Once upon a time there was a man and woman who married and began their zero waste life together and they lived happily ever after. THE END. If only life was that simple, right? We all find ourselves living in a complicated, polluted world. After five years of marriage and living a “normal,” consumption […]
Plastic Free Shopping: In the Waste Stream of Others
I grew up in what most people would consider a large family (in a modern sense). There were seven of us: Dad, Mom, four girls and one boy. Don’t feel sorry for our brother, he held his own. We were very fortunate to have loving parents who stayed together faithfully, until our mothers death in […]
Show Your Plastic Challenge – Plastic Free July Week 4
SHOW YOUR PLASTIC CHALLENGE – WEEK 4 TOTAL – TBD OUNCES Our ugly evidence, As I was contemplating my post for this week I realized that some of you might be questioning my motive for undertaking this project. Why would anyone want to go to such effort to rid their life of something so pervasive […]
Should. Could. Would. Did!
Have you ever caught yourself saying “I could,” or “If only,” and then later wishing you had? In today’s fast paced world we are always in a hurry and we don’t know why. We feel pushed from all sides. It can be easy to just go with the flow because we just want to keep […]