Happy Earth Day

For Earth day I thought it would be fun to make some reusable bags from old tees since I can't seem to throw anything away. Hoarder? Possibly. I found this super duper easy tutorial on Martha Stewart that shows you how to make them. They were soooo easy to make. If you can sew a relatively straight stitch, then you can definitely make these!!!

I even made one from one of M's old t shirts that is too small and too stained to donate or give away. She loves that she has one too.

Of course we had to take them out for a spin. Maribel used hers at the beach to hold her select beach toys. She kept asking me if she could get it dirty or wet and because they wash like any old tee it didn't matter what she did with it. She liked that answer.

I used mine at the grocery store. The cashier and bagging associate loved them and kept asking about them and how to make them etc. After quick instructions I overheard, "What a great use for all those old t shirts I have." Cool! Now I feel all close to Mother Earth and green and stuff which reminds me, I forgot to pick up some granola, ah nuts...

On another note...
Tomorrow I am beginning my journey of documenting our everyday life for the Week In The Life with Ali Edwards. I did it a couple of years ago and really enjoyed the journey. It can be viewed here. Last year I only managed to snap a few photos so I never did finish creating the album. This year I have my album all set up and the journal pages printed so all that I have to do this week is be snap happy and have fun.Yay!

There's nothing like having a plethora of pictures to get my scrap mojo going. I just hope I remember my camera tomorrow morning since I have a tendency to forget little things like that...

awake awake o little seed

push upward to the light...

Our seeds are beginning to sprout. I'm not a plant killer after all. Yippee!
Bring on the Basil =)

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live long and prosper, or at least i hope to

I have been working very hard at making my life more {green} and helping out our Mother Earth. Seriously-I hope to live my days here for a long long time to come so I really felt like I needed to make some better choices here. In effort of making changes for the better, I have starting using our recycle boxes for get this- recycling! I know! Poor Joe was the only one who took out the recycling, but not any more.
I have also made an extra effort to remember to keep the cloth grocery bags in my car to save on shopping bags-ahhh I can feel my blood turning green already! I must be turning Vulcan or something-ha ha! A little shout out to all the Trekkie's out there! Snort Snort!

In honor of today's world recognized Earth Day, I created this LO to document my commitment I have made between me and our Mother Earth.
It didn't seem right to use all new product on a 'going green' layout so I recycled some old magazines that I had stockpiled and put them to use. Also, instead of using a new piece of plain white card stock, I used the backside of a patterned paper that I wasn't so hot on. That way it still gets used and nothing goes to waste. 
Yup, I'm feeling pretty good right now. ;0)

Happy Earth Day!

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garden sill

I woke up a little sad this morning because it meant that the weekend was officially over. Maribel and I had so much fun while Joe was at work that I felt a little guilty that he couldn't be part of it too. Then the guilt went away when he called to tell me how much fun he had at work that day.

One of the things M and I did together this weekend was plant our own little garden of herbs and flowers on our kitchen sill. It was so fun and really easy to do. I used some seeds from a little herb garden kit I received one Christmas but never got around to planting-oops, and some flower seeds with some "just add water" potting soil from Target's dollar spot and a cute planter with watering can, also from Target's dollar spot.  Have I mentioned lately how much I love Target?  

Maribel was such a pro when it came to planting the seeds. She knew just what to do, stick finger in dirt, plant seed, cover seed up, sprinkle with a little water. Voila. Our little gardener. I'm wondering if it's a bit too much to rely on her to keep these plants alive since I have a bit of a rep for being a plant killer....maybe just a little.  When she woke up this morning the first thing she did was check to see if her seeds had sprouted.
I guess a lesson on patience is in order.*wink*

Happy Monday!

P.S. I'm participating in Ali Edwards Week In The Life project beginning today. Basically I document a week of my life through photos and journaling and what ever else I find along the way. I love little projects that you can look back several years later and remember the little things that went on that you may or may not still be doing. I haven't decided if I'm going to blog the process as I go or just do it as a seperate little project. I guess we'll see...

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