Earth We Love You!

As you guys may know, today is Earth day. A day were we celebrate our beautiful Earth and all it has done for us. Its truly amazing if you ever stop to think about it. Our planet is capable of so many things, so its great if we just take this one day to thank it. It could mean turning off the lights and opening the blinds for natural light or just turning the AC up a few degrees. Even if you are just getting started to the whole "save the Earth" thing there are still plenty of ways YOU can help! A great way to started is to recycle! You can buy special trash cans from target that help you separate your recyclables. Most of them seperate Plastics, Paper, and Glass. You can find this adorable one here! Another great product that I have and personally love is the EVOLVE Shower head. Now what's cool about this thing is when you turn on your shower and let it run for a while to heat up it automatically turns to a trickle ones it gets to the perfect temperature. I love this because it saves so much water for when your not quite ready to jump in the shower yet but you still want to keep the water on to keep it warm. One your ready to hop in the shower, all you do is pull on a tab that hangs down to start it again. Another useful feature on this product is it has amazing water pressure and instead of the typical 3-5 gallons of water per minute flowing out of a regular shower head, it only uses 1.5 gallons of water per minute. That will save an amazing amount of water that is used during your shower. It also save you money on your water bill! This is a great low cost way to save the Earth and your wallet! Click here to learn more. I hope that these products will give your Earth Day a kick-off to a good start!

Eco- Friendly Friday!

From now on, every Friday I'm going to share with you guys some quick tips and Eco-Friendly stuff about my week! Sort of like a Tips of The Day but there will be more than just one! Like the picture? I made it especially for this (: I thought I did a good job! So for this Eco-Friendly Friday, I'm just talking about things that interested me this week. 

At my gym, they have a huge jug of water. Now, I usually bring my own reusable water bottle but I ran (literally) to the gym. So I just got water there. When I went to go get a cup I realized that they were using cups that were made from 20% recycled materials. It made me smile that they actually cared! So I searched online for good eco-friendly disposable cups and I found great ones! They are made from all corn and you can check them out here! They are called Green Stripe Corn Cups!

Right now is the perfect season to plant Strawberries! My mother and I were shopping around for a good strawberry pot! Oddly enough, we actually found one at TJ Maxx for 14 dollars and it was a good sized pot! We bought that right away and then we bough some strawberry plants. We haven't quite planted them yet so I can show you what it looks like but we will try to plant them this weekend. Then I'll keep you all updated! My mother and I have never actually grown Strawberries but we have grown Tomatoes and they have turned out great! Just make sure if and when you buy any type of fruit or veggie read and see how much sunlight and water they need! Well that's all I have for this Eco-Friendly Friday! Be sure to check back next week!

Anybody Out There?!

Hey everyone, just checking if anybody is out there! I haven't been getting any feedback so I wasn't sure if my posts were boring or if you guys are just shy. Anyway, I wanted to see if there were any requests. I really enjoy finding out what you guys want to see on this blog. Comment below telling me what you'd like to see! For instance, Eco-friendly yoga mats or Organic Lip gloss. I'm excited for what you guys have to say!

Gotta Gas Station In Those Roots?

Many of us girls always have to deal with either flat lifeless hair or greasy hair at the end of the day. It gets so frustrating because it doesn't matter how much time you spend on your hair, it could still happen! Many dry shampoos out their are either very expensive or they aren't very friendly to the environment. Once again, Google being my best friend, I researched homemade dry shampoo recipes. Each one of these recipes are easy and organic! So go ahead, give them a go!

Cornstarch and Cornmeal Shampoo

1 cup of Cornstarch

1 cup of Cornmeal 

Mix them together and place them in a container. If you want, you can add essential oils to them to make them smell good.

Oatmeal and Herb Shampoo

1/2 cup of any favorite crushed fragrance herb

1/2 cup oatmeal

1 teaspoon of baking soda

Mix all the ingredients together and store in a cool dry place.

Eco-Friendly Ways To Dye Easter Eggs!

Happy Easter everyone! Whenever I dye Easter Eggs the first thing I notice is the smell of the dye. Its smells so disgusting to me because of the vinegar mixing with all those nasty chemical ingredients. Of course, once your done dying the Eggs you usually dump it outside or down your sink and then it leaves that icky smell for days. (Yuck!) So for all my lovely readers, I did some research and found a great eco-friendly way to color eggs! 

Materials:

Grape Juice (For Purple)

Red Cabbage (For Blue)

Spinach (For Green)

Carrot Tops, Lemon Peels, or Orange Peels (For Yellow)

Coffee or Black Walnut Shells (For Brown)

Yellow Onion Skins (For Orange)

Beets or Cranberries (For Pink)

Red Onion Skins (For Red)

Water

Stove

Boiling Pot

Vinegar

Eggs

Directions:

First boil your eggs in water with a bit of vinegar and one of the materials for the colors above. Then allow it to simmer for 15 minutes. Then your all done! Simple, right?! Hope you all have an amazing and environmentally-safe Easter!