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Wardrobe ReFashion: the Pledge

by gidget green & natural living

I’ve been getting a lot more into repurposing/refashioning lately. So, I decided it was time to make a committment. I headed over to Wardrobe Refashion and signed the pledge for four months. That means that from September until the end of 2010 I am pledging to not buy any new clothes. I will repurpose, refashion, [...]

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Today on Simple Organic…

by gidget green & natural living

Interested in how you can get “new” clothes, for free? It’s easy with a clothing exchange! I’m talking about what it is and how to organize one over on Simple Organic today.

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Introducing Simple Organic

by gidget green & natural living

Those of you who’ve been reading here for a while know how much I love SimpleMom. If I had to point out my all-time favorite blog amidst many that I love and try to read daily, SimpleMom is that one. And the only thing better than SimpleMom, is the thought of there being a family [...]

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Christmas Traditions: Creative Gift-Giving

by gidget faith

There’s a lot of talk about gift giving these days, to do or not to do Santa, homemade or store-bought, a lot or a little… Here’s a little glance at how we do it (or rather, are going to do it as some of this is new for us this year). For starters, we aren’t [...]

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Retro Reading~ Boycott Black Friday

by gidget sewing & crafts

This post was originally published November 19, 2008 and has been slightly updated/modified for 2009. I love this time of year, because my family has a tradition of camping at the beach for the long Thanksgiving weekend. My dad smokes a turkey and we have a big potluck dinner with our friends and family who [...]

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Retro Reading~ Christmas Manifesto, Part 5

by gidget family

This week I’ve been sharing my thoughts on Christmas. Here are just a few ideas to help you simplify Christmas, and make gift-giving simpler, more sustainable, and/or homemade. Here’s a great starting point for Inexpensive, Creative and Eco-friendly Gift Ideas. We all know babies often love the packaging better than the gift… Check out SimpleMom’s [...]

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Retro Reading~ Christmas Manifesto, Part 4

by gidget faith

This post was originally published August 18, 2008 and has been slightly updated/modified for 2009. Celebrating Christmas We’ve always been as purposeful and personal as possible in gift giving, so our transition to a different way of celebrating Christmas hasn’t been super difficult. I like how McKibben, in Hundred Dollar Holiday, points out that this [...]

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Retro Reading~ Christmas Manifesto, Part 3

by gidget faith

This post was originally published August 16, 2008 and has been slightly updated/modified for 2009. Summary/Review of Hundred Dollar Holiday by Bill McKibben This short book is packed with information! I want to just give an overview here– the book is such quick read that you’d do better to just read it yourself than for [...]

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Retro Reading~ Christmas Manifesto, Part 2

by gidget faith

This post was originally published August 12, 2008 and has been slightly updated/modified for 2009. You can read the re-published version of Part 1 here. When a family close to us decided to stop giving and receiving presents at Christmas a few years ago, I’d say we were surprised (but not really surprised) and in [...]

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Retro Reading~ Christmas Manifesto, Part 1

by gidget life is beautiful

This post was originally published August 11, 2008 and has been slightly updated/modified for 2009. Most of us love Christmas, but it can tend to be a stressful season, too. When we’re deep in the season, with all of the hustle and bustle, there’s often little time for reflection. I thought I’d take this week [...]

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