Go Green with Paperless Post

Go Green with Paperless Post

Anagram Interactive provided me access to Paperless Post in exchange for an honest review. Putting a stamp on an envelope and sending a letter is slowly becoming a thing of the past. Email is fast, convenient and has become more the norm. Call me old-fashioned, but I miss that cute stationary and the personal touch […]

Posted July 27, 2018 by Whitney in Uncategorized / 1 Comment
Divider
Zero Waste Tea

Zero Waste Tea

I’ve been a tea drinker for as long as I can remember.  Recently, I learned that there are traces of plastic in teabags, and ever since, I’ve stayed away like the plague. I have started using loose tea and actually prefer it. The tea has a much stronger taste than bagged and if using a […]

Posted July 20, 2018 by Whitney in Uncategorized / 1 Comment
Divider
Chocolate Peanut Butter no-bake cookies

Chocolate Peanut Butter no-bake cookies

When starting Plastic-Free July  I promised to focus on my co-op’s bulk section when buying food and; if I wanted something sweet I had to make it myself.  Well, my sweet tooth struck and deemed it was time to put on my baking hat. I looked in my refrigerator and compared its contents to that […]

Posted July 18, 2018 by Whitney in Review / 0 Comments
Divider
Weekly Wrap-Up #112

Weekly Wrap-Up #112

Weekly Wrap-up is where I share happenings on the blog, books I have read or acquired recently. I link to Caffeinated Book Reviewer Off The Blog Last week, I mentioned that my boyfriend and I had put in an application for an apartment and on Friday learned we are in the approval process!  We are […]

Posted July 14, 2018 by Whitney in Weekly Wrap-Up / 13 Comments
Divider
Plastic Free July: Reusable Water Bottle

Plastic Free July: Reusable Water Bottle

This            vs         This One of my first purchases when starting zero waste was a Klean Kanteen.  In the zero waste movement, a reusable water bottle is consistently listed as “One of the Big Four”.  There is a bottle of water on my bedside table — it’s convenient and I’ve always done it.   Upon starting […]

Posted July 13, 2018 by Whitney in Uncategorized / 0 Comments
Divider
A New Leaf

A New Leaf

For the majority of 2018 I have been in a blogging rut. I’ve read, I’ve just lacked the enthusiasm to blog about it.  I want to enjoy what I’m reading without the self imposed pressure to review it.  I’ve tried to invoke my original spark for book blogging, but come up empty handed.  During my […]

Posted July 10, 2018 by Whitney in Uncategorized / 2 Comments
Divider
Weekly Wrap-Up #111

Weekly Wrap-Up #111

Weekly Wrap-up is where I share happenings on the blog, books I have read or acquired recently. I link to Caffeinated Book Reviewer, Off The Blog To celebrate the fourth my boyfriend and I went up to my family’s cabin for a few days.  Unfortunately, it was pretty buggy so we didn’t get to enjoy […]

Posted July 8, 2018 by Whitney in Weekly Wrap-Up / 21 Comments
Divider
Plastic Free July

Plastic Free July

For the past month I’ve pinned articles on Zero Waste  and living a natural lifestyle.  What sparked my interest in living a greener and less wasteful lifestyle started with paper coffee filters. I cannot function in the morning without a cup of coffee. However, every time I throw that paper filter in the garbage I […]

Posted July 2, 2018 by Whitney in Uncategorized / 4 Comments
Divider
Summer Coyer 2018

Summer Coyer 2018

I missed the winter Coyer and it was one of the few things I lamented over my blogging slump.  I love the motivation to clean off my virtual and physical bookshelves, and I am so excited to participate in the event’s fifth birthday! The Basics The challenge begins June 9th (which happens to Berls’s Birthday!!) […]

Posted May 20, 2018 by Whitney in COYER / 1 Comment
Divider
To Be Read Results: May 2018

To Be Read Results: May 2018

My TBR Meme is hosted by Michelle at Because Reading, this monthly meme’s purpose to help tackle one’s ever-growing tbr. On the first Saturday of each month participants post three books from their to-read list and allow others to vote on what they should read next. The following Saturday, the winning book is revealed with […]

Posted May 12, 2018 by Whitney in To Be Read List / 2 Comments
Divider