One Car Experiment Update
ONE MONTH IN It’s been a month as a one car family and honestly, it’s been easier than expected. Here are the 3-reasons it’s worked well for us: I mostly work fromRead More…
Sustainability: 3-Tips for Waste Free Entertaining
Save $$ and the planet by going waste free for all your parties and picnics. Because a lot of our entertaining is done outside by a pool, all of the materials I’mRead More…
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Sustainability: LED Lightbulbs are CHEAP, Go Green and $ave Green
When I had a physical store, only 3-years ago, LED light bulbs were still quite expensive. I even had some that cost $45 for A SINGLE 40-watt equivalent bulb! But now they’veRead More…
Video: Purposeful Minimalism
I am not as far along as these folks, but I do practice my own form of minimalism because I do find that it keeps me organized and allows my brain toRead More…
Making Life Easier: Laundry Hacks
Laundry is the bane of most families experience. Here are some great ideas to make it easier and non-toxic. My fantasy is a laundry room as big as my kitchen to CONTAINRead More…
7 Reasons to Hate Solar Power
This article puts things in perspective (lol). http://heliopower.com/2016/04/01/top-7-reasons-hate-solar/ Here’s my new blog article on why solar power is something you NEED to investigate. https://alegreramos.com/2016/03/30/solar-harvest/ Be sure to “FOLLOW” my blog with theRead More…
Solar Harvest
Exciting update! We produced 171% of our daily use yesterday. Can’t wait for summer! I’m SO excited because we finally got solar panels, and it’s PERFECT timing because it means thatRead More…
Google Solar Power Project
Google has a cool new service called PROJECT SUNROOF https://www.google.com/get/sunroof#p=0 that can give you a great quick and dirty estimate of what size photovoltaic system you require (based on your average monthlyRead More…
Recipe: Watermelon Mint, Chocolate Mint and Chocolate Spice Popsicles
It’s still super hot where I live, and I was responsible for desserts for a baby shower this weekend, so I decided to make popsicles. The food being served is Mexican, soRead More…
Money Saving Tip: Stock up at Fundraisers
Children’s activities can really add up when you live in a town where the going rate for a 1-hour piano lesson is $60 and a season of soccer can be as muchRead More…