We are currently experiencing a pandemic. With that comes a lot of confusion (wear a mask or don't wear a mask?), constant bombardment of advice (wash your hands more thoroughly, don't touch your face, and stay at home!), and major disruption to our "normal" routines (e.g parents becoming teachers with their students home with them… Continue reading What to do today? Spring Gardening
Category: Simple Steps
Baby Steps
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYDQcBQUDpw Recently I heard about a woman named Lauren Singer (watch the video), who recycles everything and produces only about one Mason jar worth of trash every year. I found it a little hard to believe and then I thought that it was probably possible for a single person to achieve, but never for a family. Then,… Continue reading Baby Steps
Reuse Your Cup
By far, one of the best libraries I have been able to patronize was the Palatine Public Library, in Palatine, IL. The extensive selection and regular display updates made it possible for me to happen upon Wanda Urbanska's Simple Living DVD series in 2012. I had recently begun running again (indoors, on a treadmill, during… Continue reading Reuse Your Cup