As Spring is “springing” up across the country, here’s a reminder straight from my book  @BerniesEscapefromOngIsland. Think of it as a preview before you run over to my website to purchase it. 🏃‍📕 Litter is no laughing matter. Check out my previous posts that dig into...

Try Skipping the Straw today! Thanks to a group of teenage activists called the Coral Keepers, we celebrate the effort at least once a year. Though, I know that many people celebrate it every day! Many inventive people have created options for us to consider using...

It’s almost time for traditional “Spring Cleaning” but I want to get a head start. So here I am, challenging you to join me as I declutter and donate items during February! I’ve made a list of categories and things to focus on—there is one for...

Who has a sweater (or two) that they don’t use anymore, or don’t even fit anymore? Between my husband, children, and myself, I could easily find eight sweaters in our home that are just taking up space in our closets. If any of those sweaters are...

As the weather cools (and the mosquitos go away), I love to turn off the A/C, open the windows and sit with my kids to craft. You guessed it, I also love to reuse things that I have around the home already. Here are some...

There are endless ways to help the environment, and I invite you to explore four ways listed in my book, Bernie’s Escape from Ong Island. Purchase goods you really need. Whether it’s clothes, toys, or everything in between, slow down and think if you really need...

With so many buzzwords and hashtags floating around, sometimes it’s helpful to step back to examine what some concepts mean. Today, we want to talk about “biodegradable” and “compostable.” These words can get mashed together by marketers, which then infiltrates our society’s lexicon and the meaning...

There is real-life Ong Island and it is huge. It’s called the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP). Yikes! The latest estimations of its size indicate a surface area of 1.6 million square kilometers—an area twice the size of Texas. Double yikes! While we are all doing what...

There are countless ways to live a green life. One way that gets overlooked often: thrifting! Thrifting used to be looked down upon, and considered uncool or cheap, but times are changing as fast as our earth’s climate. These days, there are entire social media accounts...