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by on December 5, 2011 • 111 Comments Shopping Well Spending Wisely Your Family The following is written by green living columnist Maya Bisineer of Memetales.
Did you know that half of the paper consumed in the U.S. every year is used to wrap and decorate consumer products? This holiday season, I’m challenging myself to to wrap all the gifts I give in an eco-friendly way.
Why not join this challenge as well? Here are some eco-friendly tips for holiday gift wrapping.
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by on July 13, 2011 • 25 Comments Family Bonding Your Family Written by green & frugal contributor Maya Bisineer of Memetales
Summer break is exciting for kids but always mildly stressful for me as a working parent with a flexible schedule. I worry that I cannot manage the schedule change and the kids will spend too much time doing nothing. I worry that by the time we start making the most of it, the summer break will be over.
Growing up, the best memories I have from my summers are from when I did something completely new and different, immersed myself in an activity, learned something completely new and spent quality time with friends and family.
First off, I sat down and forced myself to articulate the “good” things about summer break, and then came up with plenty of ways to make the most of summer break with just a few small changes.
by on April 20, 2011 • 43 Comments Shopping Well Spending Wisely Your Family Written by green & frugal contributor Maya Bisineer of Memetales
A few weeks back, Tsh hosted Project:Simplify. It was a wonderful opportunity for all of us to get rid of some clutter, clean up, and simplify little areas of our homes.
In our household, decluttering is also a great way to discover new ways to make some money. It is a constant inspiration for me to clean up, while my husband gets in line to get rid of things “meaningfully” — he has slowly mastered the art of making money while we clean up.
The path to actually making money is not a short one, so here are a few things to get straight before you set yourself on this path.
by on January 26, 2011 • 69 Comments Shopping Well Spending Wisely Your Family Natural spices in the kitchen cabinet have been ingredients of home remedies for several generations, and in this post, I want to share some of these spices that I have grown to love and respect.
I am not a doctor and do not claim any of these can cure you of sicknesses. I have however, grown up using these spices as a part of home remedies for years. They work wonderfully to prevent several ailments and to perk up my spirits.
All of these spices are strong and potent. NEVER use more than a pinch or a few drops of any of them at a time.
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by on September 22, 2010 • 82 Comments Family Bonding Your Family Birthday celebrations are meant to be fun. However, they often turn into expensive nightmares with wasted food and unnecessary gifts. They also come year after year, which means the waste continues for years to come!
My older daughter turned four last week. It was also the first time ever that we had a real “party” since all the others in the previous years have just been family gatherings. Needless to say, I was incredibly stressed about a number of things – the primary one being the money my friends and I might spend towards this one little girl’s party and secondly, the amount of unnecessary gifts and clutter that would land in my home as a result.
I planned over weeks and weeks and even lost a few nights of sleep over it, but it worked out really well in the end. The real reason it worked had less to do with the actual party and had more to do with the “approach” for the party.
In this post, I hope to share just that – my “approach” — with the hope it will help some of you have less complicated, less wasteful and more enjoyable birthday parties. So here are my takeways from my most recent experience.
I'm Tsh, founder of this blog dedicated to the art & science of living simpler. Founded in 2008, this is an online family of writers exploring what it means to slow down and focus on the important stuff of life. Love a clutter-free home? Absolutely. Still step on LEGO? You betcha. Read more...
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