Because natural isn't always possible — or easy.
Posted in clothing, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse on Mar 24th, 2011
I’ve mentioned it a few times already, but I thought I’d give you an update on the bag-a-week purge that’s been going on since January. It’s taken me a long time to admit it, but I am ready to say it: I have too much stuff in my house. Way too much stuff. Too many [...]
Posted in Eating Healthy, Food, Reduce, Sustainable on Feb 25th, 2011
Until recently, I was not a coffee drinker. I couldn’t understand what the appeal was, quite honestly. Every time I saw a Facebook update that mentioned coffee, my eyes sort of glazed over. Sometime over last summer, though, I got it. It was really hot here. Everywhere I looked someone was drinking an iced coffee. [...]
Posted in Going Green, Recycle, Reduce, Sustainable on Dec 17th, 2010
I’m super-busy right now trying to finish a few large projects so I can actually take a week off from writing. (I will still be editing and reporting, but that’s nothing as compared to the stress of staring at an empty page and a looming copy deadline.) That said, I am recycling, naturally, and using [...]
Posted in Consumer Packaged Goods, Environment, Food, Recycle, Reduce on Nov 29th, 2010
It is no secret that I LOVE Trader Joe’s. Love it. One of my favorite things about the store is tucked way in the back along the left wall: the sample counter. Yesterday, they were sampling Checkerboard Mousse Cake ($6.99.). Are you freakin’ kidding me? So sweet and smushy and yummy. I couldn’t buy it. [...]
Posted in clothing, Environment, Going Green, Reduce, Reuse on Sep 20th, 2010
Regular readers know I have recently implemented a new practice in my house: If something new (and inedible) comes in, something old has to go out. It’s challenging when that “something” happens to belong to Big Girl. Recently, she got a few new pairs of shoes, a few new tops, and a gorgeous desk for [...]
Posted in Environment, Going Green, Reduce, Sustainable on Jul 20th, 2010
If you go to my local beach club and order a sandwich or a hamburger and fries, your meal is going to come in a Styrofoam clamshell box. Up until this year, all the cups were Styrofoam, too. We hold a member meeting once a month. This past spring someone stood up and questioned why [...]
Posted in Environment, Going Green, Recycle, Reduce on Jul 12th, 2010
My town doesn’t pick up cardboard. Crazy, right? One of the easiest things to recycle. I figured there had to be a place around here that would take the three or four cardboard boxes we get each week. I really had to find someplace because wntil now I had been — yes, I know how [...]
Posted in Career, Cool sites, energy, Reduce, Reuse on Jul 12th, 2010
It’s totally crazy. I live a short train ride from New York City and I still haven’t secured BlogHer tickets. For those who are unfamiliar: BlogHer is a conference for women all about blogging. It’s a chance for a few thousand women to get together, talk about the business and craft of blogging. And maybe [...]
Posted in Consumer Packaged Goods, Going Green, Recycle, Reduce, Sustainable on Jun 17th, 2010
I don’t really use a lot of makeup. A little lipstick, maybe. Some blush. Occasionally, mascara. Still, I end up with lots of little plastic tubes and packages that can’t go into my recycle bin. I don’t throw them out. I just leave them in the bathroom hoping to find a way to recycle them. [...]
I own the HTC G1. I bought it on May 3, 2009. I love it. LOVE it. Or at least I loved it until a few days ago. It’s got a full flip out keyboard, lots of apps, a touch screen. I can check my personal email and my work email. I can text. I’ve [...]