August Currently Amazon Finds for Eliminating Single Use Plastics

A new month, another link up with Anne! 

Here's what August is looking like currently... 

{Choosing} To be more mindful about what I am putting in my body and on my skin! I have slowly started to incorporate more organic skin care products into my mostly non-existent routine. I don't do much, but have started using an organic Argon oil as an evening moisturizer and just picked up some organic mascara from our health food store. I am also trying to cut back on processed foods. I had been doing this a little bit before we went on our annual Aunt Mel and Uncle Andrew trip with the kiddos and fell WAY OFF the wagon by just consuming all the foods we were giving the kids. I felt so sluggish, my body wasn't functioning as well as it had been (if you catch my drift) and it only stirred my desire to try harder now that were back. 

{Consuming} Right now mostly fruits and veggies. Trying to have a protein shake for breakfast and a chicken wrap for lunch. We also stocked up on salad kits and I am trying to only drink on the weekends. We're two days in folks, send all the vibes! I can always convince myself that wine is just fermented fruit... haha

{Ordering} Finds for helping us lessen our usage of single use plastics! I have slowly been trying to find things that help us use less single use plastics like sandwich bags (which we use a lot of for some reason!). I have been a metal straw user for a long time, but with July being designated Plastic Free Month I tried to make an effort to start working on replacing more items to lower our single use plastic pile even more. Here are a few of the items I have gotten and loved: 

Tomato Saver | Beeswax Wrap | Metal Straws | Reusable Sandwich Bags | Avocado Keeper

Tomato Saver {$6.28}- I bought this for our tomatoes and am actually going to buy a second, because it's big enough to fit onions too! BPA-free and dishwasher safe!

Beeswax Wrap {$9.99}- I have actually been using bee's wrap for a while, but had left ours in the camper and forgot to grab it. Ordered some for the condo! I love all things bee and someday want to have my own hive, so this makes my heart happy. Plus, how cute is that print?! 

Metal Mermaid Straws {$3.99}- Also been using metal straws for a while now too, but loved these fun colored ones. It took my a little while to get used to, because I'm a straw chewer. I originally started with the ones with nibs, but the nibs kept sliding off because I would chew them and stretch them out. Now I'm purely metal only. Saving both my teeth and the plastic one nib at a time- haha! 

Reusable Sandwich/Snack Bags {Currently on sale for $12.99}- It was finally time to make the big shift. These are my most favorite recent purchase. BPA, PVC and Chloride-Free they are sturdy, seal completely (I even used as a waterproof phone holder on the river) and this pack is the perfect variety size.

Avocado Keeper {$4.99}- Not only has this been helpful in not using a sandwich bag every time I save half an avocado, but it has kept them fresher longer. I usually rub a little bit of lime oil on the pit and cut half to keep it fresher (it's a huge help), but also don't feel like I need it as much now that I have this beauty. 

Any other great storage savers for eliminating single use plastic as best as possible? 

{Enjoying} My current book stack! This is the first time I have been reading 3 books at once; not sure I will do it again, but it's been a good trial run. I just started The Castaways by Elin Hilderbrand and am already super invested in the characters; I am reading Little Disasters on my phone (I don't do this ofter, but it was a download copy)- I am going back and forth on this one. It's good and I am definitely curious to see how it will end. I think I am just having a harder time with it, because I don't like reading on a screen. It takes away the escape reading usually gives me. Though a little tougher we are doing Ghost Boys for book club (listening to on Libby; I am usually doing two books a month- one I am reading physically, the other I am listening to). Ghost Boys by Jewel Parker Rhodes is a gut-wrenching story about a young black boy killed by a police officer. I have been working through books by BIPOC and this one is definitely one to look into if you are trying to do the same. It's also shorter (3.5 listening hours) making it a good choice if you don't have as much time to read. Our next book club pick is Where the Lost Wander and takes place on part of the Oregon Trail! My western, travel-loving heart (and the young child who loved to play Oregon Trail) is pretty excited about this one. 

{Remembering} All the sweet moments from our trip to Georgia with the nieces and nephews! We have been taking them now for almost a decade. Big Canoe is a beautiful resort living, secluded spot in the North Georgia mountains. The community itself has enough to do to keep a young family busy all week, but we also take a few days trips to places like Helen for tubing. Mostly for retirees who love to golf and live there year around, it also fills with families in the summer coming to visit relatives or spend their week at one of the time share properties on site. I have actually been going since I was the kids age and it was always one of my most anticipated trips. I love getting to share that magic with my nieces and nephews now (even the moments where they make me want to pull my hair out)! 

Also, does it really have to be that hard to get a decent picture of everybody?! 

The answer is apparently yes! 

That's it for me for August! 

How is your world looking currently?