10 Days of Giveaways featuring East Village Spa!
10 Days of Giveaways featuring East Village Spa!
Holiday
Love Done Local: Sustainable Valentine’s Day
Love is in the air…or at least the stores. For some, Valentine’s Day is a commercialized advertising-created holiday that tricks you into thinking overpriced roses and a giant stuffed pink teddy bear mean love. But, Valentine’s Day can also be a bright day in the middle of gray, bleak winter to tell your loved ones–your besties, sweetheart, furry baby, and even your parents–that you …
Make a New Year’s Resolution you can Actually Keep
As the clock strikes midnight and ushers in the New Year we greet it with resolutions to be and do better. Our hearts are in the right place, but really how often do we stick to our usually ambiguous New Year’s resolution beyond mid-February? Those declarations to lose weight, exercise often, read more books, floss on …
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Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree… How Do I Recycle You?
There is no fresher scent or better aesthetic for the holidays than the adorned boughs of a real Christmas tree. It is time to think about how to properly move on with the rest of winter after the gifts have been unwrapped. Luckily, there are multiple options for easy recycling since real (not fake) pine trees are biodegradable. …
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Party like it’s your Earthday; We did!
We are officially in our terrible twos! RecycleMe Iowa turned two yesterday on our favorite day of the year. Earth Day! A holiday that doesn’t encourage wasteful packaging, unnecessary purchases or decorating your home and work with evolved mascots in white fluffy beards or bunny ears. This holiday is all about remembering to be respectful …
Recycling to the holiday mess rescue!
“It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags.” -The Grinch Unlike the Grinch’s holiday, your weekend probably ended with odds, ends, bags and baubles scattered about. I absolutely love pretty wrapping, and none of the gifts I gave go without a sparkle bow adorning the top. But, resist …