green living

Dreaming of a Car Free Life

January 24, 2012

IMAGINE On your way home from work, you want to pick up some things for dinner. Fresh foods, and just what you need for that night. You choose a supermarket or farmers’ market on the way home, fill up your reusable bag with some items, and walk or take the subway home. You have not [...]

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Budgeting is Not Just for Nerds

January 3, 2012

Or…maybe I am a nerd, because I love to budget. And I’m okay with that. (But really. Budgeting is cool. I promise.) Ask anyone who knows me well. I love to open up my various accounts, track my spending and savings, and keep tabs of it all in an Excel spreadsheet. I first learned to [...]

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Is Using a Reusable Coffee Mug Worth It?

November 21, 2011

I’ve been having an eco dilemma lately. Since I’ve moved, I tend to go out for coffee at least once a week to catch up with friends. I have a few different reusable coffee mugs, which usually sit in my car or at the bottom of the tote bag I use to carry my lunch. [...]

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My Favorite Natural Body Products, Part II

November 16, 2011

In the middle of writing the first post in this series, I realized that that I had so many wonderful natural products to share, that one post would be overwhelming. And so, I bring you, six more of my favorite products… TOOTHPASTES 6. Tom’s of Maine Spearmint Cavity Protection Toothpaste I originally picked out this [...]

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Nature Lover Lisa

November 8, 2011

Thanks for your feedback from yesterday. As I said, I may or may not go with this new greening idea, but I’m pretty into it. If I do change things around here, I’ll still write posts on the other things I love, so not everything will have a green spin. (More Disney posts? I’d love [...]

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Rethinking Blogging

November 7, 2011

Yes, I’m rethinking blogging, but don’t worry. I’m not leaving it. It’s more that I want to make changes around here again. Maybe. This morning I got back from the Foodbuzz Festival in San Francisco, and came back with lots of good energy for blogging. (I love that about blogging conferences. So inspiring.) While I [...]

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My Favorite (Mostly Natural) Body Products, Part I

October 24, 2011

Months ago I read some bloggers’ lists of their favorite makeup and body products, and I thought it’d be fun to do the same. But my style…I don’t always feel is a typical one. I try to buy as many green and vegetarian products as possible (though there are some exceptions, you’ll see), and I [...]