5 Eco Changes you Can Make This Weekend

Here are 5 things you can do this weekend to make minor eco changes in your life.

Shop local. Support your local communities.
Buy air purifying plants. This can help with the air quality in your home.
Enroll in paperless billing. This helps reduce the amount of clutter coming into your home.
Ride your bike. Instead of taking your car, if you can, ride your bike.
Donate items. Instead of throwing items away consider donating them to a local charity.

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A Houston Professional Organizer's Tools of the Trade Pt 2

This is part 2 of a professional organizer's tools of the trade. If you are new here my name is Amy and I own Eco Modern Concierge where we do professional organizing and personal assistance for businesses and individuals in Houston area. Here are some of my favorite products to use. 

Here is part 1:

Made in the USA + Eco Product: Vapour AER Deodorant

You may have seen my video review last month on Vapour's AER deodorant and I wanted to write a post about it as well. I have tried countless amounts of natural deodorants and I have to say after using this one for months, I really like it. It lasts for a long time, smells great and is made in the USA. It is on the pricier side, but I think it is totally worth it. Have you tried it yet?

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Client Bad Ass Mama: Office Organization Before and After

If you have been following along, you know I have been working with this client for a while now. This is a before and after of her office. There are of course some tweaks that still need to be made, but a HUGE improvement. 

Before:

After: 

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Adult Eco Easter Basket

• Fair Trade Basket. Use a fair trade basket as an Easter basket and then reuse the basket for something else.
• Towels as filler. Instead of using the "grass" that is usually in Easter baskets, substitute for dish towels that can later be reused.
• Organic Delish Fish. The popular Swedish style fish candies in organic form.
• Silione Food Bags. These always come in handy when storing food on the go. Great for lunches.
• Eco Wine. The Crossings is a brand that my husband really likes and I didn't know it was an eco wine until I was doing research for this post.
• Eco Dying Kit. Have fun dying eggs with this eco dying kit.
• Face Wash. Who doesn't love a good, eco face wash?
• Eco Modern Concierge Gift Certificate. Give the gift of getting stuff done. Hire a professional organizer or personal assistant to tackle that to-do list. 
• Eco Hammock. Spring is the perfect time to whip the hammock out and this eco version looks fun. 
• Organic Gardening Book. Spring is the perfect time to get started on that organic garden.
• Organic Cold Brew Coffee. Cold brew coffee perfect for those hot days ahead and it is earth positive.
• DoTerra Purify Essential Oil. One of my clients made a cleaning solution with this oil and it smelt amazing.  

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2018 Earth Day Events Houston

I love writing this post every year because it is about all things eco. Below see a list of 2018 Earth Day events happening in and around Houston.

March 24 Woodlands GreenUp
March 24 Earth Hour
March 24 Bayou Greenway Day
April 14 Sugar Land Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Rock

April 14 SCA Earth Day
April 17 - 22 Galveston FeatherFest
April 21 Urban Harvest Earth Day Workday 
April 21 -22 Aquarium Houston Party for the Planet
April 21 Armand Bayou Earth Day Party for the Planet
April 21 Bay Day
April 21 Houston Arboretum Earth Day Celebration
April 21 Earth Day Family Picnic and Festival at Hope Farms
April 21 Earth Day at Beauty's Community Garden
April 21 Houston Zoo Party for the Planet Zoo Overnight
April 21 Earth Day Bash at Children's Museum Houston
April 22 Earth Day Houston
April 22 Earth Day Market at Karbach
April 22 Earth Day at Moody Gardens
April 22 The Parish School's Earth Day Spring Fling
April 26 Urban Wild Earth Day Happy Hour
April 28 Pearland Earth Day Celebration
May 20 Environmental Trivia Contest

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Shoe Closet Organization: Before & After

Being a professional organizer in Houston you see all kinds of different closets from big to small. This small closet has just a little space for shoes. The most under utilized space is usually vertical space. So we used shoe boxes for most of the heels /dressy shoes and more sandals / casual shoes we left in the open. How do you like to organize your shoes?

Before:

After:

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