Simplify

My blogs on Simplifying:

• 5 Ways No Electricity Improved My Day
• Fall Travel Items
• Frugal Ways
• How De-Cluttering Made a Difference
• It Began With a Plate
• January is for Simplifying
• January Simplifying – Part-2, Less Plastic
• Marie Kondo Changed My Decluttering
• Marie Kondo Declutter Continues – Phase 2
• Our Relationship With Money
• Project 333
• Project 333 – One Month In
• Project 333 – Three Months In
• Project 333 – Summer Edition
• Project 333 Continues – Fall 2014
• Replacement Time?
• Simple Beauty
• Simple Beauty A Year Later
• Simple Spice
• Spring 2013 Update on Simplifying
• Tech Free Tuesdays
• Traveling Lightly
• What a Minimalist Might Carry in Her Purse
• What Do You Get a Minimalist as a Gift?
• What I took on my 6 Day Trip
• February Challenge – Bring Only Consumables Home 

My Blogs on Simplifying Your Finances:

• 31 Days of Living Well & Spending Less
• Our Relationship With Money
• Money & Reality

My Blogs on being Environmentally Green:

• January is for Simplifying
• January Simplifying (Part-2, Less Plastic)
• How to Buy in Bulk
• Make Recycling A Part Of Your Everyday Life
• Simple Beauty
• Spring 2013 Update on Simple Beauty and Simplifying
• Frugal Ways
• 2013 Trash and Recycling Update
• Portland Farmers’ Market Now Open Year Round!
• Simple Beauty A Year Later
• 9 Tips For Less Trash in 2015
• What You Can Do With Produce Stickers
• What You Need To Know About Plastic Bags

Links to ways to simplify your life:

• 7 Beauty Tips for a Radiant, Chemical-free Glow
• 8 Things You Can Discard to Downsize Your Life
• 9 Intentional Ways to Challenge Consumerism in Your Life
• 10 Free Apps to Make Your Life Simpler
• 10 Things to Know About Social Security
• 10 Tips for Shooting a Daily Photo
• 10 Top Tips from Minimalism
• 10 Ways to De-clutter Your Home – Kondo summary
• 17 Productive Ways to Spend 5 Minutes versus checking Email list
• 21 Ways to Detoxify Your Home
• 30 Years Ago They Retired at 35
• 35 Gifts Your Children Will Never Forget
• 40 Clever Hacks to Simplify Your Life
• A Simple Year Course
• AARP Social Security Calculator
• Be More with Less Blog by Courtney Carver
• Becoming Minimalist Blog by Joshua Becker
• Best Kindle books to Inspire Simplicity Blog by Courtney Carver
• Buy Nothing 2014 Blog
• Clean Bin Project Movie
• Conquering Clutter
• De-Cluttering From Minimalist Monday
• De-cluttering your Bookshelf Article
• De-cluttering Your Schedule
• Digital Archive Online – Books, Music, Etc.
• Eating on the Cheap
• Expenses and Ways to View Them
• Foaming Hand Soap with Essential Oils
• Frugal Tips
• Graph Your Expenses Article
• Happy Herbivore’s 3 eBook Pack on Minimalism
• How to be a Minimalist and Where to Start
• How to Create a Meaningful Morning Routine Course
• How to Simplify Video
• How to Stage Your Home for Living 
• How To Tie A Scarf Video
• iPhone and iPad Tips
• Kitchen De-cluttering
• Let go of Your Books
• Living With a Packrat
• Look Up Video
• Minimalist Monday Blog
• Mr. Money Mustache
• No Frills Kitchen
• One Bag Living 
• One Hundred Dollars a Month Blog
• Project 333
• Putting Me Together Blog
• Retired on $30,000 a Year
• Rowdy Kittens Blog
• Sell You Stuff – Garage Sale Tips
• Smartphone – 49 Brilliant Uses For
• Skin Care Guide by Food Matters
• Suddenly Frugal Blog
• Sustainable Gift Giving
• Tracey Spicer on TEDx regarding women’s daily routines
• The Art of Simple Web, blog & podcasts
• The Extraordinary Simple Life Blog
• The Minimalists Blog
• The Minimalists Start Here Page  <<<—
• Things to Do Instead of Spending Money
• UnRoll.me a great tool for managing email
• Ways to Control Impulse Spending
• Well Stocked Minimalist

