Living Simply
Day 31! I have been so encouraged as I have dug into this #green31 challenge to find practical, important ways to incorporate global thinking (world-saving, as I refer to it some days) into daily practice. I have to say it’s empowering when I look at a list of 31 different ways–many of which I […]
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One of the easiest ways to celebrate a season is to head outside. What does it smell like? Feel like? Look like? What’s on the ground? What color are the clouds? Next time you’re out, gather a few things that can point to the season. Better yet, invite your niece/nephew/child/neighbor/kiddos you nanny for into this […]
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Some days call for a bit of indulgence– The Sabbath feels like a good reason. A re-stocked coffee supply does, too. Hearing that your parish buys more FairTrade products than any other parish/non-profit in the COUNTRY! {C-E-L-E-B-R-A-T-E} So, today I’ll raise my mug to you, in honor of Sabbath rest, FairTrade month, baby steps toward justice […]
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Buying in bulk offers obvious savings by cutting out the cost of advertisements and fancy packaging. A great article put out by Whole Foods Magazine, stated that purchasing in bulk can save 89% compared to their packaged equivalents. [Don’t believe this? Price out the cost of replacing spices in bulk vs. pre-packaged spices]. Additionally, the […]
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One of the simplest ways I’ve noticed to consider ‘the other’ even during errand-running, is to ensure that there is ‘an other’ to consider. Case in point: self-checkout lines. This is not backed by loads of research or polls, but grocery stores in particular employ a lot of folks as cashiers. This is the heart […]
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Upon inquiring about the process of washing her ziplock bags, one of the sweetest Franciscans I ever met asked me, sarcastically, how else I hoped to get to heaven? And she’s right, I think–maybe not about bag washing as salvific, but as… penitential. There is something penitential about washing these bags which can be so […]
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If there is one disposable kitchen item worth keeping, it is certainly tinfoil over plastic wrap. Aluminum foil has oh-so-many uses, doesn’t it? So many, in fact, that we are actually out of it right now, after crafting my youngest’s tin woodman hat for Halloween (but I digress). The point is, in terms of food […]
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Last winter we had a washer/dryer maintenance man out to our house about four times before we realized that we had a sneakily-wedged Elsa sock stuck in our washer’s drain. Over the course of those visits, I spent some time talking with the man disassembling our washing machine. I learned a handful of really useful […]
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The Christmas tree light people might have been the first to popularize the LED light on a consumer level–highlighting the low energy usage and low heat output by the thousands of little twinkle lights with which we decorate each December. And they’re on to something for the rest of the year, too. There are a […]
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I just finished reading Brene’ Brown’s new book, Braving the Wilderness by Brene’ Brown. Admittedly, I love her wisdom, her voice and her challenges. She dedicates an entire chapter of her book to the idea that it’s near impossible to get angry with a person with a different worldview, whom you know close-up. I guess […]
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