Do Life Right

I’ve met a lot of people lately who are feeling stifled and uncreative. They’ve been working hard at parenting, other caregiving (of parents, friends, or other relatives), or in their careers. I hear women, in particular, say there is no time for themselves. No time for pleasure or creativity. No time [...]

Our Girl Scout troop just had a lovely “Goop and Goo Day 2008″. Here are some of the recipes we used (you may recognize some of the recipes, but we had to make our own fun names). Of course, making your own goops and goos are super fun, too. Enjoy!
Smelly Gooey Goodness
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Are you using fabric shopping bags yet? Consider the implications of plastic and paper, before you allow your purchases to be put into either again.
What you can do:

Be aware of the plastic bag problem.
Encourage the shops you frequent to have bag incentive programs; talk with the owner and/or manager - BE NICE. Write [...]

I’ve had a few people tell me that making their house vegan was incredibly easy and they had no idea why it took my family so long, or why we found it so difficult. Read my “Leather - Can you live without it? Yes!” blog post for more information on my family’s [...]

Is 2008 your year to become organized and get rid of all your clutter? Do you have items in closets that you haven’t looked at in years, but aren’t sure what to do with? Consider recycling your items in unusual ways.
CLOTHING:

Fur coat? Donate it to PETA; they give them to homeless [...]

Inspired by Steve Spangler’s Science “How to Make a Newspaper Tree” experiment, we used an old roll of green paper (was photography background paper, but wrapping paper — or even spray painted newspaper — would have worked better) to create a quick, easy, and portable Christmas tree. It came out so nice, we decided [...]

Last week, my older Girl Scout troop (Juniors and Cadettes) and I (with a few parents) went to the Sonoran Glass Art Academy and participated in the “Blow Your Own Ball” project. It was SO much fun and all of the glass balls turned out absolutely gorgeous. I’ve looked at them all and [...]

We’ve asked around and people really enjoy receiving gift certificates! Here are the places that we’ve heard mentioned as the most exciting gift certificates to receive:

amazon.com
iTunes.com
Favorite book store (audible.com, Barnes & Noble, Border’s, Waldenbooks, small local favorite, etc.)
Craft Stores (Klutz.com, JoAnn’s, Michael’s, Ben Franklin’s, local bead store, local scrapbooking store, etc.)
Target, K-Mart, Wal-Mart
Home Improvement Stores [...]

When I saw CraftyPod’s “Glove Monster Tutorial”, I knew I had to make some with my daughters and with my Girl Scout troop. CraftyPod’s instructions are just perfect, so read them for directions. Here are photographs of just a few of our cute little monsters. As you can see, the photo from my Thanksgiving Day [...]

Today I am reminded that I can always be more thankful for everything that I have in my life. To celebrate this, I’ve added a “Favorite Photographs” section to my site. You’ll get a new, random, photo from Do Life Right displayed with every reload. I will be adding more frequently, so you should [...]