Do It Yourself References:

• 10 DIY Gifts for the Holidays
• 31 Household Products You’ll Never Have to Buy Again
• 31 Uses for Lemon Peels
• 72 Uses for Simple Household Products
• Apple Cider Vinegar Uses
• Bathroom Cleaner
• Bathroom Cleaners by Crunchy Betty
• Beauty Products DIY
• Blush
• Bulk Bags
• Chemicals in Beauty Products
• Cleaning Products (Vegan DIY)
• Coconut Body Butter Recipes
• Coconut Oil Beauty Products
• Curl Enhancer Spray
• Epsom Salt Ideas
• Etching
• Eyelash Serum
• Furniture Polish
• Herbal rememdies
• Homemade DIY Gift Ideas
• Holiday Food Gifts
• Just Between Friends NW Consignment Sale at Expo
• Lip Balm in round tins
• Lip Balm # 2
• Lip Gloss in rectangular slide tins
• Make Up
• Matcha Mask
• Natural Beauty Tips
• Non-Toxic Cleaning Kit
• No Poo Haircare
• No Poo Alternative #1
• No Poo Alternative #2 with Hair Gel Recipe
• No Poo Alternative #4 
• Oven Cleaning with Baking Soda
• Pam Mills Skincare Recipes
• Repair PDX
• Scrub Recipes
• Self Published Books
• ShamPhree Hair Care
• ShamPhree Hair Care #2
• Shower Cleaning
• Skin Care
• Spice Mixes
• Sunburn Soother
• Tinctures
• Toothache Remedies
• Tooth Powder
• Tooth Power # 2
• Toothpaste for kids
• Toothpaste the remineralizes
• Vegan Holiday Gift Guide
• Vegucated Gift Guide
• Witch Hazel
• Women’s Vitality Tea

Links to Tips and Information on Gardening:

• Composting – 71 Things You Can Compost
• Composting with Worms
• Composting – What to Feed Your Worms
• Less is More: Gardening on a Budget
• Natural Pesticides
• Planting Guide
• Putting Your Garden to Bed for Winter
• Seed Starting Guide
• Simple Tips for Starting Seeds
• Sprout People Making your own sprouts
• When to start Seeds
• Tomato Care Tips
• Vital Veggies Detoxifying Plants To Grow

Links to Resources on Being Green:

• 10 Chemical & Cruelty Free Mascaras
• 10 Ways to Green Your Life Without Buying a Thing
• 10 Ways to Reduce Food Waste
• 16 Ways to use Food Scraps and Leftovers Blog
• 21 Non-Toxic Coconut Oil Skin Care Recipes
• 42 Ways to Not Make Trash
• All Natural Tinted Lip Balm
• Apps That Help Reduce Waste
• Compostable Fruit Labels
• Durable Not Disposable – Tips
• Earth 911 Resource Site
• Eco-Vegan Gal website
• Eco Vegan Gal YouTube Site
• Ethical Shopping Guide
• Etsy Website
• Farmers Markets in Portland
• Farmers Markets – Portland Blog
• Food Storage – Broccoli & Berries
• Food Storage General Tips for Fresh Produce
• Food Waste Friday Idea
• Food Waste Reduction Article
• Global Footprint article
• Green Cleaning Products Guide
• How2Recycle Labels
• If So Many Beauty Products are Toxic, Which Do I Buy?
• Life Without Plastic Products
• Microbeads  – How to Avoid
• Minimalist Fashion article
• My Plastic-Free Life website
• No Impact Project Website
• Northwest Earth Institute Discussion Courses
• Northwest Earth Institute Website
• One Green Planet Website
• Ordering Vegan Food at any Restaurant article
• Plastic Free Food Blog
• Plastic Film Recycling Website
• PDX Repair article
• Reduce Your Waste Project Website
• Shoebox Shoe Recycling
• Tapped Movie about Bottled Water
• The Zero Garbage Challenge Website
• Tips for keeping Vegetables Fresh article
• Tips for buying in Bulk
• Toilet Paper & Household Tissue Green Ratings
• Top 5 Reasons to Buy Made in the USA
• Trash Free Living Blog
• Ways to Reduce Plastic Infographic & Blog