Gracious living that's light on the earth
With food prices skyrocketing, it takes paying attention to stretch your dollars the farthest. One easy way to do this is to pay attention to whether packaging styles and “convenience” factors add to costs. I discovered this the other day when restocking my lettuce supply. Turning over a new leaf As big salad eaters and sandwich stuffers my family goes…
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By now most people are aware of the pretty horrendous practices in our industrialized beef production. If you’re not, check out the films Fresh, The Movie and Food Inc. for a stomach turning foray into just how disgusting the process is. As tough as these are to watch, they offer much insight as you consider what goes into your body…
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President Obama delivered a speech on energy at Georgetown University this week, calling on young people to take an active role in the energy conversation. On one hand, this is great. It’s important to increase awareness among young folks that energy requires more than flipping a switch. It’s not that they’re clueless. They understand that when an iPod or cellphone…
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Ever since I was a little girl I’ve loved riding a bike. That helped since my parents weren’t the kind to shuttle me around. “You can walk” was the common response whenever I requested Mom’s Taxi Service. In my childhood existence outside the ‘burbs of Washington, DC., I could walk most places, or ride, including as far as the high…
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When I was soaking in a nice hot bath the other day just letting my cares float away it dawned on me—again—what an unrivaled luxury a hot bath is. Throughout most of human history a hot bath was so rare (if it happened at all) as to be beyond the concept of luxury. After all, it was likely shared in…
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For my very first post on Lindsay’s List let me state the obvious: use your own bags when shopping Duh! Encouraging consumers to bring their own bags to grocery stores and malls is the no-brainer of the conservation lifestyle. But even though it’s obvious, I have to say it again. The statistics are so alarming. Between 500 billion and a…
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