An Arkansas Mama's journey to natural, simple living.
When I found out my second child was going to be a little girl I was ecstatic. Our first child was a boy and truthfully I felt so very blessed. I was going to be privileged of having one little man and one princess. My children have always been inseparable. Austin is all boy but his favorite color is pink! That is okay with me. Addie loves to do everything her brother does, except catch bugs. Addie is all girl {Read More}
WEEK 12: SHOW YOUR PLASTIC CHALLENGE TOTAL – 9.5 oz, 51 Items This week we continued with all of the various changes that have been introduced over the past 3 months during the Show Your Plastic Challenge: Every Wednesday has become our milk delivery/pickup day, Thursday has become the day to bake our gluten free bread, Tuesday is the day that my weekly plastic free update is due to you. The process of educating ourselves continues along the journey. Last {Read More}
WEEK 11: SHOW YOUR PLASTIC CHALLENGE TOTAL – 12.1 oz, 50 Items This week we did a little shopping at Whole Foods. My children picked up a packaged toy off the shelf and ‘Ooohed and Ahhhed’ at it. “What’s that toy made of?” I asked them. My three year old daughter quickly replied, “Plastic.” “What is it packaged in?” I continued. “Plastic,” she repeated and then put it back on the shelf. It’s amazing that what seems to be an {Read More}
WEEK 10 SHOW YOUR PLASTIC CHALLENGE TOTAL – 1 lb 1.8 oz, 55 Items What do you do when a plastic non-disposable item comes to the end of its useful life? My husband recently purchased an iPhone 5 and was left behind with a partially broken Otterbox case from his previous unit. Any plastic that is recycled or disposed of in the garbage must be included in the weekly Show Your Plastic Challenge totals. I could toss it in the garbage {Read More}
Week 9 SHOW YOUR PLASTIC CHALLENGE TOTAL – 55 PIECES, 1 lb 3 oz I’ve never squeezed a tube of toothpaste so tightly. As I massaged the Tom’s of Maine mint tube to get every last drop out, I thought to myself, “Am I ready for this?” I committed mentally to not buying anymore plastic tubes once this one was gone. Sometimes my imagination gets the better of me. It’s time this week to enter uncharted waters – sampling baking {Read More}
