This is topic near and dear to my heart. Nothing gets me more riled up (well almost nothing) than getting a bunch of spammy junk mail in my mailbox.
We recently purchased a home and of course now we’re getting tons of junk mail. Super frustrating, wasteful and annoying!
Over the past couple years at our old [...]
Now that I’ve finally starting recycling on a regular basis I’ve started thinking about composting. Though I’ve noticed a huge reduction in the amount of garbage we’re producing, it’s still not as good as it could be.
My husband and I cook quite a bit and I’d say probably about 60-70% of our garbage now is [...]
The closing date is nearing and I’m fighting the urge to go out and buy a bunch of stuff…
This will be a really good test for me. Is it possible to stick to my guns and not buy anything made in China this year? Will I be able to resist the call of Target? I’m [...]
Snow. Snow. Snow. Snow. Snow. Snow.
We have gotten so much snow this winter. This is the most I’ve seen since I was a kid growing up in Wisconsin.
It’s nice though. Winter is supposed to be snowy not just gray and cold. Snow makes it fun.
We finally found out that we got our financing for our [...]
Over the past week I’ve been thinking a lot about possessions and why I feel this urge to keep acquiring things.
A few months ago I bought an iPhone. It’s a really cool gadget but not so great at being a phone. I like the look of it. I like the features mostly. Being able to [...]
