Category Archives: DIY
Manual Coffee
I’m one of those people who loves the smell of coffee, but hates the taste (I’m more of a tea girl), so it was no hardship to me when Grant’s coffee grinder broke. But for those for whom coffee is … Continue reading
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Making a Move – The Dirty Truth
So we moved. And moving tends, well, to generate garbage. It’s not just the boxes and packing tape, it’s the years worth of “stuff” you’ve been storing in the basement, thinking you’ll get to later. Stuff that you don’t really … Continue reading
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Making A Move – Eco Style
Grant and I have lived in the same awesome 100 year old duplex in Vancouver for 7 years. We’ve been lucky to have a variety of great roommates at various times as well as a landlord who lets us have … Continue reading
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Deodorant Evolution
Continuing on the personal hygiene theme. . .I’ve been making my own deodorant for awhile now. It started off with a powder – equal parts baking soda and cornstarch applied with a powder puff (or old sock in our case). … Continue reading
Diary of a “No Poo’er”
There are a lot of people out there giving up shampoo. So many, in fact, that there’s a name for it. The “no poo” method (I kid you not) is when people skip the shampoo and use something else – … Continue reading
Way Back When Halloween Happened
Whoa, has it really been three weeks since my last post? ! Did I really not post about Halloween, my favorite of all dress up events?! Humour me while a backtrack a few weeks for an eco-oriented review of our … Continue reading
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