31 Days To Greener Sustainable Living

Tomorrow is the official first day for my new blog series 31 Days to Greener, Sustainable Living!! I am super excited to get it started (as you'll notice from all the ! In this post...)! <a href="http://colormedomestic.blogspot.ca/2012/09/31-days-greener-living.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje-ZOHvQt28M1otfAz5pahyab4qKdh4_EiGho9H0qbrprF_c2JguNkNaJXB8VNqPHrgsSaFMotQyDV1-wsv-cBe_bnm-e2Lbx0VuocuECCtkw0fJf8lj0eRarZenRLFuvCMXp9_YExJlY/s450/button02-450.png" width="150"></a> It's not too late to pitch-in! There's more...

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There's nothing like a fresh coat of paint

We were pretty lucky when we moved into this apartment a year ago to have most of the apartment painted already, and nice colors at that! It was also pretty great that the previous tenant left us the leftover paint! That gave me the chance to add a fresh coat of paint in our bedroom last spring. It really needed it. I have no idea what they did in the bedroom, but there were grease and splatter marks all over the place. With the paint being matte, the greasy/splashed bits reflected the light and it was not a pretty sight. I am NEVER buying matte paint... Here's what I'm talking about: It was...

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An Announcement and Request

It's time for a special announcement! A BIG announcement!! Well, it's pretty big for me... A few years ago, The Nester started this tradition (that's a link to this year's explanation post). She decided that for the whole month of October, she would post every.single.day. on ONE topic. Every year, more and more bloggers join her. Last year, I followed Organizing Made Fun's 31 days series on how to cheaply organize your home; it was how I found out about the tradition. I thought it would be an awesome challenge and experience. So I've kept the idea in the back of my mind for a year. Thinking...

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What I have learned: a Year in Review

A quick note, I have turned OFF word verification. I am SO SORRY that it was on, it shouldn't have been. I'm sure I had it off at one point and it magically got turned on again. Please leave me sweet comments again! Thanks Amy for pointing it out to me! And if it happens again, do let me know! Ok, onto the post... Did you know that I didn't really do crafts before I started this blog? It's true. I'd like to say I'm a crafter who blogs, but really I'm a blogger who crafts is more appropriate. I have, however, always been a DIY-er at heart, because of my dad. I just never had much excuse to do...

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