This one has me saying, “What have I been doing all this time?! WHHYYY!?!?!?!” I’ve been making many of my cleaning supplies for a few years now but sometimes, the thought of taking the extra step to measure the ingredients is enough to make me want to grab Scrubbing Bubbles at the grocery. Even when …

I’ve never done a post on beeswax wraps before which seems like a sin for a less waste/zero waste proponent and maybe it is but I’ve had my reasons. I’ve had a few folks mention them to me in the past couple of months so I figure now is the best time to give you …

Dental Lace All kinds of info out there for zero waste dental floss. With all my research, I found there is no perfect solution so this is where I landed. Dental Lace. It seems like the best case scenario I can find right now. The floss is made from silk. All the packaging it comes …

Burrito filling: roasted plantains and sweet potatoes, corn, rice, cilantro/lime/yogurt sauce, and cheese (not pictured). #cheapeasyvegetarian

I held off on using dry beans for way too long because I thought the process to get them “can quality” was too much work and didn’t think they could be as good as canned once they were done. I was wrong. They are simple (just a couple of steps) and taste even better and …

This picture right here is why we are a less waste family and not a zero waste family. Food. It’s the aspect of our lives that I spend the most time planning and executing but it still produces the most waste. For me, it’s easy to not buy new stuff. All I had to do …

I’m sure by today you all have had your fill of celebration baskets but as I’m never 100% sure of what the status of this page will be a year from now, I wanted to show you how I chose to make less waste baskets for the girls’ Easter, just in case I’m not on …

As good as you can get when you’re three and had to sit through the service because there wasn’t kidcare. He is risen! Happy Easter from our family to you!

I got brave and chose to go the natural egg dying route this year for Easter. So glad we did! But I think the best part was the excuse to make my favorite sautéed beet greens. #beets #redcabbage #turmeric #soeasy#thislesswastelife

Historically, I haven’t liked lentils. I’ve wanted to but I literally could not like them. I mean, lentils? Blech!!! Vegetarians are always talking about how you can use them instead of ground meat and it tastes just as good and every time I’ve tried, it’s been, “Um no, these are lentils. You can’t fool me.” …