10 Easy steps for becoming an evolutionary homemaker

Shannon Hayes wrote in Yes Magazine:

"10 Easy Steps for Becoming a Radical Homemaker

• Commit to hanging your laundry out to dry.

• Dedicate a portion of your lawn to a vegetable garden.

• Get to know your neighbors. Cooperate to save money and resources.

• Go to your local farmers' market each week before you head to the grocery store.

• Do some spring cleaning to identify everything in your home that you absolutely don't need. Donate to help others save money and resources.

• Make a commitment to start carrying your own reusable bags and use them on all your shopping trips.

• Choose one local food item to learn how to preserve for yourself for the winter. Get your family to spend more evenings at home, preferably with the TV off.

• Cook for your family.

• Focus on enjoying what you have and who are with. Stop fixating on what you think you may need, or how things could be better "if only.""

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