Back a couple of months ago, I read an article somewhere (I can’t remember where) about using balls of felted wool in the dryer to decrease drying time and soften laundry. The premise behind this is that the balls tumble around the dryer, break up […]

Minimalism and green living go together like peanut butter and jelly. In fact, the mindfulness of a minimalist lifestyle leads to less waste, less purchasing of mass-produced goods (often generated by destructive manufacturing practices), and less stuff ending up in a landfill. However, if like […]

This post was originally published February 3, 2015. I am back at work today, after being sick for the last few days. Steve is still sick and at home, and since our dryer is out of commission until the replacement fuses arrive, he has generously […]

This post was originally published February 1, 2015. I have been sick the last few days. I stayed home from work on Friday because I felt so bad, and will be home again tomorrow because I feel so bad. But Saturday, for some reason, I […]

This post was originally published January 29, 2015. Hello, everyone! It’s time to play What’s Under Jill’s Kitchen Sink? (Theme music. Cheers and applause from the audience.) So, some of you may remember that I was planning on cleaning out the cabinet under my kitchen […]

This post was originally published January 21, 2015. My new favorite blog that I have discovered is Katy Wolk-Stanley’s The Non-Consumer Advocate. Among other things, Katy advocates buying used rather than new whenever possible and has inspired countless others to do the same. Her blog […]