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Archives for reducing waste

From Scratch. Hardcore.

Filed Under: Frugality & Saving Money, Green Living & Sustainability 1 Comment

I never do things the easy way. My senior year of college, I made a pledge to stop buying bread. I thought, Why buy when you can make it?  I ended up just never eating bread. (Due to a combination of aversion to lugging huge machines and pure, unadulterated laziness and naps. Lots and lotsRead the whole post >>

September 29, 2008 · Tagged With: food, homemade, reducing waste 1 Comment

Exposed: The True Story of Yogurt

Filed Under: Personal & Life Updates 15 Comments

Let’s talk about yogurt. Yes, yogurt. (Do I have the most random blog ever or what?) Yogurt is good for you. There are all kinds of probiotic, enzyme-y thingamabobs. It tastes delicious, too. BUT! Two big problems, guys. 1) What the heck is IN most yogurt? and 2) The plastic. OH! The plastic. First, let’sRead the whole post >>

June 19, 2008 · Tagged With: food, homemade, reducing waste 15 Comments

Friday Fun

Filed Under: Personal & Life Updates Leave a Comment

Some of the searches that brought people to my blog..Indulge me grammar: Indulge you in what? Bad grammar? Nope, don’t think so. Indulge you in your quest to rid the world of bad grammar? Sweet. I’m totally there. i’m happy weirdo: Maybe you can help this guy with his grammar. And his life. (Only joking.Read the whole post >>

April 11, 2008 · Tagged With: food, reducing waste Leave a Comment

Buy Nothing '08

Filed Under: Green Living & Sustainability 3 Comments

Ladies, I appreciate the kind, awesome empathizing y’all showed me when I was so upset. This job is NOT permanent, it’s a one to two year position. So, yeah. I am learning a lot and growing because of difficult situations, but it’s difficult. And I should probably stop talking about work in case I wantRead the whole post >>

April 10, 2008 · Tagged With: buy nothing month, reducing waste 3 Comments

At Least Some of The Coffee Was Fair Trade

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This weekend I went to a conference about 3 ½ hours away. (It was a fantastic conference, if you’re wondering, about youth and conflict – specifically conflict resolution education. Enthralling, important work presented by people from 19 countries…and yours truly.) On the way to my parents’ house the night before the conference, I stopped atRead the whole post >>

March 31, 2008 · Tagged With: coffee, reducing waste Leave a Comment

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Saving Money & Living Frugally

Doing a Buy Nothing Month.

Every so often, my eating junk food gets a little out of control and do a little juice cleanse. To help reset my body’s ideas of … [Read More...]

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Simple Living & Minimalism

Long Distance Moving and Decluttering – A Few Tips.

We're in the midst of a long distance move to Massachusetts this month (in the nomadic portion of our move - we moved out of our … [Read More...]

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Green Living & Sustainability

Choosing between Convenience and Values.

A reader asks: How do you decide when to focus your energy on better choices versus choosing convenience? I think it can be so … [Read More...]

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Motherhood & Parenting

The Story of Eleanor.

(Warning, this post will contain mentions of bodily fluid) How Eleanor Came to Be. I want to write this all down while I still … [Read More...]

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Career & Business

A New Leaf. Little Leaf.

(Yes, I am a dork.) Your website should be like an extra employee. Who works non stop 24/7. I recently overhauled my site … [Read More...]

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Recipes

Recipe: Curried Greens and Chickpeas

Recipe: Vegetarian Ramen.

Recipe: Sweet and Sour Tempeh with Pineapple and Cashews.

Recipe: Tofu Lettuce Wraps.

Recipe: Bistro Broccoli Chowder

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