Category: Energy Saving
Looking Forward to 2014: Five Things to Do Differently Next Year (to have more fun, live even better, and do more good)
I don’t generally make New Years resolutions, and fear not, I am not going to start today. But the end of the year usually finds me gnawing on a straw in a coffee shop somewhere, staring off into space and mulling over what I may want to change up in the coming year. (Yep, it’s […]
I NEED vs. I WANT: How Do You Tell the Difference? On Happy Moderation, or Finding the Just-Right Life
It’s coming on winter in the Rockies now, and I’ve shifted from making icy-cold, fizzy concoctions in the Sodastream to preparing round after round of hot beverages during my work day. The day almost always starts with coffee, then around 2:00 I switch to tea or cocoa (fair trade, dontcha know) for the rest of […]
Food Stamp Challenge Day 12: Was I Addicted to Food Shopping?
It has occurred to me this week that I’m saving money on more than just food. Generally I keep the previous month’s food receipts in a folder by the checkbook so I can keep an eye on what we’re spending, and also to compare prices with other possible places to buy something (i.e. “this gorgonzola […]
Reading This Right Now: Zero Waste Home
Zero Waste Home: The Ultimate Guide to Simplifying Your Life by Reducing Your Waste (Scribner, 2013) by Bea Johnson Everybody has their little fetishes when it comes to the media they consume. Today I’m officially coming out as a sort of lifestyle design addict. From Tim Ferriss to Zen Habits to Mr. Money Moustache to […]
Um, No, Hedonists Don’t Have to be Rich
A friend emailed me today to say how much she was enjoying reading the blog posts, and to congratulate me on “doing so well you can afford this lifestyle.” Reading those words, I took a long look around the room. Dog is snoring in the bean bag chair, my side table is a big black […]
Behold the Wooden Lightbulb
I am always finding groovy things on Grist.org’s Grist List, but I saw this and at first thought it was a joke, poking fun at those of us who get a little visceral thrill out of buying energy-efficient lighting. Indeed, it’s really a light fixture, and a work of art at that. Check it out […]
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