Simply Living Well: A Guide to Creating a Natural, Low-Waste Home
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- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Julia Watkins
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Recipes， DIY projects， and inspiration for a beautiful and low-waste life， from the creator of @simply。living。well on Instagram
In this timely and motivational guide， author Julia Watkins shares rituals， recipes， and projects for living simply and sustainably at home。 For every area of your household—kitchen， cleaning， wellness， bath， and garden—Julia shows you how to eliminate wasteful packaging， harmful ingredients， and disposable items。 Practical checklists outline easy swaps （instead of disposable sponges， opt for biodegradable sponges or Swedish dishcloths; choose a bamboo toothbrush over a plastic one） and sustainable upgrades for common household tools and products。 Projects include scrap apple cider vinegar， wool dryer balls， kitchen bowl covers and cloth produce bags， non-toxic dryer sheets， all-purpose citrus cleaner， herbal tinctures and balms， and more， plus recipes for package-free essentials like homemade nut milk， hummus， ketchup， salad dressings， and veggie stock。
In this timely and motivational guide， author Julia Watkins shares rituals， recipes， and projects for living simply and sustainably at home。 For every area of your household—kitchen， cleaning， wellness， bath， and garden—Julia shows you how to eliminate wasteful packaging， harmful ingredients， and disposable items。 Practical checklists outline easy swaps （instead of disposable sponges， opt for biodegradable sponges or Swedish dishcloths; choose a bamboo toothbrush over a plastic one） and sustainable upgrades for common household tools and products。 Projects include scrap apple cider vinegar， wool dryer balls， kitchen bowl covers and cloth produce bags， non-toxic dryer sheets， all-purpose citrus cleaner， herbal tinctures and balms， and more， plus recipes for package-free essentials like homemade nut milk， hummus， ketchup， salad dressings， and veggie stock。
Reviews
Kathryn
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The layout of this helpful book was done well; it was very easy to find specific how-tos。 If I were wanting to become more mow-waste， this is the book I would turn to first。
Sharon LaCrosse
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A wealth of valuable information to for our future。
Ania
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I loved all the ideas and recipes。 I recommend it if you are looking for homemade cleaning recipes。
Kelsey Hartley
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This book is incredible as a resource and inspiration for many ways to live more holistically and slowly when it comes to the food and products we use！ The wealth of information， from years of other people's and her own experimenting， makes this basically an encyclopedia of how to live well from your own garden。 I'm trying a few new things from this book soon， and plan to reference the index always！ This book is incredible as a resource and inspiration for many ways to live more holistically and slowly when it comes to the food and products we use！ The wealth of information， from years of other people's and her own experimenting， makes this basically an encyclopedia of how to live well from your own garden。 I'm trying a few new things from this book soon， and plan to reference the index always！ 。。。more
Tabitha
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Although the book's premise of a low or zero waste existence seems unattainably ideal， it motivates me， which is good， and， in fact， I bought the book for myself after borrowing from the library。 Although the book's premise of a low or zero waste existence seems unattainably ideal， it motivates me， which is good， and， in fact， I bought the book for myself after borrowing from the library。 。。。more
Laura
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This is a great guide for so many low-waste sustainable lifestyle ideas。 I highly recommend this book！
Becca Crane
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Filled with ideas on how to waste less and make more things on your own。Some of the things I’m looking forward to trying: making apple cider vinegar， infusing cleaning vinegar， making nut milk/crackers， and making my own tahini for hummus。 There are so many recipes in here for everything from cleaning to gardening， from herbs to preserving foods。Some things I already do， some things I will try， some things don’t interest me， but there was enough in here to motivate me to re-examine what I can do Filled with ideas on how to waste less and make more things on your own。Some of the things I’m looking forward to trying: making apple cider vinegar， infusing cleaning vinegar， making nut milk/crackers， and making my own tahini for hummus。 There are so many recipes in here for everything from cleaning to gardening， from herbs to preserving foods。Some things I already do， some things I will try， some things don’t interest me， but there was enough in here to motivate me to re-examine what I can do to reduce waste。 。。。more
Jenny K
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The photos are beautiful。 I’m all for reducing waste， but I think most of these ideas are out of reach for most people either because of budget limitations or availability limitations。
Breann Moore
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This is an awesome introduction to simple living and beginning to live with less waste。 I think someone who is more advanced in their journey to waste-less living wouldn’t get much from this， as it is very much for beginners。 That being said， I absolutely enjoyed it and will be using many of the tips she provides。
Julie
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Starter BookPretty good starter book into sustainable living。 If you are well into your journey， then you already know most of it。
E G
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Taken out of library， but I’d like my ow。n copy for the recipes for cleaners and teas， etc。
Margaret Traudt
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A beautiful book--inside and out！
Dylan
