Because natural isn't always possible — or easy.
Posted in Environment, Going Green, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse on Apr 22nd, 2010
It’s Earth Day! A day to look for ways we can reduce our environmental footprint. It’s the culmination of what’s been a big year. World leaders met in Copenhagen to discuss climate change. The Environmental Protection Agency finally came out on Bisphenol A (BPA), the president said he was going to allow offshore drilling. Smaller [...]
Posted in Environment, Going Green, Reuse, Shopping on Apr 20th, 2010
Remember my promise to spend and consume less this month? This weekend I was weighing that promise and my commitment to reduce against a desire for my kid to look like everyone else. Big Girl is on a soccer team. Back when she first joined, we ordered her uniform at the local soccer shop. When [...]
Posted in Consumer Packaged Goods, Education, Going Green, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse, School and education, Sustainable on Apr 17th, 2010
Just saw Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution. (What would I do without my TiVo?) I love his ideas, of course. Kids should have access to real foods. Nothing processed or chemical-laced. And milk should not be defined as “white.” Since when is plain milk called “white?” But as I sat watching the show something struck me. [...]
Posted in Favorite Things Friday, Going Green, Reduce, Reuse on Apr 16th, 2010
Anyone who has been reading for a while knows that when I get hurt it’s usually in some weird, obscure way. Something that prompts an insurance letter being sent out. The letters always want to know if someone else is responsible for the injury. Because hey, how else could you get a black eye and [...]
Posted in Consumer Packaged Goods, Going Green, Reduce, Reuse on Feb 17th, 2010
Posted in Going Green, Reduce, Reuse, Shopping on Jan 28th, 2010
My big girl is growing like a weed. Seriously. She started the school year wearing a size 5. We went to a 6 slim a little while ago. Now those same 6s are starting to look a little floody. So yesterday after school we stopped into the local Once Upon a Child, a consignment shop, [...]
Posted in Consumer Packaged Goods, Environment, Going Green, Reuse on Jan 20th, 2010
After spending yesterday thinking — really thinking — about all my actions, I came to a conclusion: I get why most people would rather skip the whole green thing entirely. It’s so much easier to do things quickly and move about your day. Case in point: One of my One Small Thing moves is recycling [...]
Posted in Environment, Going Green, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse on Dec 24th, 2009
Ever drive around on December 26? You’ll see bags and bags and BAGS of garbage. The amount of trash we produce grows exponentially during the holidays. What’s in most of those bags? Wrapping paper and cardboard packaging. But the front of your house doesn’t have to look like a trash heap. The reason: Most of [...]
Posted in Environment, Going Green, Recycle, Reduce, Reuse on Nov 9th, 2009
This past Saturday I got to the gym and my Spin class was canceled. I’m sort of glad it was. I decided to make the best of it and do 45 minutes on the cardio machines. Without headphones, I was stuck reading magazines. I grabbed the issue of Rolling Stone with Madonna on the cover [...]
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. Little Girl is my very active baby. (A fellow blogger and friend told me not to write [...]