One/Changemaking one change at a time

photo courtesy of elvisripley My friend Mike sent me a very much appreciated link to this article,

Now that Spring is here I want to encourage all of you that can to do two things: 1) Buy a share in a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture)/any local sustainable organic farm or grow your own food; 2) start either an indoor or outdoor compost bin/pile. I finally ordered the worms I needed for my [...]

Toxic chemicals are all around us, in our homes, cars, work, and even supermarket. It is our job to limit the amount of toxic chemicals that enters our body. Exposure is the term for how toxic chemicals can enter our bodies. Exposure to toxic chemicals can occur through three ways, ingestion, inhalation, and absorption. Chemicals [...]

photo by jmv Over our family Christmas in January in Dallas (huh?) my dad kept telling my brothers to not microwave their food in the plastic containers they were using. In return my brothers laughed. Well, it turns out the joke is on you my dear brothers. Parts of an Environmental Working Group (EWG) article. [...]

Both Simple Shoes and Keen have started sustainable shoe lines. So now you can cause less damage as you walk around this green earth or more accurately, you can keep more of the earth green as you walk around on concrete. Green Toe shoes is Simple’s line of natural footwear for both men and women [...]

Greenfibre is having their biggest ever January sale. For those of you who don’t know Greenfibre “sells ethical, natural and organic bedding, organic clothing, organic and biodynamic skin care products, organic fabrics and wool and eco-friendly household cleaning stuff”. Right now they are having a sale of everything from organic cotton flannel duvet covers to [...]

I want to preface this post by saying that I do not think the subject of feminine health and hygiene should or needs to be embarrassing or awkward. That being said, I realize that it is for some people for varying reasons. However, there is important information regarding feminine health/hygiene and education should not be [...]

Many evenings this summer over at Mom’s were spent in the company of loved ones, sitting in the three seasons room or back yard around a fire, relaxing, watching lightening bugs, and drinking Fat Tire beer. As the leaves are falling, the days are now getting colder, and the desires to cozy in and bundle [...]

My husband turns 30 today and I am throwing him a birthday party this Saturday to celebrate his life. He has spent all of his life (minus 4 months) living in the midwest (Illinois and Michigan) and we thought that it would be perfect to close out this chapter of his life and welcome the [...]

Last but not least, the following are of course not necessary to enjoy a good yoga practice but they each bring additional benefits. Candles help to focus the mind and remind us of our inner light. Eye pillows are used during savasana to help us relax, quiet the mind, and shut out natural light. Essential [...]