October is one of my favorite months. For me, it’s the real beginning of fall. The leaves start to turn orange, red, yellow and brown. Halloween is right around the corner, and I get to see the inte... Read more

Halloween looks a little different around here this year. Trick-or-treating is canceled in some neighborhoods, or adapted to be more pandemic-friendly. In-school Halloween parties aren’t happening, ... Read more

It’s pretty typical to save up for things you really want and know you’ll use often — my Vitamix blender, for example, cost a pretty penny, but I use it every single morning. My Casper pillow wa... Read more

Welcome to Part 1 of what I hope will be an informative series of posts to help you think about grocery shopping through an environmentally-friendly lens. Shopping is hard!! First you have to carve ou... Read more

There are a lot of things we’ve given up the past few months. Trips to see the grandparents. Planned vacations with friends from Canada. Holidays with family. In-person races. Going to my best frien... Read more

Time seemed to move faster in recent years; but I don’t know about you, these past seven months have been the longest of my parenting life. I think it’s because everything stopped: youth sports, t... Read more

This is far from a normal back-to-school season, but . . . a kid’s still gotta eat. So what’s to be done about packing an environmentally-friendly lunch bag? The obvious approach is to avoid pl... Read more

After months of being cooped up in our home, we decided our family needed a getaway. Several of our spring and summer trips were canceled due to the pandemic. I know many of you have had similar exper... Read more

The Roaring Twenties have come to life at Sauder Village, Ohio’s largest living history destination, located in Archbold. The opening of the west side of the 1920s Main Street includes a theater,... Read more

The last four months have been absolutely insane, and it’s not just because of obvious circumstances. The events leading up to becoming a mom of three were a whole ‘nother kind of crazy — the ki... Read more