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Entertaining
Healthy Halloween Treats
We’re all becoming more aware of artificial colors, trans fats, high fructose corn syrup, and GMOs in our food, so how …
What Would We Have Done 100 Years Ago?
“We need to get gas” my husband John announced. My family and I had just left a campground near Camp David where we had spent …
Plastic Free 4th of July
It’s Plastic Free July. Have you made your pledge to refuse single use plastic in July? How do you go plastic fr …
Food
Healthy Halloween Treats
We’re all becoming more aware of artificial colors, trans fats, high fructose corn syrup, and GMOs in our food, so how …
Plastic Free 4th of July
It’s Plastic Free July. Have you made your pledge to refuse single use plastic in July? How do you go plastic fr …
Green Living Apps to Help You Live More Sustainably
My latest appearance on Good Morning Washington covered this topic. Click above or watch it here. Here is even more inf …
Home
A Cure for the Poolside Plastic Water Bottle
A Mom Nearly Loses It Over Single Use Plastic Water Bottles Recently, my friend Lori reached out to me on Facebook abou …
Yes! You CAN Recycle That! | Difficult Things to Recycle
How to recycle automobile and bicycle tires; hairdryers, curling irons, and flat irons; computers, tablets, and e-read …
Why Not Make Reusables Status Symbols?
When I was an 8th grader in 1980, the cool girls wore Gloria Vanderbilt and Jordache jeans, walked in Candies high heeled sho …
Media and Entertainment
Trash Talk with Lori Hill: Tips for Living a Low Waste Life
REGISTER NOW! Living low waste has become a worldwide phenomenon as awareness grows about problems such as plast …
A Tale of Two Valentine’s Days
A floral designer shares the glaring difference of Valentine’s Day at a large retail florist vs. a florist that sources local …
All Treats. No Tricks.
Trick or treating was a blissful time for me as a child. I grew up a while back, before there were scares about poisoned cand …
Mind, Body, Health
Reclaiming a Day for Ourselves: A Day of Rest
A day of rest, or a sabbath, is common in many religions. When I was a kid in the early 70s, we had to take a day of r …
How to Know If Your Sunscreen Is Safe
How Can Sunscreen Be Unsafe? “How can my sunscreen be unsafe?” you ask. “It’s meant to protect me from the sun!” Sadly, the U …
10 Things To Do For Earth Month
Earth Month is the entire month of April! Check out these activities you can participate in to love your Mother Earth. …
Travel and Transportation
What Would We Have Done 100 Years Ago?
“We need to get gas” my husband John announced. My family and I had just left a campground near Camp David where we had spent …
Low Waste Packing List for Vacation Rental Homes
Thanks for watching my video about my low waste packing list for vacation rental homes. So many times when I’ve visited a vac …
5 Items I Take With Me to Live Low Waste
My goal every day is to live as low waste as possible, but when I’m on the go, that can be challenging, so I use lots of reus …