Litterless Living

So let's talk deodorant alternatives. You can use a salt block. You can use baking soda. You can even use a potato! Well, that's according to Niahm, a BSc in Nursing Science, and host of the Fairyland Cottage youtube channel. You can check out that particular video  here . I can't honestly say I've tried the potato option. And I couldn't find a salt block that came without plastic packaging. But I did try using baking soda and found that it irritated my skin. So I scoured the internet and found a recipe on a blog called MamaInstincts.com  and lo-and-behold I already had all but one ingredient. I'm sure you recognize baking soda and coconut oil, but I'll explain the others. In the top right ramekin I have arrowroot powder--this is the one ingredient I still needed to buy. Luckily for me, my local co-op down the street sells it in bulk, so I just brought an old bouillon paste jar with me and got a few scoops of it. The little vials on the left are essen...

Greetings friends, I work in an office. Anyone else who has experience with office materials (or frankly school supplies) knows that it can be quite difficult to avoid plastic at work. And it is. But I have come up with a few things to help just a bit. First, I'm ditching those silly ball-point pens. You know, like the BIC style disposable ones where you throw the whole pen out when the ink is used up. Instead, I predominantly use fountain pens. Behold, my beautiful pens! I got these beauties from my father, who likely hasn't used them in decades, so not only am I avoiding the disposable plastic complex, but I'm also giving new life to something that already exists & still works. I'll admit he gave me a third pen that doesn't work so well. I think there's something wrong with the nib and I'm not sure exactly if it's something that can be fixed or replaced. Nor am I sure where to take it to have it looked at. Anyone out there have experienc...

Hello friends, I've heard from some of you that you're having difficulty commenting on this blog. I've changed the settings so anyone can post, but all posts go to my email to review before publishing. Even so, there are still some difficulties, so I thought I'd give a quick tutorial on how to do it. First, open up the blog post you want to comment on. Scroll down to the bottom where you'll find a orange "B" and the words "Enter your comment..." Click on "Enter your comment..." and it will transform into a type box where you can start to leave your message. However, you should also be able to select your identity/mode of commenting. The default should be your name on your google account (be sure that you're logged in!). This is your name on your email or any other google account. I'm honestly not sure what will show up if you don't have a gmail address--perhaps make sure you're logged into whatever email platform you...