"Science by Ashley" is an amazing TikTok and IG account with 159K followers! And today I got to meet with the woman of the brand, the brains behind the scene, and the beauty in front of the camera, Ashley Diedenhofen!

Ashley loves science, food, and our natural world and is really good at communicating how these three things work together. I first found her accounts organically - because I have similar interests to her content - and have been double clicking her posts ever since. Ashley provides science infused food preservation tips that is both impressive and leave me understanding more of why that food preservation method does work and why it makes sense. She also describes to viewers how natural phenomena happen, introduces us to great eco-friendly brands, and influences us to adopt more sustainable behaviors. Hence why I was so excited to speak with her and get to know this very impactful person.

To follow Ashley's content you can go to TikTok or Instagram using the handle @sciencebyashley. She's also on YouTube as @ashleyydeeds.
Social Links:
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sciencebyashley

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sciencebyashley

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ashleyydeeds

Science by Ashley is a science communication platform for Ashley's growing Science Communication business. Feel free to reach out to her via email to discuss ways tyou too can enhance your helpful and meaningful science based message. Email: scibyash@gmail.com.

To work with me as your Denver based Eco-Friendly Realtor, email me too, madison@movingwithmadison.com. I can also help you locate a Green Realtor in your area if you live elsewhere!

And big thanks to our amazing podcast sponsor, PJ Vilardo, owner of his own Mortgage Brokerage, Millennium Mortgage. MM works in Florida, Colorado, and California! Email him, pj@millenniummortgage.io and let him know you heard about him on the Eco-Friendly Homes podcast!
Link: https://www.millenniummortgage.io

I'd also like to give a shoutout to my favorite bedding brand ever, Sheets & Giggles! These sheets are insanely soft because they're made of sustainable eucalyptus fibers. Eucalyptus is a far less thirst fabric to make than either cotton or bamboo and uses a closed loop water system in it's making. The fabric is officially called lyocell and a branded form of that is called Tencel Modal. So check out Sheets & Giggles and take 15% off your order with my discount code, ECOHOMES.
Link: https://sheetsgiggles.com/

In this episode of Eco-Friendly Homes we meet with Matt Sandy, Founder of the digital email newsletter, Seedlings.
https://seedlings.media/

Seedlings is a really cool because they tell stories that inspire us to keep being better to each other and to the earth. It is a sustainability focused, earth centric, positive vibes only kind of e-newsletter that comes to your inbox three times a week.

Matt and his founding team of journalists at Seedlings work hard to fill their news with really engaging stories like "Hila The Killa" Eco-Rapper, going green in filmmaking, and upcycled art made to protect cats from the extreme changes in climate.
https://www.instagram.com/hilathekilla/
https://lwlies.com/articles/green-filmmaking-sustainability-in-cinema/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duaNyMwgHmA

Lastly, Seedlings has a Slack channel that allows people to contribute new ideas or initiatives they've found or are doing! They also have Seedlings "campuses" found across several college campuses in the USA. Email them if you want to bring a Seedlings outlet to your school!
https://seedlings.media/ourcampus

hello@seedlings.media

Meet the Founder, Matt Sandy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewsandy/

Looking to get in touch with me? Email me, madison@movingwithmadison.com

Looking to get in touch with our sponsors at Millennium Mortgage? Email PJ, pj@millenniummortgage.io

Have you ever wanted to buy a house? Do you know where to start? The answer is with your lender! PJ Vilardo, owner of his own Mortgage Brokerage in Colorado, California, and Florida, walks us through the home loan origination process so you know exactly what to expect!

He gives us a great analogy, that buyers often want to eat the ice cream before they have their broccoli. Ice cream being the house shopping process that people do with me, your Realtor, and the broccoli being the loan origination process that buyers need to do with PJ. But, as any healthy child knows, you've got to eat your broccoli before you get to eat the ice cream :-)

Without having your loan in place there's no reason to go house shopping. Because whatever you see that weekend will be sold by Sunday and you cannot submit an offer for that house without your loan pre-approved ready to go. But when your loan amount is known, it really opens up a cool opportunity for home buyers to feel strong in knowing what they can afford!

PJ and I cover very important topics like what documents you need ready to buy a house, the national FHA program where you can give as little as 3.5% down payment, and the difference between self employed buyers and W2 buyers.

He also leaves us with a really great tip, basically a mental mortgage calculator, if you will: Every $5,000 up or down on your loan amount will change your monthly mortgage payments by $20 to $25 dollars! That's really amazing and not that much money.

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If you want to contact PJ, who is also our podcast sponsor for this month, you can reach him via his email, pj@millenniummortgage.io, or his website http://www.millenniummortgage.io/

Millennium Mortgage social profiles:
Zillow: https://www.zillow.com/lender-profile/millenniummortgagellc/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/millenniummortgagellc/?hl=en
FB: https://www.facebook.com/millenniummortgagellc

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To contact me, Madison Hopkins, your Colorado local Green Realtor, email me at madison@movingwithmadison.com!

My social profiles:
Zillow: https://www.zillow.com/profile/MadisonHopkins80203
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ecofriendlyhomes

And follow my YouTube to watch the full podcast! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCixRflPmGyiytxoKIqVArFQ