My husband played soccer growing up, so we’ve joked for years that I would one day be a soccer Mom. I just didn’t realize that day would come so soon. As in, last Saturday. First, let me say for the record that no soccer mom in her right mind drives a car as small as [...]

I blogged last week about my yoga experience that was enough to make me want to find religion, but, on a more serious note, the past few weeks have been full of revelations. We had a good time on our trip to Idaho, but it also illuminated for both of us the extent to which [...]

Thanks to Stephanie at Stop the Ride for a second opportunity to host Make it From Scratch. I am truly inspired by the folks who are out there making things themselves and love being part of a community that is not only experimenting with creativity in the kitchen or craft room, but also rejecting the [...]

Since our year of local began, I have been sweating it out as our bottle of Safeway Organic Buttermilk Ranch dressing got emptier and emptier. On Wednesday night, we finished it and I knew I had a dilemma on my hands: add Ranch to our list of exemptions or figure out a good recipe. It [...]

When reading Anne’s many diatribes on Salon, or her book, Operating Instructions soon after Gabriel was born, I have in the past felt like I should give her a call to chat about God. But now, after reading her A call to arms this evening, I’m sure of it: If I were a Christian, I’d [...]

We got home from our trip to Idaho last night and, although we were all glad to be home (you should have seen the dog–he was literally vibrating when he realized he didn’t have to get back in the car!), we had an awesome trip. You can click the Photos link up top to see [...]

OK, I realize I’m really stretching my usual Friday Fun post to the limit by blogging about ripping hair off of my body, but a friend asked for more on my pledge to be razor-free for September and October, so here goes… I found a Moom sugaring kit on clearance last month at Vitamin Cottage [...]

Like canning jars, food dehydrators seem to be regulars at the local thrift shop. I got mine, brand-new with receipts still attached, for a whopping $1.75 at the local thrift store a few years back thanks to a neighbor who volunteers there and snapped it up for me. It’s not fancy and it doesn’t have [...]

When I first discovered APLS (Affluent People Living Sustainably), I was a bit surprised that there was so much discussion around the choice of the word affluent. Not only am I comfortable granting creative license for a good acronym (and who doesn’t love APLS and its tie-ins like “The Bushel Basket”???), but I recognize the [...]

I am so excited to announce that Colorado now has its own virtual chapter of APLS (Affluent People Living Sustainably) brought to you by Chez Artz and Kellie over at Greenhab. Before you get all up in arms about the word “Affluent” keep in mind that we in the US, even those among us that [...]