This Less Waste Life

“Um, what is this?” If I had a nickel for every time I’ve heard Andrew say that as I move our family toward less waste living… Well, this is simply leftover citrus peels soaking in some vinegar which will then be used to make my cleaning solutions. The oil from the citrus adds a great …

My favorite part of making my own spice mixes is the beauty of the colors right before I stir them all together. Resist the urge to buy fajita and taco (and other) spice packets and make your own. Sure it takes a couple extra minutes but it cuts down on waste and you know what …

I’ve tasted homemade hummus before and never really cared much for it, preferring Trader Joe’s instead. Going less waste has forced me to give it a shot and the recipe from @inspiredtaste was out of this world. I’ve never been so happy to be so wrong about something in my life. With warmed farmers market …

Some of you might remember a few months back when I planted some seeds for cut flowers in the hopes of establishing seedlings in the hopes of succession planting. Well, that was a wash. Between little fingers finding the little pots irresistible to dig in and leaving for a week for spring break and not …

This is the mid-spring reminder to shop your house before you shop anywhere else. While it’s tempting to want to buy everything in the West Elm Spring/Summer catalog, when it comes down to it, I can usually find what I’m wanting (or some iteration of it) in our storage room, garage, another room or mother …

This took me years, literally Once again, I’m kicking myself for not taking a “before” picture a few years back. It’s probably because I never foresaw my pantry actually ever looking like this. Even now, it’s not a curated scenario that would evoke Instagram fame but to me, it is a trophy of strategic planning, …

Sometimes I go to write a post and I think to myself, “Is this too unrelatable?” I feel like this one might be one of those posts that crosses the line a bit to crazytown. If it is, just disregard it. I have written previously about how I don’t give my kids snacks throughout the …

Planted a tree in a local park to celebrate Arbor Day/Earth Day. What will you be doing? Picking up trash on your walk? Planting a garden? Refusing plastic straws? Starting a compost pile or a batch of kombucha? If you have been wanting to purchase sustainable products but haven’t, this is the weekend to do …

As you can see, after a few years of fear, I was inspired by my yogurt success to finally tackle homemade pasta. I did it! And here’s a little secret for you… I used an electric pasta maker! Gasp! Andrew’s grandma had kindly gifted us a pasta maker a while back that I think came …

This is kind of significant post for me because homemade yogurt (or more accurately, the idea of homemade yogurt) is what got me started on my less waste journey a few years back. Lucy’s system wasn’t handling dairy well so I wanted to make non-dairy yogurt because it was so expensive to buy and also …