I live in Colorado where the summers are hot and dry. If you want a lawn here, you’ve got to irrigate it throughout the growing season or else it won’t stand a chance. Back where I grew up everyone had a huge, lush lawn, no irrigation necessary. So naturally when I bought my home in Colorado and I had my first yard to call my own, I wanted what I knew, deep, green, and oh so lush Kentucky BlueGrass. Kentucky Blue was the gold standard in my mind. Poor Decisions…
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Every once in a while a product comes along that I love soooo much, I want to give it a shout out and encourage others to give it a try. Today I’m going to tell you why I love my Leaf Razor and why you should get one for yourself if you don’t already have one. Leaf makes reusable razors for all of your shaving needs so this post is for everyone and anyone who shaves 🙂 They even make a reusable razor for dermaplaning. Note: I am not getting…
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Hopefully you’ve already read my first post on this topic – Reduce Reuse Rewire. If not, click on the hyperlink and bring yourself up to speed. If you’ve read the post, you know why we should place the most emphasis on Reduce, and Reuse, and why we need to stop focusing on Recycle. Hint – recycling is sadly a huge sham. The vast majority of plastic does not get recycled. Rather it ends up in landfills, getting incinerated, or it gets dumped into rivers, streams and the ocean. Our planet…
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The number of men and women in the world is roughly equal. This means that if they live long enough, half of the world’s population will get their period. The average person born with female reproductive organs gets their period at age 12 and goes into menopause at age 52. So they get their period for about 40 years or so. 11 thousand disposable pads and tampons are used by people who get a period over their reproductive lifetime, and 20 billion menstrual products are disposed of annually in the…
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On August 16, 2022, President Joe Biden signed into law the strongest U.S. climate action plan in history. The Inflation Reduction Act provides $369 billion to promote clean energy and climate justice. It was designed to create hundreds of thousands of jobs, spur clean energy innovation, and strengthen manufacturing in the U.S. This law moves us closer to President Biden’s pledge to cut climate pollution 50 to 52 percent from 2005 levels by 2030. Hooray! What Does This Mean for You? The most direct and immediate consumer-focused advantages come in…
