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A longer life for an old couch: a cheap & easy slipcover
We spend a lot of money on furniture. In the U.S., the amount spent more than doubled between 1985 and 2005, going from $29.3 billion to $78.5 billion. To put that in perspective, the average American household spent about $721 per year on furniture. While there are ...
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7 months, 2 weeks ago by: kirstendirksen staff comments
Plastic bottle free water: bubbling your own
The average American drinks 8 ounces of bottled water every day, totalling 8 billion gallons of bottled water consumed in the U.S. every year. Colton Dirksen's habit was carbonated. So to cut back on the plastic bottles and the transport miles of his fizzy beverage, he bought his ...
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7 months, 2 weeks ago by: kirstendirksen staff comments
Potty Diaries: training via skype
Our faircompanies baby is not quite two, but thanks to a lot of time from grandma and her Slow Potty Training method, she seems to understand how to put her own bottom on the loo (saving us, and the landfills, a lot of dirty diapers). In this video, Inés consults ...
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9 months, 2 weeks ago by: kirstendirksen staff comments
How to make a no-yeast, vegetarian, spelt pizza
While traditional chefs create their dishes in a systematic manner based on a real understanding of the fundamentals of food preparation- to such an extent that many of the world's best chefs, like Spain's Ferran Adria, France's Pierre Gagnaire and the UK's Heston Blumenthal are associated ...
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9 months, 2 weeks ago by: kirstendirksen staff 2 comments
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My bike is my car
In many sufficiently dense cities, a car is unnecessary. In fact, in some places, it can be an encumbrance. In New York City, for five straight years, a bicyclist has won the annual Transportation Alternative's commuter race, beating out a taxi and a subway rider. And in a similar ...
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9 months, 2 weeks ago by: kirstendirksen staff comments
Potty diaries: quality time on the loo
During her first diaper-free summer, faircompanies' baby Inés spent a lot of time with her potty training grandparents. From the moment grandma took off her diaper in June (age 16 months) until we left for our home in Barcelona in August (18 months), Inés spent many hours drawing, reading, talking ...
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9 months, 3 weeks ago by: kirstendirksen staff comments
How to make hummus without preservatives or plastic
Hummus is such a great healthy, meat-free fast food, but if you buy it in the supermarket, it often comes with preservatives and plastic packaging. Thankfully, it's rather simple to make at home with just a few ingredients and a blender or food processor. Not only can you avoid ...
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9 months, 3 weeks ago by: kirstendirksen staff comments
Potty Diaries: pee pee on the train
When you're trying to get a kid out of diapers as early as possible- to avoid the thousands of diapers, and trees, needed per year-, there are a few locations that can prove challenging for getting a tiny tush on a toilet.In this video, we travel by train ...
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9 months, 3 weeks ago by: kirstendirksen staff comments
Potty diaries: starting to ask to go
In this installment of our diaper training journey, Inés has started to ask to go pee pee or poo poo, though uses the word pee pee for both actions. It's not every time so can be frustrating, but she only has pee accidents and with no carpet, pee pee ...
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9 months, 3 weeks ago by: kirstendirksen staff comments
Potty diaries: time for underwear
After spending the summer with her potty training grandparents, faircompanies toddler Inés is now 18-months and fairly trained: she always holds her poop and often asks to go pee.Now it's time for underwear. In this video, grandpa shows her how to put on her new panties, she works ...
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9 months, 3 weeks ago by: kirstendirksen staff comments