Easy Peasy Tips
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Saturday, February 11th, 2012Valentines Day is, arguably, a holiday designed by greeting card manufacturers to make some extra bucks in card sales. However, what’s to hate about a day to remind those around you that you love them and value their presence? This year skip the high-cost and high-energy gifts, and take some time this weekend to make [...]
Easy Peasy Tip: Remake It
Saturday, January 21st, 2012Sometimes by changing something small, we can get a second life out of things we already own: Love the pendant but hate the necklace? Buy new cord and restring it… Love the yarn but hate the sweater? Unravel it, find a pattern you love, and knit up something new… Perfectly good greens and beans but [...]
Easy Peasy Tip: Try a teleconference!
Saturday, January 14th, 2012These days it can be really hard to collaborate with other people. We all live far away we have busy lives, and lordy, what a lot of gas to drive between places. So if you have to go to a meeting, try collaborating with a teleconference! If you ‘ve got a good group of people, [...]
Easy Peasy Tip: Make some Soup!
Saturday, January 7th, 2012During the long cold days of winter, there’s nothing better than a bowl of soup. And soup is one of the most perfect foods - better than pickles or cabbage, even! Because it is not only warm and filling, but it can be super affordable to make, and also can use up lots of leftovers [...]
Easy Peasy Tip: Find your Nature!
Saturday, December 31st, 2011This week, take a look around your community and Find your Nature - no, we’re not getting personal here! not YOUR nature. But the nature spot that you have closest to your house. Is there a park you can walk or bicycle to? Is there a small community garden nearby? Do you have a surprise [...]
Easy Peasy Tip: Snuggle Up for Warmth!
Saturday, December 17th, 2011Snuggle up with a loved one or with a pet to stay warm at night. If you go to sleep with a hat on you’ll probably fall asleep warmer than otherwise. The socks under the covers are a good tip too if it’s exceptionally cool. If you do all these things, you can reduce the [...]
Easy Peasy Tip: Sometimes, just BUY it.
Saturday, December 3rd, 2011There are a few things that you are all totally capable of making. These include things like: Hammered copper jewelery Salted caramel sauce for ice cream sundaes Four color silk-screened t-shirts Pottery Scrapbooks Koi ponds Inlaid and/or marquetry table tops HOWEVER. these things require a lot of extra things that you might not have on [...]
Easy Peasy Tip: Have a Sleepover!
Saturday, November 26th, 2011As the holidays approach, we all find ourselves doing a little more traveling than usual. If you’ve got a special relationship with your friends and family, try having a sleepover! It will save you time and money, you’ll have extra time for visiting, you’re sharing resources that are already in use, the kids will love [...]
Easy Peasy Tip: Go To Bed!
Saturday, November 12th, 2011Now that the winter is looming here in the northern hemisphere, the sun sets way early and we tend to spend more time inside and at home. This can also mean higher electricity (since the lights are on for more hours per day) and heating bills. One way to counteract this is to wear hats [...]
Easy Peasy Tip: Wear a Hat!
Saturday, November 5th, 2011If you’re coming into wintertime, do yourself a favor - wear a hat! Much in the same vein as Put On A Sweater, a hat will keep you warmer than you think it ought to. Even though it turns out that you don’t actually lose most of the heat from your head, if you’re chilly [...]
Easy Peasy Tip: Make an EcoFriendly Costume!
Saturday, October 22nd, 2011Halloween is next week! We talk a lot about halloween, because it’s a holiday where it is very easy to go out of control. So this year, try and make an eco-friendly costume! Start by raiding your closet for a costume - or for a base layer (or background) of your costume. If you build [...]
Easy Peasy Tip: Fiddle with your Recipe!
Saturday, October 15th, 2011It’s tough when you’ve got a recipe you’d like to make, and you’ve only got most of the ingredients. Or, you’ve got a bunch of ingredients and only half are called for in your perfect dream dinner plans. So what do you do? Clearly, it’s time to fiddle with the recipe. Take a chance and [...]
Easy Peasy Tip: Rent It!
Saturday, October 1st, 2011Instead of purchasing new items- especially ones you’ll only use once or occasionally- see if you can rent them! From designer purses to fancy dresses, power tools to movies, fuel-efficient cars to furniture: if it’s for a special event and not everyday life, you’ll save money and have a lighter footprint by renting it! [Image [...]
Easy Peasy Tip: Carpool!
Saturday, September 24th, 2011Let’s face it: when you’re most busy, adding inflexibility into your schedule can seem like the worst thing in the world. And for many of us carpooling really does seem to be the area of environmental change that is the most difficult to wrangle, because it adds another (or several others) equally-as-busy schedules into the [...]
Easy Peasy Tip: Make Something New!
Saturday, September 17th, 2011This weekend Maker Faire hits NYC, so we wanted to remind you to take a wild stab at something, jump outside of your comfort level, and make something new. We aren’t all experts at everything but we can generally figure something out - be it sewing, canning, electronics, or general repair and fix-it. So the [...]
Easy Peasy Tip: Sleep on it!
Saturday, September 10th, 2011It’s another time of year when seasons are changing - for some you may be transitioning from the summer recess to the school year again, for others, you are dealing with a winter-to-spring transition. You know, we’ve talked about picking something new for the new season before - but we also advise you to Sleep [...]
Easy Peasy Tip: Squeeze It Out
Saturday, September 3rd, 2011When you get to the bottom of a tube of toothpaste or face cream, or a bottle of conditioner or lotion, cut off the bottom of the container and scoop out the remaining product. You’ll be surprised at how much is left in there- often enough for a few more full applications! Why send it [...]
Easy Peasy Tip: Find a Ceiling Fan!
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Easy Peasy Tip: Scout Used Items
Saturday, August 13th, 2011When you need a new to buy a new item which is relatively common, such as a pair of computer speakers or a replacement computer keyboard, see if you can find them used before buying them new. These types of things are easy to find at garage sales, or on Craigslist or Freecycle.com, or by [...]
Easy Peasy Tip: Get a Spare!
Saturday, August 6th, 2011At the risk of sounding crazy and totally in conflict with our other tips recommending that you buy less - sometimes you may need to buy a spare. Friend of Tiny Choices Amanda wrote in: Previously, I had been taking my expended K-cups apart at home to compost & recycle the materials, but what a [...]
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