We hear a lot about how small businesses are important to the economy. They often bolster local employment while providing positive competition in otherwise stale markets, among other benefits. However, with businesses closed for COVID-19, a lot of small and local businesses have been forced to temporarily close or drastically change their methods of operation. Learn about how you can support small businesses, both with money and for free, here!
Perfecting small batch beauty, Lulu Organics offer simple products designed for a straight-forward purpose. The products are handmade and each listing on the brand’s website offers a robust, easy-to-understand list of ingredients. If you’re looking for an easy way to treat yourself, I can’t recommend Lulu Organics’ no-nonsense organic beauty enough. Read my review of the brand’s Calming Balm, Sniffle Balm, and Ruby Mint Lip Balm here!
Earthy and simple, cottagecore home decor — sometimes called rustic vogue for home styling — is a popular motif lately. The natural extension of TikTok’s cottagecore aesthetic, these home decor trends blend traditional shabby chic, and farmhouse or cottage styles. With our new apartment, I’ve been looking around for some new decor with which to refresh our space. I thought it would be fun to share what I found in my own online window shopping. Explore cottagecore home decor pieces I’ve been loving here!
Pasta salad is one of my favorite things to make. It’s an easy and flexible dish that can be a great snack and easy meal. Read more about my Colorful Pasta Salad Recipe here!
Welcome to the April Edition of Cats & Coffee’s Curated Content Series! This series features weekly content round-ups of articles, videos, podcasts, and Instagram accounts. I find content that is worth your time so you don’t have to!
Recently, I have gotten back into make colorful crochet coaster sets. These sets make for great gifts and are available in my shop, Critter Crafting. Learn more about why I love to make these crochet coaster sets here!
I haven’t shopped a whole lot this past year; far less than usual, anyway. There isn’t really a reason to shop a whole lot when you’re inside most days. For me, this has been generally compounded with efforts to save money, which has had various levels of success. However, as summer approaches and the prospect of social distancing lightening as the vaccine roll out becomes more of a reality, I have found myself window shopping online for spring outfit inspiration more and more. See what has caught my eye here!
Welcome to the March Edition of Cats & Coffee’s Curated Content Series! This series features weekly content round-ups of articles, videos, podcasts, and Instagram accounts. I find content that is worth your time so you don’t have to!
By focusing on sustainability in the grocery store, not only can you help the planet, but you’re probably going to make it easier on your wallet, too. Get a few easy sustainable grocery shopping tips and meal prep ideas here!
Compared to municipal recycling, the question of “what can you recycle with Terracycle?” offers a much broader answer. When perusing their new Terracycle programs the other day, I realized that there are so many things that can be recycled through them that you would not think of! Check out some of the ones I thought you might find most surprising here!
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