gaining popularity over the last few years. Before sonogram technology was created, the gender was always a surprise, announced at the time of the birth! When sonograms were invented, parents were given an opportunity to find out sooner. The latest craze is a compromise of those two options. Hosting…

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