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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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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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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…
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The Best Eco-Friendly Travel Essentials
I have 3 trips planned in a 5 week span and I’m all for it! I love traveling. My family loves traveling. Even my 3 kids are great travelers. To keep things moving when it comes to packing and unpacking, I keep all of my travel essentials in one spot in my closet so I can grab and go (or dump when I get home). And spoiler alert – eco-friendly travel essentials are the best! What makes a travel product eco-friendly? Lots of things! Remember, “eco-friendly” simply means something is not damaging to the environment Scroll on below for some of the best eco-friendly travel essentials! The first half of…
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Lifestyle Shop: How to Live a More Enchanting Life
Products and brands I use daily and refer to friends and family I believe that even day-to-day life should be enchanting. That’s why I’ve put all my favorite products in one spot so my readers can easily navigate and browse through my recommendations. Welcome to The Peaceful Burrow Lifestyle Shop! My favorites include eco-friendly and sustainable products, kid/pet/family-related things, and anything that has helped make my life easier or more beautiful in any way – because they’re both important! I’m going to break this down into categories: Home, garden, beauty, clothing, kids, and travel. This post contains affiliate links, which means I receive a small commission, at no cost to you,…
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7 Super Simple Zero-Waste Projects for Kids
Eco-parenting: 7 Zero-Waste Projects Your Kids Can Do TODAY Raising eco-friendly kids is easier than you think! In my post, Eco-Parenting: How to Grow Greener Children, we talked about modeling eco-friendly behavior, teaching environmental ethics, and using or seeking products that are better for the earth and our health. I also have several posts on eco-parenting through different lifestyle stages: How to be an Eco-Parent: The Baby StageThe Ultimate List of Eco-Friendly Baby ProductsEco-Friendly Toddlers: How to Eco-Parent Through the Toddler YearsThe Best Eco-Friendly Toddler Toys Zero-Waste Projects for Kids This list of 7 Zero-Waste Projects is meant for your elementary-aged kids. They are all simple and can be done…
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The Ultimate List of Eco-Friendly Laundry Products
25 Best Eco-Friendly Laundry Products You Didn’t Know You Needed We all have to do laundry. But if you’re looking to live a more sustainable life, it can be hard to know where to look for eco-friendly, low waste, and sustainable laundry products. These 25 best eco-friendly laundry products will be sure to help you like laundry just a teensy bit better. At least you’ll align with your sustainable values. And that feels good! 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…
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How to Shop at a Thrift Store: 8 Essential Tips
Thrifting is one of my favorite things. I have found some amazing deals on new items while thrifting (price tags still on!) and I have also found unique and vintage items that have stood the test of time and are still going strong. I am excited to share with you the benefits of thrifting as well as how to shop at a thrift store! Why Shop at Thrift Stores? Thrifting for our Planet When you shop at a thrift store, you are giving those items you purchase a chance at a second (or third, or fourth) life, rather than dooming them to the landfill. According to the EPA, Americans generated…
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How to Pack a Zero Waste School Lunch
The normal, non-fancy way… In scouring the depths of Pinterest for inspiration on school lunches, I’ve stumbled upon a theme. 99% of the posts about having a zero waste school lunch involve the containers or utensils used, but mention no direction on the actual food to pack! For the ones that mention food, it is always cut into fancy shapes and assembled prettily because it’s obviously meant for social media. And there are always at least 10 different food options to choose from. That is NOT reality! Foods targeted for school lunches are usually single serve bags, pouches, and cups. And I totally understand why: they’re SO EASY. I can grab…
