Category Archives: Home

Guest Post: Liza Chrust

[March 9]

Fun Baking Tools I know I usually post about a recipe, but I thought this time I’d share with you  the fun baking tools I have.  These are by no means absolute, must have, I can’t make a cake without them, but they sure are fun to have in the kitchen and make baking a [...]

Etsy

[February 25]

Every once in a while I get sucked into the world of Etsy for an hour or two.  For those of you who don’t know, Etsy is an online marketplace for all things vintage, antique, and homemade.  It’s pretty fabulous, kinda like spending some time in a high end flea market, but in the comfort [...]

My Newest Project Finished

[February 24]

So I told you all that I recently moved (yet again) here, and we’ve done a really good job of settling in (and quickly) as Richie is a clean freak and can’t stand to look at boxes and I’m constantly in a state of anxiety when I know there’s anything major to take care of [...]

Cloth Napkins by MU Are For Me

[February 17]

I while back I mentioned my goal to stop using paper towel in an effort to be less wasteful.  Since then we’ve adopted another earth-friendly habit in our home: cloth napkins.  I realized we created so much waste with paper napkins three times a day every day and wanted to find a solution.  When wandering [...]

Eco Conscious at the New York Gift Show

[February 1]

Yesterday I decided last minute to join my grandmother (who doubles as an interior designer) at the New York International Gift Fair at the piers on the West Side Highway.  We needed a handful of things for the apartment and I’m always happy to spend a few hours with my bubby! It turned out to [...]

Bio Wash Ball

[January 28]

I recently purchased 2 Bio Wash Balls and am loving using them (I actually only use one…two should last me 6 years!). What are they?  You ask.  I’ll tell you: They function in place of laundry detergent and last for 1000 loads (or apx 3 years)!  One costs about $30 and is eco-friendly, easy to [...]

New York Times Article: Williamsburg, Toddlertown

[January 24]

Good morning everyone! We’re still in Jamaica, leaving later this afternoon.  I’m going to squeeze some tropical fruit and a swim in the ocean in before we have to head to the airport. Meanwhile I wanted to share with you the article that came out yesterday in the Times yesterday. We were really excited to [...]

Responsible Home

[January 13]

I feel like I’m in a constant struggle between style and responsibility when it comes to decorating my home.  In an ideal world, all the fabrics would be organic and the wood would all be reclaimed.  Unfortunately, in that ideal world, I’d also probably be selling my apartment because I’d have spent way over budget [...]

Le Creuset Cast Iron Goodness

[August 26]

To be honest, I had to do a little thinking on what I was going to write today.  Nothing was shouting out at me, so I figured I’d do a little snooping through my pictures, kitchen, closets to see if I could find something that I wanted to tell you all about. Turns out, I [...]

A Waste Free Goal: Paper Towels

[June 7]

Our friends Stacey and Chris are supercool and awesomely forward thinking in so many ways.  I’m constantly inspired by their efforts at living more consciously and purely. In their house, they avoid paper products to the best of their ability which translates to: I’ve never seen them use a paper towel!  Yes, that means no [...]