11 Cheap (and free!) Toys for Young Children, by Simple Mom

Using simple toys, or reusing basic items as playthings, is environmentally responsible, it’s a catalyst for creativity, and it’s incredibly inexpensive.

Book Review: Go Slow England: Special Local Places to Eat, Stay & Savor, by Kati Stevens via Treehugger

The Slow Movement can be eco-friendly and organic in that it embraces walking over driving, farming and local foods over factory production, and taking one’s time, but “green” and “Slow” are far from perfect synonyms.

HOT COLD HOT COLD, by Little Homestead in the City

We talked about tightening our belts – hey, we are used to that! It’s about making do or doing without and we here on the urban homestead can always improve our efficiency. Sometimes we overlook the little steps and it’s good to take stock and go back to basics.

One suggestion was to save money by not making homemade granola since there’s quite a few non homegrown ingredients involved. With prices of food going up and our wanting not to be so dependent on too many store ingredients it’s time to simplify. So with the cooler weather, good old (organic) oatmeal topped with homegrown preserves will be the mainstay breakfast here on the urban homestead. The times they are a’changing and we have to too!

AND ONE EXTRA ONE, BECAUSE YOU ARE WORTH IT:
Are We Having Fun Yet? Laughter is a gift., by Pearl Mattenson via Carrie & Danielle

Michael Bungay Stanier, has come up with 8 principles for bringing fun into your life that I think really work and I want to share them with you:

1. Stop hiding who you really are
2. Start being intensely selfish
3. Stop following the rules
4. Start scaring yourself
5. Stop taking it all so damn seriously
6. Start getting rid of the crap
7. Stop being busy
8. Start something

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Daily Sustainable consists of three daily relevant environmental articles gathered in one place. Just for you. On Fridays, we try to bring you some enjoyable posts to wind down for the weekend.