Posted in Conservation, Health, Random Thoughts, reduce reuse recycle on Thursday, 3 April 2008 | 4 Comments »
But not a drop to drink! Where is that quote from anyway?
Back to the blog. Lots of rain today. Lots and lots of water everywhere. Which reminded me that my little ole bloggy notebook where I write quick notes to myself about possible future blog posts had an entry about water. Tap water, to be [...]
Posted in Radical Living, Sustainable Living, reduce reuse recycle on Wednesday, 9 January 2008 | 2 Comments »
Why are we committing not to buy anything new? There are many reasons, each which is important in its own right.
Reduce our garbage
Step outside the consumerism that wants to engulf us
Model for our children a more sustainable lifestyle
Save money
“Planned obsolescence” enrages me. Every time my stupid iron breaks down (and they always do, within a [...]
Posted in Conservation, Radical Living, Sustainable Living, reduce reuse recycle on Wednesday, 9 January 2008 | 3 Comments »
It all started with a late night conversation about kitchen cabinets. Dh and I have talked unceasingly about The Day. That would be The Day when we remodel our 1980 horror of a kitchen. We have done zero, zip, zilch, nada in that room since the day we moved in, because… after all.. we’d be [...]
Posted in Sustainable Living, reduce reuse recycle on Tuesday, 1 January 2008 | No Comments »
Where does trash go?
Ari Derfel leads a trashy life. He just wants to remind everyone else that they do, too. The 35-year-old Berkeley, Calif., caterer said he saved every piece of trash he has generated over the past year to see how much garbage one person creates. In his case, it was about 96 cubic [...]
Posted in Conservation, Country Life, reduce reuse recycle on Monday, 1 October 2007 | 2 Comments »
Yes, another one of those totally out-of-the blue and seemingly random blog posts from moi. :D (I really am trying to get a theme going here… but, guys, get a grip… I have ADD, even my real life is this disoriented. Really!)
Even laws aren’t going to smack most Americans upside the head and make them [...]
Posted in reduce reuse recycle on Thursday, 20 September 2007 | 1 Comment »
New category! Yes, they are in the order of MY choosing (this is MY blog, after all!) because I believe we should start with the left and work to the right.
The first big REDUCE change we made as a family was to buy the generic cereal brands that come in a plastic bag. They taste [...]
