Conveniently Green: The Quick Cycle

Here’s a quick Conveniently Green tip for you–the Quick Cycle on your washing machine. Take a look at your machine–do you have one? Here’s the difference on mine. Regular cycle: Quick cycle: Yep, the regular cycle take almost twice as much time as the quick cycle. More time = more energy = more water. And [...]

WFMW: Detangling Playground Hair

Ah, Fall…the leaves are turning, the wind is blowing, warm hats and hoods are pulled on and off and on and off, and long hair gets mind-blowingly tangled. Unless you live in Southern California, where it’s still quite nice but hair gets tangled on the playground anyway. When I was little I used to scream [...]

Conveniently Green: Cleaning Your Microwave

Okay, I’ll admit it–my microwave gets pretty nasty. I know I should invest in one of those splatter screens or whatever, but things boil over, blah blah blah MESS. Don’t judge me. Back in the day, I cleaned my microwave with a Clorox wipe. It got the gunk out and disinfected, but then I realized, [...]

WFMW Conveniently Green: Diaper Pail and Carpet Deodorizer

Stinky diapers are a part of life when you have a diaper-wearer in your family [insert bad poop+stink pun here]. It’s never fun to walk into the room and be hit with the Wall O’ Stink in the morning or after a naptime. But it’s even worse when the Wall O’ Stink continues after you [...]

Conveniently Green: Conveniently Organic

We all want to buy organic, right? I really think in an ideal world, we’d all buy fresh, locally-grown organic produce from extremely friendly people who set out little bowls of their cut nectarines and peaches in order to prove to you that their nectarines and peaches are better than the nectarines and peaches at [...]

WFMW: Removing Grease Spots from Clothes

Have I mentioned how much I love bacon? Because I do. I really, really do.  And even when I wear an apron frying it up, I still will occasionally splatter myself. And not just bacon, either–seems like I’m always getting some kind of oil stain or grease spot on myself. I always had trouble getting [...]

Conveniently Green: Kitchen Spritzer

Sometimes non-stick cooking spray comes in so handy, but I hate the aerosol kind. First, it’s impossible to get the cap off and I end up spraying myself every time, second, the aerosol spray is just not Conveniently Green, and third, I always wonder what kind of chemicals end up on the pan along with [...]

WFMW: Remembering Reusable Shopping Bags

Everyone knows that reusable shopping bags are an easy way to go Conveniently Green, right? The problem is, how do I remember to bring and use those bags? I have a big collection of various types of bags–canvas ones, free ones, ones I got gifts in, and so on, but I was consistently forgetting to [...]

Conveniently Green: No More Paper Towels

Would you believe me if I said I use almost no paper towels? Of course you would. It’s Conveniently Green, after all. What do I use instead? Old dishtowels. Those are one of the things I love when two independent-living people get married–the combination of household items. You’ve got your single-person set of dishes (the [...]

Conveniently Green: Ditching Plastic Bags

I’m on a quest to ditch my plastic bags. Not just grocery sacks, which I’m getting pretty good at, but other plastic bags I find along the way. I’ve previously confessed my love for Ziploc and don’t know if I’m ever going to find an alternative that makes me happy, but I’m working on it. [...]