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It had been many years since I last went camping, but in the last few months I have been aching for more time in the mountains surrounded by trees. Living on the coast in Southern California makes it difficult to get my dose of green, so I’ve been pestering hubby for weeks to [...]
Archive for the ‘Green Living’ Category
Lessons from our camping weekend
Posted in Frugal, Green Living, Happiness, Out in Nature, Simple Living on July 1, 2009 | 3 Comments »
My week of quiet introspection and action
Posted in Green Living, Simple Living on February 15, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I’ve been very quiet in the blogging world this week. Instead I have been doing lots of reading and lots of planning. I’ve devoured countless documentaries, articles and a whole book this week as I was searching for more information on peak oil. The Crash Course I watched last weekend set something off in me. [...]
The Crash Course
Posted in Goals, Green Living, Inspiration, Movies/Documentaries, Simple Living on February 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This weekend I have been completely engrossed in watching The Crash Course, which is Chris Martensen’s best attempt to explain exactly how we got into this economic crisis.
While The Crash Course is divided into small video sections of 3-18 minutes each, the whole thing runs just over 3 hours. We had it on DVD and watched [...]
Green (eco-friendly) gifts on Valentines Day
Posted in Green Living on February 3, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Valentines Day is just over one week away. Typically, Hubby and I don’t do gifts on Valentines Day but if you do, please consider what your gift really means. After Christmas, Valentine’s Day is the holiday that causes the most damage to the environment and exploitation of human health and well-being.
Chocolates
Six chocolate manufacturers process half of [...]
Food Waste Reduction Challenge
Posted in Challenges, Frugal, Green Living, Simple Living on February 2, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Since Hubby and I are home for the entire month and not traveling anywhere, I’ve decided to get involved with a monthly challenge over at Crunchy Chicken. The challenge this month is to reduce the amount of food waste in our household.
We don’t deliberately waste food and we always make an effort to turn food [...]
Electric Cars: Will we see them back in California soon?
Posted in Green Living, Movies/Documentaries on January 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Earlier this week, Hubby and I attended a local presentation on Electric Vehicles by an affiliate of the Electric Auto Association (EAA). Hubby is quite keen to learn how to convert an ordinary motor vehicle into an electric car, and I went along as an interested observer. While we don’t need a second car while we [...]
Sustainability Changes that Save Money – What we need to improve
Posted in Frugal, Green Living, Personal Finances on January 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In yesterday’s post I listed Sustainability Changes That Save Money which we have managed to successfully include in our life. Today I need to admit that there are many, mnay things that we need to improve upon.
Barter and trade with neighbors and friends.
[D] I’ve thought about it…does that count? Yesterday, Hubby and I were actually brainstorming [...]
