There’s a reason the title of this blog starts with “documenting the journey”. I’m nowhere near an expert on any of the things listed there. I decided to take a tally of where I am now, beginning this process, so later I can look back and see where I’ve come from. Here in part 3,…
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Experiments, Frugal, Life
No-‘poo take 2 and destink too!
by ladyblacksun • • 1 Comment
No-‘poo take 2 In a previous post, I gave bar soap as shampoo and apple cider vinegar rinse a try, with my main goal being to reduce my consumption of plastic by avoiding buying shampoo/conditioner bottles. The results were not great, my hair was only half-clean and my scalp was a tad itchy. Since I…
Frugal, Green, Life
Fizz!
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On Tuesday, I made the leap and purchased a Sodastream at home carbonator. The cherry soda syrup worked out so well I figure this may be my ticket to never having to buy soda again. No more lugging, no more expense of buying BPA-laden plastic-lined aluminum cans. The canisters can be exchanged right at the…
Experiments, Frugal, Gardening, Green
Of Successes and Not-So-Successes
by ladyblacksun • • 1 Comment
I had a very busy weekend. Most of the business was of my own making. But in all it was full of accomplishments, both big, small, successful, and not-so-successful. I’m going to refrain from calling some of them failures, because they were attempts and showed me where I might need to improve in the next…