Green Living
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Effortless Eco-Friendly Swaps for the Working Mom
6 effortless eco-swaps for the busy working mom 🌿
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How to Balance Green Living as a Full-Time Working Mom
5 quick tips for busy working moms to find balance in their sustainable-living goals.
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7 Sustainable Ways to Celebrate Fall in 2024
Fall Family Activities: Embracing Nature and Sustainability It’s Fall Y’all! (Yes, I just did that). I don’t care – I love to celebrate fall! I may not be That Girl with the boots, the flannel, and the PSL, but give me a crisp fall morning and hoodie weather and I am one happy camper. And fall is the perfect season to enjoy the beauty of nature while spending quality time with your family. As the leaves change color and the air becomes crisp, there are countless opportunities to engage in eco-friendly activities that foster a love for the environment and promote sustainable living. Here’s how you can celebrate fall with…
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Sustainable Home Organization: How to Organize Your Home Sustainably
I have been on a binge of The Home Edit for the last couple of weeks. It started when I was trying to get a few important spaces back in order before school starts (Read my Back to School posts here), but now the determination has migrated into the entire house. But my biggest beef with home organization is all the overconsumption and PLASTIC. We need to find a balance in Sustainable Home Organization. This post contains affiliate links, which means I receive a small commission, at no cost to you, if you make a purchase through a link. These are all products or companies that I have used and…
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Effortless Eco Swaps: 5 Ways to Make Your Summer Sustainable
5 Simple Sustainable Swaps for Summer Summer is a season of fun, relaxation, and adventure. It’s also the perfect time to make some simple yet impactful changes that can benefit both your lifestyle and the planet. Embracing sustainability doesn’t have to be overwhelming; even small adjustments can make a significant difference. Sustainable swaps for summer can be simple, fun, and get the whole family involved! This post may contain affiliate links, which means I may receive a small commission, at no cost to you, if you make a purchase through a link. I only link to products I have personally used or researched. We’ve made a few improvements to our sustainable…
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The Ultimate Earth Day Resource: 45 Articles for Green Living
Happy Earth Day! Are you celebrating today? Are you setting new green goals? Are you just now realizing it’s Earth Day and scrambling to find something memorable or instructional to do with your kids? Whatever your reason for visiting today, I’m glad you did! Because today I have an extra special roundup of ALL THINGS GREEN LIVING. Yup! You read that right. You hit the jackpot and stumbled upon everything you can think of related to green living from The Peaceful Burrow. Some of the below categories may overlap so you might find posts in multiple articles for easy reference. World Earth Day theme for 2024 is Planet vs Plastics,…
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3 Super Easy Eco-Friendly Things To Do Today
Family-Friendly and Eco-Friendly Things To Do Looking for meaningful ways to bond with your family while making a positive impact on the planet? Today, more than ever, families are embracing eco-friendly practices as a way to teach children about environmental responsibility and cultivate a deeper connection with nature. In this guide, we’ll explore three eco-friendly things you can do with your family today, turning everyday moments into opportunities for environmental stewardship and family bonding. Let’s dive in and discover how together, as a family, we can take small steps towards a greener, more sustainable future. Eco-Friendly Crafts Get creative with eco-friendly crafts using recycled materials such as paper, cardboard, or plastic…
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Why I Quit New Year Resolutions in 2024
As January 1st rolled around, I saw and heard all the usual chatter around New Year Resolutions. Nothing new there. However, scrolling through social media I found just as many people denouncing resolutions as I did embracing them. This struck me differently. I have always been one to make several resolutions, set big goals, and start new bullet journal trackers that I most definitely won’t fill out after 2 weeks, But I’m changing things up this year. Why? Because I have come to the conclusion that these cold winter months are a time for hibernating, just like in nature. Okay, I know we can’t physically hibernate. But January has low…
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30 Day Sustainable Living Challenge: Week 2!
How did your first week go?! I have to admit, I went easy on you in week one. Not that any of these challenge items are particularly difficult, but the second week takes a bit more critical thinking. 30 Day Sustainable Living Challenge: Week 2 In week 2, we’ll learn about eco-minimalism, be conscious of things that we can fix instead of replace, start to notice the amount of plastic packaging we bring home, and realize that a dinner can be yummy and better for the environment without using meat. We’ll also refresh our recycling knowledge, analyze our laundry habits, and refuse plastic straws. To see the full list and…
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30 Day Sustainable Living Challenge: Start Here!
I am so excited for this challenge! I’ve been wanting to put together a 30 day sustainable living challenge since I first started my blog 10 months ago and it’s finally happening! What is a Sustainable Living Challenge? Living sustainably means living in a way that doesn’t harm the environment, or causes the lowest impact on it. Green-living, eco-friendly, and zero-waste are all terms that are used to describe a sustainable lifestyle, but they all have slightly different meanings. Green-living: A broad term used to describe making choices to use environmentally friendly products and services Eco-friendly: Another broad term meaning not harmful to the environment Zero-Waste: A movement that focuses…
