First, a quick look back at March’s small change – handwashing our laundry.  I’m still doing it!  It’s turned out to not be much more work, our clothes are way cleaner, and I don’t have to listen to the hideous machine chugging.  Woo hoo!  A quick lesson that hand washing taught me, which can be ...
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Or at least, my dishes and laundry.
First, let’s back up to last month’s pledge to say goodbye to the grocery store.   I was definitely tempted a few time, but once my mind accepted that there was not going to be any grocery trips this month, I didn’t really think about it very much.  Which ...
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In the nuttiness of this past week, I didn’t get a chance yet to post about my February pledge for the One Small Change Project.  (By the way, if you haven’t checked out the site, there is a lot of really amazing inspiration to be found by the over 200 participants!)
In January, I wanted to ...
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I’m excited to join Hip Mountain Mama’s One Small Change project (and it’s very inspiring to see how many other folks are joining, too!).  For January, my change is to complete the weatherizing projects I started this winter, at last!  I already finished two of these draft snakes for our leaky windows, using some of ...
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Grow some food.  For us, this has been so so important.  It’s hard to really explain in words the sensory pleasure of starting seeds, watching sprouts grow, setting out plants in the spring, tending them, and then harvesting and eating them.  To grow your own food is one of life’s greatest luxuries, and it’s sad ...
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