A lot has changed in my garden. Â Last time I mentioned that I was uncovering a sidewalk. Â I was not impressed. I complained about my poor soil quality to my neighbor, Ernie. Â It didn’t take long before he swooped in and saved the day. A couple of weeks ago Ernie told me that he had…
I love the idea of taking green baby steps because they can really make a big difference over time.  The family in the documentary No Impact Man did a lot more than take baby steps.  I would say they jumped off a cliff. Over the course of one year, this New York City family made it their…
Gardening feels like one of those things that I should do. Â It feels like I should enjoy gardening and do it well. Â Right now I hate it and I haven’t even planted anything yet! One of my insane goals for this year was to start a small garden. Â You could even call it my sample…
The way I see it, there are two main motivations for living a green lifestyle. 1) The Recycle, Stop Global Warming & Preserve the Planet Motivation and 2) The Avoid Toxins & Eat Organic Motivation My Motivation Journey I’ve always been passionate about “Saving the Planet.”  At a young age I was concerned about the rainforest…
Wednesday I shared how I have enough wrapping paper to last until the end of time.  If you missed Part 1 you can read it here. Since I would rather cancel Christmas than use that same wrapping paper again, I decided that I better find an alternative.  I’ve decided to go green and wrap my gifts…
Being the thrifty gal that I am, I was on the lookout for a good deal when I was shopping for Christmas wrapping paper a few years ago. Little did I know, the two rolls I bought would have enough paper on them to last me for all of ETERNITY! I am so sick of…