Four years ago I got really sick and my now mother-in-law (then boyfriend’s mother who I had met once before) kindly came over to my apartment to take care of me. She brought with her, knitting needles and yarn to teach me how to knit and although she had to do a refresher course with [...]
People want to know why buying local is important and, in response, I want to share a couple of my own reasons for supporting local businesses. 1. Instead of giving more of my money to big corporations that I know nothing about, when I buy local, I am supporting people that are part of my [...]
I wanted to give a little information about what old growth forests are and why they are important. Old growth forests may also be refered to as acient forests or original forests and are defined as forests which have a mature ecological system which has not been disturbed for thousands of years. These are forests [...]
This post is a follow-up to Who is telling the truth? . I did a little more research regarding the Greenpeace/Kimberly-Clark situation and found some very interesting and helpful information. It turns out that Greenpeace is the one being honest about the information it is sharing with the public. Phew. I was worried there for [...]
Spurred on by my husband’s cold (I am boiling eucalyptus leaves in water as I write this) and the many others who have head colds, the flu, and good old everyday runny noses, I thought that I would write about runny noses, Kleenex facial tissues, and ancient forests. As I was preparing to write this [...]
I thought about putting pictures up of my lavender bathroom (bathtub, toilet, sink, floor, and tiles ALL lavender) but thought better of it. You will just have to imagine what it looks like in all of its CLEANish lavender glory and filled with the following products. I have included a brief review of the products [...]
The Bathroom This is Part One of the Products That I Like series. As I was writing this post I quickly began to realize that it is going to get ‘out of control long’ before I was finished with it. To make it more managable, I have decided to break it up into a couple [...]
Christians are usually labeled as Conservative, Evangelical Fundamentalists. Environmentalists are usually labeled as Liberal, Treehugging Activists. So, why would I think that Christians and Environmentalists are alike? For one reason, they both are obnoxious. Christians drive non-Christians crazy and Environmentalists drive non-Environmentalists crazy. They both fervently believe what they believe and want others to convert [...]