I was talking to a friend recently about something I did ages ago and I said “that’s before I ever even thought about being green or caring about climate change.” I realized that my whole attitude towards how I live my daily life has changed since I have become concerned about our effect on the […]
Share Your Challenges – Living with Reynaud’s Syndrome
Posted on February 16, 2014 Written by Leave a Comment
Often when people are faced with challenges they tend to keep them to themselves. Do you see yourself in one of these phrases? “I don’t want to burden others with my problems.” “I don’t want others to think of me differently.” “I don’t want sympathy or extra consideration.” All of these are genuine and real […]
8 Alternatives to Cut Roses This Valentine’s Day
Posted on February 8, 2014 Written by Leave a Comment
One of my big pet peeves is the tradition of beautiful red roses for Valentine’s Day. I’ve written about this many times before but the issue doesn’t go away. When I was in high school I had a good job working for a florist. I enjoyed working with flowers, cleaning them, putting them in water […]
Living Smaller – Go Vertical
Posted on February 7, 2014 Written by 3 Comments
Making a family of 5 fit in a small house or apartment isn’t easy. It might not be what you imagined, it wasn’t what I imagined, but it is definitely greener. Through a series of posts on living smaller, I’m sharing tips that we’ve discovered to help us fit and keep organized. Today’s tip: Go […]
Living Small – Organizing Small Cables
Posted on January 30, 2014 Written by 3 Comments
When you live in a small space it’s necessary to keep things organized so you can find them. Recently I got very irritated over having so many cables to connect and charge our iPods, iPhones, iPad, hotspot and phones, but I could never find the one I needed. Jon knows all the names for them – […]
Wordless Wednesday – Appreciating Snow
Posted on January 29, 2014 Written by 1 Comment
I listened to a live town hall on the phone with EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy this evening. Gina asked people to please take their children and grandchildren outside to play. She said that children need to learn to appreciate and connect with nature and this happens from going outside. This fit so well with my […]
Fitting in a Small House
Posted on January 27, 2014 Written by 3 Comments
Once upon a time I dreamed of living in a huge house like some of my friends had growing up. A house with a bedroom for each person, an office for each adult, plenty of bathrooms and a rec room in the basement in addition to living rooms. When I was small we had a basement large […]
Environmental Books for Kids
Posted on January 24, 2014 Written by 3 Comments
I’m speaking tomorrow at one of our local elementary schools about recycling. I decided that it might be nice to have some follow up books to recommend to the teachers, so I stopped by our local library and asked about some recycling books for children. She recommended some books that I’ve been reading to my […]
2013 Year in Review – Green Lifestyle Changes
Posted on December 31, 2013 Written by Leave a Comment
2013 was a very busy year for us personally, and our long-time fans may have noticed a drop in posts from us. In 2013, Alicia started working full-time when she was appointed Director of Energy & Environment for our City. This significantly cut into her time and energy for working on the blog. Jonathan saw […]
3 Steps to Calming the Wrapping Paper Madness
Posted on December 15, 2013 Written by 6 Comments
Christmas is coming, and while I love having lots of people for gift opening and our kids love having lots of gifts, it makes for some craziness with wrapping paper. Some years we’re just swimming in wrapping paper and I’m always afraid we’re going to lose a gift or two in the craziness. There are […]
