4 Ways Of Reusing Tea Bags

If you like tea but dislike throwing away those tea bags, here are 4 ways to reuse them:

#1 – Throw Them In The Compost Bin
Tea bags make wonderful compost for your garden. Just add them to your compost heap and let nature takes its course.

#2 – Under eye soother
This is my favorite: Used tea bags, particularly chamomile bags, can be cooled and placed on the eyes for a wonderful soothing relaxant.

#3 – On sun burns
Peppermint tea bags work wonders healing sunburns. Leave to cool then place the bags on the burnt areas.

#4 – On cuts and bruises
Used tea bags are also great on cuts and bruises. You can use any variety but green tea, peppermint and chamomile have good soothing qualities.

Have fun reusing those bags!

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5 Easy Ways For Natural Families To Get Clutter Free

When you first move into your home it seems like you have so much space. As the years pass, it´s common to find yourself surrounded with unnecessary clutter. So how do we get rid of all the stuff we have accumulated?

Natural families tend to live with less baby gadgets and toys, right?….Well, not always.

Just in case you need some organization tips, I’m listing some easy ways to get back on track. It will take more than a day or even a week to get everything manageable, but once you do staying organized is an easier task.

Here some tips to get you on the clutter free track:

1. Start with the high traffic areas. The living room and kitchen are usually the two most used rooms in the house. Everything gets dropped on a counter or the couch in these two places. Concentrate on getting everything set up the way that you like it before moving on to another room.

2. Divide items into categories. You can use large cardboard boxes for this part. Everything that you find can go into a pile: KEEP, THROW AWAY, GIVE AWAY, and RELOCATE. Items that will stay in that room are to keep. Things that you don’t need or are broken can be thrown away. Clothes or furniture still in good condition can be sold at the second hand shop or donated to a charity organization. Anything that definitely belongs in another room can be labeled for relocation when you get to that room.

3. Remove everything from drawers and cabinets. This is a time-consuming process but it is easier to start with an empty space and fill it instead of simply pushing things around. If you line things up on the counter, someone else can help by putting the items in some type of order.

4. Make good use of of your available space. In the kitchen, for example, appliances or extra containers can be stored on top of the cabinets provided they don’t extend all the way to the ceiling. Keep objects with similar shapes together to maximize space usage.

5. Label your containers. Use tape and a marker to identify the contents of your storage containers. Avoid writing on the actual container in case they are reused and the contents are changed. Labeling also makes for easy identification if you decide to sell or give away a container. You won’t have to open each container to locate them.

Organizing your entire house takes time. But, once you get rid of all the clutter, returning everything to its proper place will maintain that same level of organization.

photo credit: Elsie esq

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Think you need more help with home organization and cleaning? Go check the Secret Confessions Of A Clean Freak to learn more on how to get clutter free so your cleaning time is reduced to just some minutes a day.

Could Your Family Live Without a Car?

No, I don’t have a car.

I’ve never owned a car myself, although I’ve been able to drive since I was 15, and at least once a week drive a family member’s car to accomplish household errands.

I grew up in a car owning family, so until adulthood I had in my mind a car was absolutely necessary in any household, even for singles. Not to mention people with young kids or babies.

How I Discovered A Car Isn’t Always Necessary.

Living abroad gave me the opportunity to experience true car free living. Having neither relatives nor close friends with a car, I quickly learned to rely on public transportation or my own feet for everything outside home.

However, it was when I had my baby in Japan, with no car nor car owning relatives, when I realized it was possible and even advantageous to stay car free when you have little kids or babies. Read more

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