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meredith tested vermont based lifestyle blog musings of a modern mama on zero waste minimalism and enjoying a simplified but full life skip to content meredith tested vermont based lifestyle blog musings of a modern mama on zero waste minimalism and enjoying a simplified but full life primary menu home about meredith blogroll newsletter sign up where to shop search search for eco friendly kids zero waste meredith s favorite things recipes and food zero waste chia flax crackers gluten free nut free egg free zero waste friendly eco friendly kids minimalism pregnancy baby how to build a minimalist eco friendly baby registry eco friendly kids zero waste where to find plastic free zero waste home essentials product review zero waste plastic free zero waste water filtration uncategorized what to buy for kids that will be used and loved long term this is a post a decade in the making whew these are the best gifts and items you can buy that last well past the baby and toddler years my kids are now in middle school and upper elementary and a few years ago we moved to a different state which is an incredible opportunity to take a good hard look at the stuff that continue reading what to buy for kids that will be used and loved long term meredithtested august 18 2026 august 18 2026 leave a comment uncategorized family life in the time of covid 19 our flexible daily rhythm while we re self distancing at home to keep our community safe we ve come up with a daily family schedule it has visual icons and corresponding labels for ease of use by kids and adults whether you call it a daily rhythm schedule flow or agenda it all boils down to the same thing a reminder of how to keep putting one foot in front of the continue reading family life in the time of covid 19 our flexible daily rhythm meredithtested march 20 2020 march 20 2020 leave a comment eco friendly kids vermont zero waste we re in the burlington free press in may journalist april mccullum came to visit my family and my home on an average weeknight we walked around the house while my kids ran and played under our feet we ate dinner and made school lunches for the next day it was a relaxed meeting though my husband and i were slightly worried we overwhelmed april with information and stories thankfully april was able to sift through the mountains of information we dumped out and pull together a beautiful article the article is available online here continue reading we re in the burlington free press share this email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest share on x opens in new window x share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on reddit opens in new window reddit share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on tumblr opens in new window tumblr print opens in new window print like loading meredithtested june 25 2019 june 25 2019 2 comments zero waste 5 no cost ways to go zero waste buying high quality items that will last a long time is important but the prices add up quickly joining the trend of going zero waste can be expensive but there are lots of ways to have an impact on our home environment and the planet without spending a penny 1 use what you have you may have heard this a million times but it s true do you continue reading 5 no cost ways to go zero waste meredithtested february 12 2019 leave a comment eco friendly kids minimalism building a capsule wardrobe for kids kids clothing can get overwhelming fast here i m sharing my tips on creating a capsule wardrobe for your children i m happy to say that this system for creating a simplified mix and match clothing collection for my kids works for us one of the reasons it works well is because it allows for tweaking changing our mind updating it also has parameters to keep me in check continue reading building a capsule wardrobe for kids meredithtested august 21 2018 1 comment eco friendly kids minimalism pregnancy baby toys my kids play with everyday if you follow me here or on instagram you might know that i m attempting a no buy year which has proven to be interesting and challenging there haven t been a lot of new things coming in not that there were before either so i ve been able to see what my kids actually play with even when they have gotten something new as a continue reading toys my kids play with everyday meredithtested august 8 2018 august 19 2018 leave a comment eco friendly kids zero waste meredith s favorite things i ve written this as an email instagram dm facebook message and text so many times i thought it deserved it s own post i might be doing a no buy year but that doesn t mean i can t give out my advice on how to spend your cash there isn t one special magical thing anyone needs to be more eco friendly and reduce waste there are easy and free ways to reduce your daily impact and use of materials enjoy your coffee for here using the coffee shop s mugs say no straw please when ordering a drink at the bar say i don t need a bag when buying that shirt from the consignment shop hopefully the items i m listing here are the reusable durable items that my family friends and readers ask me about time and time again these are my tried and true favorite items that you ll see over and over again in my home i ll do my best to update this post if anything changes and feel free to send me a message if you ever have a question or need a recommendation on anything you don t see here beeswax wrap use these on top of bowls or to wrap food instead of disposable plastic wrap my favorites brands are bee s wrap and khala cloths continue reading meredith s favorite things share this email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest share on x opens in new window x share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on reddit opens in new window reddit share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on tumblr opens in new window tumblr print opens in new window print like loading meredithtested march 27 2018 june 11 2018 2 comments meredith s musings minimalism no buy year first update we re two months into my no buy year and it s harder than i thought way harder like crazy hard i think partially because my expectations were out of whack i really thought it was going to be challenging but ultimately i d breeze through it i m two months in and i still find myself eagerly opening sale emails and browsing for a moment or several continue reading no buy year first update meredithtested march 12 2018 march 12 2018 4 comments meredith s musings minimalism meredith s no buy year around this time in 2015 i shared that i was going to attempt a zero waste home i was met with a lot of support and i m so grateful for the online and real life community of friends and family helping me along it might be glaringly obvious if you know me but i like taking on challenges with strict parameters for specific time limits continue reading meredith s no buy year meredithtested january 10 2018 13 comments zero waste zero waste grocery store challenge hannaford supermarkets i m finally back with another installment of the experiment known as the zero waste grocery store challenge let s recap just a bit east i m profiling trader joes costco hannaford supermarket and wal mart south manuela from girl gone green will be going to aldi publix thrive and wal mart midwest celia from litterlesss will be taking you to kroger jewel osco and wal mart west andrea of be zero will continue reading zero waste grocery store challenge hannaford supermarkets meredithtested november 8 2017 2 comments posts navigation older posts sidebar search for minimal toys recent posts what to buy for kids that will be used and loved long term family life in the time of covid 19 our flexible daily rhythm we re in the burlington free press categories categories select category eco friendly kids giveaway makeup meredith s musings minimalism pregnancy baby product review recipes 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