Pier 1 Coasters

Just wanted to show off my great find at Pier 1! AND, they were on sale! $2.15 a pack!

Bright Ideas for Living Green

I was listening to the radio this morning and heard a great tip for going green on a tight budget so I thought I would share it. Instead of replacing every light bulb in your house with energy star light bulbs, pick 5 of you most commonly used bulbs and replace those.

Sometimes being green isn't cheap, but I think this tip proves that there are ways to integrate being eco-friendly into your life through baby steps.

As you all know, I have been taking small steps toward living a more eco-friendly life. Here are a few of things I have done in the past few days that you could also try. I promise that it eventually becomes routine!

-Went grocery shopping with my reusable bags

- Bought organic and locally grown peaches

- Bought a bamboo cutting board (earth friendly)

- Jogged outside in the sun

- Went to an office supply store to ask if they could hold their packing boxes for me instead of buying boxes for moving

- Recycled the packing boxes I did not use

- Raided the university recycling bins for newspapers to use for packing

- Turned off my air conditioner and opened all the windows in my house (beautiful day)

-Made myself organic coffee

- Shopped for new bed linens (found an organic set I plan on ordering)