What is the Meaning of Life There is nothing more important in the world than helping others. As humans, we’re always questioning the meaning of life, but taking care of our Earth, animals and our fellow humans is the only purpose that makes any sense. It’s good to enjoy our life with our family and… Read More Why I Love Helping Others
How to Have a Green New Year There are so many resolutions for a green new year. Some people choose not to mess with resolutions at all because they know how difficult it is to actually follow through. Making a resolution, especially one to be more green, really doesn’t have to be hard. The trick… Read More 10 Easy Steps to a Green New Year
A Complete Christmas In our family, handmade gifts are what make Christmas complete. We might be slightly biased, but to prove our case, we came up with this list of five reasons we think you should strive to make homemade gifts a part of your holiday routine. You might be thinking what in the world,… Read More Five Benefits of Handmade Gifts
Waste-Free Tips Is it possible to have a waste-free holiday? It’s easy to get caught up in the spirit of the holidays and forget to be careful about the things we waste. Check out these tips to help cut down waste in the areas of packaging, food, gifts and decorations, and start enjoying your waste-free… Read More How to Have a Waste-Free Holiday
Is Black Friday Worth It? There are so many reasons why I don’t participate in Black Friday shopping, especially when it started on Thanksgiving. Shopping on Black Friday isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but it’s our attitude that worries me. I wasn’t always the anti- capitalism, corporations, money, greed or commercialism type. To some extent… Read More Anti-Black Friday: Why I Don’t Participate in Black Friday Shopping
Christmas DIY Decorations We are on round two of our handmade Christmas with DIY decorations. Our last post featured decorations made from leftover project materials or stuff we had around the house. This week, we continue the same theme with our Picture Frame Wreath and Hand-Swirled Ornaments.
Holiday Shopping Stress Sometimes I think it’s impossible to have a stress free Christmas. So many gifts, gatherings, families, meals and budgets that have to be planned for, it just seems like madness. In the name of a waste less Christmas, my family did a loose no-spend December plan a few years ago. It started… Read More 10 Ways to Have a Stress Free Christmas
Our Homemade Christmas I’m super excited because we have not one, not two, not even three, but four homemade Christmas decoration ideas to share with you today. Many of these homemade Christmas decorations can be made with the future in mind, so you can use them all year long. Another great thing about these projects… Read More Homemade Christmas: DIY Decorations from Around the House
Finding Bulk Gift Ideas for Co-workers? The Struggle is Real What should are some good bulk gifts for co-workers? For years and years, I struggled with this in my striving to have chaos free holidays. I’ve never made a ton of money, so by the time I bought my family’s gifts there wasn’t much left… Read More Waste-Free Holiday Bulk Gifts for Co-Workers
As Thanksgiving draws near, we start to reflect and think of all the reasons we have to give thanks. At Curbside Overhaul, we are thankful for our family, friends and four-legged friends. We recognize these blessings might not be available to everyone, nor would we be able to experience them, if it weren’t for one… Read More Our Reason to Be Thankful? Second Chances