“So ladies….think about the last time you were on your period. Which newspaper did you use as a tampon? Did you dig through your garage or trash to find a rag to use as a pad?” – Jill C. A wonderful online friend, Angie, has started a new project to provide reusable sanitary pads for [...]
Archive for the ‘environment’ Category
Cloth Diapering
I have been using cloth diapers ever since we came home with the boys and I have to say I love it. It isn’t hard at all and the diapers are super cute. I promised Tegan a review of cloth diapers months ago, so in honor of her (and Greg’s) recent referral I am finally [...]
no 'pooing
I have been no ‘pooing for well over a year now and I love it. It is so nice to not have to buy shampoo or conditioner anymore and my hair is perfectly healthy and has not build-up. I use the baking soda and apple cider vinegar method described in the link above and wash [...]
blog action day
We have done the whole blog action day a few times, and normally we think and write it out way in advance. but then came two super cute little monsters that run our lives it seems. So a little late in the day, but here we go. I’ll try and keep them light and easy, [...]
Buy Nothing Challenge *Edited
Matt and I have decided to participate in Crunchy Chickens Buy Nothing Challenge for the month of August. Recently we realized our spending had gotten a little out of hand (I am blaming it on the exhaustion, I give in more easily when tired) and had a discussion of reeling it in , and this challenged [...]
Earth Day
I am going to be honest, I don’t really do anything for Earth Day. I looked I didn’t even do a post last year. It’s not that I don’t care, but that to me every day is Earth Day. I strive each and every day to take care and be a good steward of the [...]
will green hippies judge us?
If we drive an SUV? I know, I know, we are all about being green, environmentally friendly, bike ridding, organic garden growing, line drying hippies. But in a sad reality, most cars dont fit twins with rear facing car seats, and 6′ 3″ drivers. Nope, no station wagon, mid size car, cross over SUV works. Its down [...]
25 days and a little glitch
Only 25 days until court! I am getting more excited and anxious every day. We are trying to get everything prepared and it is keeping us pretty busy. We went to the doctor this morning to get the last of our travel vaccinations and I am sick (nasty cold) so she said I should wait [...]
Boxed Water is cool
Check this post out. Found it on Gizmodo - my favorite dude blog (No… not that kind of blog) Boxed milk and juices are a supermarket staple, but one company is now selling boxed water. Boxed Water Is Better sells water in cartons, ditching the plastic bottles while reducing the overall carbon footprint of packing and [...]
Great video on our environment.
I really enjoyed this video. In 3 minutes it entertained me, while being very informative, and not at all negative. I think those are all keys to a well made film about out environment.
Defining Waste
No Impact Man wrote a post today about prioritizing resource use to improve lives. In his article he defines waste: I’ve thought a lot about the definition of waste. The way I figure out, a good way of defining waste is the use of planetary resources that don’t improve quality of life. I like this [...]
Food Waste Reduction Challenge
More than 40 percent of all food produced in America is not eaten, according to research by former University of Arizona anthropologist Timothy Jones. That amounts to more than 29 million tons of food waste each year, or enough to fill the Rose Bowl every three days. Nationwide, food scraps make up 17 percent of what we [...]