Because natural isn't always possible — or easy.
Posted in Personal Finance on Oct 14th, 2009
I went to a new dentist yesterday. Tons of forms, of course. Name, address, telephone number. I filled each space in completely. Then I came to one that made me stop. Social Security number. I skipped right over it, something I’ve been doing for years now. When I was finished, I brought my form up [...]
The memory is burned into my brain. I was a shy, awkward 13. Pin-thin except for the fact that I was way too developed for someone my age. For someone twice my age. As a result, I walked around hunched over, my shoulders curling forward, my head down. One afternoon my seventh grade English teacher [...]
Posted in Favorite Things Friday on Oct 9th, 2009
This week’s post should have an extra “F” in it — for free! I’ve found some fun (oh, there’s another F) online resources that are definitely worth checking out. Children’s Vascular Health Activity Book. It’s hard to tell a teenager to eat right and avoid smoking. It’s easier to give a child a visual, and [...]
Posted in Consumer Packaged Goods, Food, Going Green, Health, Illness on Oct 7th, 2009
Well, there’s almost nothing more that I can say about the extremely disturbing story that was in The New York Times: E. Coli Path Shows Flaws in Beef Inspection. You’ve probably read it or seen a friend’s Facebook post about it. The well-researched and achingly depressing story starts out with a woman — a dancer [...]
Posted in Consumer Packaged Goods, Eating Healthy, Food, Sustainable on Oct 5th, 2009
I found a fly in my Panera Bread salad last night. A real one. Black and icky with wings. It was just sitting here on a lettuce leaf right next to a piece of feta. I was really disappointed. I was looking forward to eating that nice Greek salad along side my Sierra Turkey on [...]
Posted in Going Green, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse, Shopping, Trading on Oct 2nd, 2009
It’s Friday, which means it’s Favorite Things day: My opportunity to share some of my latest Web finds with all of you. (And yes, my readership is actually growing!) This week it is all about keeping it green. Keira is my very active baby. (A fellow blogger and friend told me not to write what [...]
