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I'm a 20 something exploring and sharing the challenges of making changes to live more sustainability. (Also sharing a funny story or two from my life!)

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• From Scratch. Hardcore.

  Posted on Monday September 29th, 2008 at 13:59 in environment, food, frugality saving money, Local, reduce, simplify

  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? Plus, I have a bread maker! Homemade bread is so delicious.I en...

• Exposed: The True Story of Yogurt

  Posted on Thursday June 19th, 2008 at 17:31 in homemade, milk, plastic, reduce, waste

  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 ...

• Holiday Weekends and Stimulus Checks

  Posted on Sunday May 25th, 2008 at 07:45 in Car, frugality saving money, gifts, holiday, Local, reduce

  This long holiday weekend, we had planned on going to Mike's twin niece and nephew's first birthday party and to my sister's college graduation party. With gas at four dollars a gallon, we opted out...

• Paper Towels are for WIMPS

  Posted on Tuesday May 13th, 2008 at 13:12 in all about me, Paper, reduce, waste

  Wanna know something quirky about me? I make a point not to use paper towels in public (or work) restrooms.* I just shake my hands little and wipe them on my pants. Why not? They're clean. I also enfo...

• Friday Fun

  Posted on Friday April 11th, 2008 at 11:02 in reduce

  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. ...

• Buy Nothing '08

  Posted on Thursday April 10th, 2008 at 12:47 in buy nothing, reduce

  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...

• At Least Some of The Coffee Was Fair Trade

  Posted on Monday March 31st, 2008 at 16:46 in coffee, musings, reduce, reuse, waste

  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, ...

• A Reusable Coffee Mug - Easy As 1-2-3

  Posted on Friday March 28th, 2008 at 14:44 in coffee, Easy, reduce, reuse, simplify, waste

  I’ve heard (seen?) a lot of confusion on different blogs/comment/forums* about using a reusable coffee mug at a coffee shop. As someone who frequents the coffee shop QUITE regularly (They recognize...

• Coffee Makes Me Smarter

  Posted on Monday February 18th, 2008 at 20:43 in coffee, Easy, electricity, recycle, reduce, simplify

  So, I might like coffee. Just a little.* Let be honest, I could have an entire blog on coffee. It’s addictive nature, the best places to get coffee, the best kinds of coffee, how happy I get whe...

• Leggo My Pesto

  Posted on Friday November 30th, 2007 at 19:00 in homemade, nablopomo, plants, reduce, reuse, waste

  We got a basil plant as one of our wedding gifts. It's great! It naturally repels insects, smells yummy, and tastes delicious. Since we live in an apartment, sans balcony or courtyard or any greene...

• Biker Shorts are Hott

  Posted on Monday November 26th, 2007 at 21:00 in bikes, Easy, nablopomo, reduce, simplify, transportation

  Today, a poem. :) (aka: Today, I'm lazy)We got bikes from the thrift store,2 bikes for $20.It was awesome.We rode to the market on Saturday morningThe grocery store 10pm on Saturday night.We rode for ...

• Those Beep Beep Dot Com Ads Annoy Me

  Posted on Sunday November 25th, 2007 at 20:35 in Car, frugality saving money, nablopomo, reduce, transportation

  Cars cost a LOT. Gas is constantly hovering over $3 a gallon. Add in oil changes, new tires, repairs, and insurance and you're forking over a whole lotta money. Don't forget car payments if you bou...