Just wanted to share some photos of flowering trees that have been making my middle of the semester, not-sure-what-the-weather-is-doing days. Thanks Virginia Tech, for being so inspiring and uplifting this spring! By the way, if you haven't yet, would you mind taking this quick survey letting me know your thoughts about my blog? I appreciate … Continue reading Spring Blooms
Category: love the earth
Love the Earth: Recycled Vases
For the last post in this month's series, I thought I'd show you something an eensy bit creative... This is a super fun, no skills required way to recycle and craft/decorate at the same time! Instead of buying small bud vases, simply rinse out old jars and bottles. My favorites are salsa jars and Mexican … Continue reading Love the Earth: Recycled Vases
Ideas to “Recycle”
I'm kind of sad this series is almost over! I'm glad though, because I've been wanting to do it for awhile... even before I had this blog! To be honest, one of the reasons I re-started {public} blogging was so I could share my earth day & sustainability ideas! So, yay for accomplishing something I've … Continue reading Ideas to “Recycle”
1% for the Planet
Continuing the Love the Earth series, I wanted to highlight an organization that connected businesses and consumers with nonprofits to drive positive change towards the environment. 1% for the Planet is made up of 1200 companies in 48 countries. Each of these companies pledge to give one percent of their sales to more than 3300 … Continue reading 1% for the Planet
Ideas to “Reuse”
"Gotta reduce, reuse, recycle..." Jack Johnson sings, and it's stuck in my head. Here are some tips for more ideas on how to make "reusing" a part of your daily life. Cloth I wrote a separate post about cloth toilet paper. An easier step to take is switching over to cloth napkins. Paper napkins are … Continue reading Ideas to “Reuse”
Love the Earth: New Series
April is here! That means spring is *finally* here to stay! The International Summer Missions Briefing conference was this past weekend, about half an hour from where I live. It actually snowed on Saturday morning, March 28. Whaaa??! It's been in the forties and fifties the past few days, and let me just say, it … Continue reading Love the Earth: New Series