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 […]
Chapter 3: Minimalism & Simple Living
As green living proliferated our daily lives we naturally chose to live without many products available in the marketplace. Did our quality-of-life decrease? Most definitely not. Instead with each change made, lessening our dependence on products and the number of possessions around us we felt more liberated. Organizing or Hoarding My husband claims I was […]
Show Your Plastic Challenge – July Week 3 Update
WEEK 3 SHOW YOUR PLASTIC CHALLENGE TOTAL – 44 PIECES, 14.1 OZ Plastic Free July – Week 3 Okay, so I thought that I was making some progress this week. My collection bag wasn’t overflowing on Friday and I was starting to feel some accomplishment. Then all at once – POOF! – it filled up […]