Ethical Gifts for Mother’s Day-It’s Not Too Late!

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So friends Mother’s Day is this Sunday! It’s one of my favorites because I’m lucky to have 2 wonderful women as amazing mother figures so I’m always racking my brain to get them something very thoughtful to make them feel super special. BUT sadly I tend to last minute shop! Bad habit, I know! But luckily all of these ethical mother’s day gifts can be shipped with time to spare for Mother’s Day this Sunday! 1. – Kiko Glass Frame… View Post

Good Habits: How to Recycle Lots of Things

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(image source, also a great article on recycling) Monday was Earth Day and all week long people have been celebrating this beautiful remarkable planet we all call home. I thought a great way to celebrate Earth week would be to share some ways to keep our planet a little cleaner by recycling! Recycle Old Cell Phones Do you have a little graveyard of old phones? There are several great places to donate your cell phone here are a two of… View Post

I Heart the Internet-Links I Love

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(print available here) Hi friends. This has been a long long hard week. And I really couldn’t let it pass without talking about Boston. Boston is a very very special place for me. I went to college there so while New York will always feel like my home, Boston will always feel like my dear friend.  In its most horrific hour my dear friend Boston and its people have inspired me and I know this place will heal. Now friends… View Post

What I Wore-Upcycled Leather on Pleather and First World Trash Tote

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The kind people at First World Trash emailed me to review one of their totes. I chose the fun Lights Beach Tote in slim-$36. As its name suggests this tote is made perfectly for the beach. The Lights Beach Tote is made of recycled vinyl mesh billboards and the straps are made with recycled seat belts. The vinyl definitely makes this tote sturdy enough to keep its shape (important for me!), while the mesh allows for sand to stay at… View Post

Ha I Made It!-DIY New Candles from Old Candles

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HOLY MOLY! I made candles!!! I have to say I’ve been researching how to reuse my candles for a few months now. I used to burn candles once in a while, but while I had no heat and electricity for over a week during Hurricane Sandy I kind of burned thru my whole stash! So I had all this candle wax that I didn’t know what to do with and it seemed like such a waste to just chuck it,… View Post

I Heart the Internet-Links I Love

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(photo source) So I wrote a bit of a personal post last Friday and I want to thank you for your kind words and open hearts. Comments are now closed on that post because honestly it was a tad hard for me to read them, but I want to thank you for your thoughts it means a tremendous amount to me…you are all really the best. Now it’s Monday and I thought a happy way to start off the week… View Post

Good Words…On Friendship

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(image courtesy of Stuart Miles at FreeDigitalPhotos.net-edited by me; quote found here) This is about the truest quote on friendship I’ve ever read. Last week I lost a very very special friend and even now I really can’t imagine that our little world together has come to an end. I won’t have the joy of experiencing him any longer and I won’t have any more moments with him, just memories of him…. gawsh friends, it makes me so so so… View Post

Amour Vert-An Ethical Alternative

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Last year when I asked you to think about solutions to your biggest obstacles to being a more conscious shopper, sweet and loyal reader Christine said she’d want to know ethical alternatives to mainstream stores. I really LOVE this idea for a new feature on Made To Travel, but honestly I found it really challenging to match a brand’s complete aesthetic and price point whether it’s an ethical alternative or not. Because I want to give you a real true… View Post

Stoked on YOU on Pinterest

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Holy smokes!!! You guys are the best :). I kind of just found out I can see what’s been pinned from my humble baby made-to-travel and I am STOKED! Thank you pinners for sharing! You’re really picking some of my favorite posts and it makes me so happy that you’re finding things you want to keep/share/read/like/try on made-to-travel. I mean truly making me sooooooo happy! Thank you, thank you, thank you! You can check out what’s being pinned from made-to-travel… View Post

Good Habits: Spring Clean-Tackle Your Mail Clutter

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(photo source) So if you’re one of those people who have always been diligent with paperwork, let me just tell you I’m a little jealous because this is an area I’ve always struggled with. But I’m getting into better habits to tame the paper monster that work better for my lifestyle and I thought it would be a good time to share. Stop the Junk Before It Starts Go paperless!! We are in the future and you can receive most… View Post

I Heart the Internet-Links I Love

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(image source) Friiiiiiiday!!! Yay! I’m super excited for a friend that will be arriving this weekend. Yipppeee for friends visiting from faraway places! I hope you have some fun plans too. Start your weekend mode right now and relax and enjoy some of the reasons why I hearted the internet this week. Above- I adore this free desktop background from Lovely Indeed. A brilliant way to start any day. I just signed up for Curbly’s newsletter to get this How… View Post

Consciously Trending: Spring Things

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(tear drop vase $18) Well you wouldn’t really know it’s officially Spring here in NY-gray and actually snowy! But that is not going to keep me from dreaming of Spring things. I just treated myself to the above bud vase to hang over my desk. I think it’s a sweet treat to have a flower just for me in my office space. For Spring I’m mostly craving really pretty fresh colored pastels in unexpected places and fabrics and the other… View Post

Good Words…On Caring

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(print available at Quotable Life) I just love this quote from The Lorax. The responsibility of caring and the privilege of giving is something that was instilled in me at a really young age and I am truly grateful to my mama who really taught us this. As a social worker my mama has lived a life dedicated to the service of helping people in great need and she is incredibly dedicated and passionate and magical in this work. In… View Post