Tag: green living
Self-catered Wedding Menu and Timeline
August 4, 2015
For my wedding, I was extremely fortunate to have my mom head up the catering. In our family it is sort of a tradition to serve our own food. At least that’s what happened at 3 of my cousins’ and my brother’s weddings. I helped prepare food at most of these because they’re family and […]
Prepare for Summer Entertaining
April 30, 2014
This will be the nicest week of the year so far in the Pacific Northwest. With our wedding rehearsal being held at our house in about 5 months, we have been hard at work making our lawn, gardens, house, and garage look nice. Here are some ideas I’m thinking about implementing in our backyard – depending […]
Happy Earth Day!
April 22, 2014
In undergrad, I was president of GREAN (grass roots environmental action now), which was the student environmental club. The project I was most proud to be part of was instituting the student green fee fund, which raises about $70,000 per year for green energy credits and sustainability projects. The first major project was subsidized Nalgene […]
Cheese Grater Jewelry Holder DIY
April 5, 2014
This is an easy and useful project for your spare cheese graters. Somehow we acquire many cheese graters and other small kitchen tools. I hate throwing useful things away, so they either go the Goodwill or turned into a new use. Materials Cheese grater Paint Steel S-Hooks for Plants & Towels Instructions All […]
Chalkboard Wedding Schedule DIY
February 16, 2014
I painted the glass on a few old window frames with chalkboard paint. These have been handy signs for parties and I’m looking forward to using them for my wedding. You can do so much with a chalkboard wedding sign. One idea is to use it as a wedding schedule for the night. You can […]