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Ooh， this book was slightly overwhelming， but I came away with a bunch of ideas and recipes that I am looking forward to trying out。 Also， it was so beautifully photographed that I immediately searched - and was happy to find - Julia's equally stunning instagram （#housegoals）。 This would be a useful book to own， as I don't want to try making any of the cleaning or bath supplies until I run out of my current products。 Random takeaways that I'm remembering: -The ethics and sustainability issues re Ooh， this book was slightly overwhelming， but I came away with a bunch of ideas and recipes that I am looking forward to trying out。 Also， it was so beautifully photographed that I immediately searched - and was happy to find - Julia's equally stunning instagram （#housegoals）。 This would be a useful book to own， as I don't want to try making any of the cleaning or bath supplies until I run out of my current products。 Random takeaways that I'm remembering: -The ethics and sustainability issues regarding essential oils。 Reading that section made me NEVER want to use oils for frivolous reasons again （like diffusing in my condo just for the pleasant scent）。 -The furoshiki cloths for gift wrapping just makes sense。 -I am so ready to try several of the "traditional healing" recipes， like the fiery cider， shiitake healing soup， and elderberry syrup。 。。。more
Barbara
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3。5 There are many practical recipes and ideas in Simply Well to create a home that is low-waste and cozy。 This book would make a wonderful gift for a first time home buyer or apartment dweller。
Kacy
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Read the relevant/intriguing bits。 Good intro to zero waste living， with lots of tips。
Kimberly
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I read a book similar to this called Remodlisita， similar idea and I enjoyed their pictures and recipes more。
Rebecca Shelton
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book has so many fantastic resources for reducing household waste！ I believe I'll find myself using it for reference many times！ I read it in ebook form but this is such a useful book that it would be worth having a hard copy。 This book has so many fantastic resources for reducing household waste！ I believe I'll find myself using it for reference many times！ I read it in ebook form but this is such a useful book that it would be worth having a hard copy。 。。。more
Amy Lynne
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Loved it and would highly recommend it to anyone interested in living a simpler life。
Valentina
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Loved！I loved this book。 It is very informative and covers a wide range of living well！ I recommend this book to anyone who wants to simply live well。
Heather Thomas
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Such a simple yet complex lifestyle that can be cultivated as you begin to remove waste。
Stephanie
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I like the idea of this book， and I know I had a similar one to treat as a Bible in my twenties。 These days， though， I’m old enough to realize that I already do a handful of the prescriptions in this book， and another big handful seem unlikely to get incorporated into my life， if I’m being honest。 Three suggestions， though， I’ve jotted down for later （including birdseed ornaments to make with M）。 I’ll call it a win。
Shauna
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I will pay this book the ultimate compliment by actually purchasing it。 I borrowed a copy from the library。 Some books of this type are heavy handed and overwhelming with their proposed changes。 This book contained easy， small changes that I feel my family could actuall sustain over time。
Brianna Sowinski
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So many good ideas I was overwhelmed。 It seems like incorporating one or two recipes/ideas into daily life at a time would be an easier approach that diving in。 Would check out again！
Jackie
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Lots of interesting beginner tips and facts with practical recipes to try。 I only wish she had spent a little more time acknowledging the privilege of time and whatever financial independence her family must have in order to make this work。
Rebecca
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I want to try a couple of the soups: Shiitake Healing Soup p。132 and Roasted Garlic Soup p。 251Tried both of the soups and nobody liked them。 Will not make again。
Lauren
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I enjoyed the simple breakdowns and recipes for natural products。 Definitely inspired to make some changes in our home after reading this。
Nicole Bieri
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This book was encouraging and beautiful。 And I appreciated all the practical recipes and ideas。
Sheryl Sato
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An excellent DIY guide with recipes for all aspects of an organically clean lifestyle。
Liz
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I'm sure there are some genuine critiques I could level at this book， but mostly it just felt like a mismatch。 It was written for someone with much more time， money， and energy than I （or， honestly， most people） have access to。 Over the last few years， I have slowly moved through the branches of the environmentalist movement， flown so far away from my origins that the "zero waste" spaces no longer feel like home to me。 This book is not the most toxic thing to come from that ideology， but it's no I'm sure there are some genuine critiques I could level at this book， but mostly it just felt like a mismatch。 It was written for someone with much more time， money， and energy than I （or， honestly， most people） have access to。 Over the last few years， I have slowly moved through the branches of the environmentalist movement， flown so far away from my origins that the "zero waste" spaces no longer feel like home to me。 This book is not the most toxic thing to come from that ideology， but it's not starting any revolutions either。 。。。more
Gini
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