Archive for October, 2008
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Monday, October 13th, 2008I’m almost out of dish soap. That’s right – the stuff I made way back in June is almost gone. That’s a really great track record for a container of soap! a solid 4 months, I guess? So now I’m faced with a decision: do I make more, or do I go ahead and buy [...]
Tiny Choices Weekly Roundup
Sunday, October 12th, 2008Wherein we summarize all the fun and information from the previous week for your convenience! Last week on Tiny Choices: Monday: Karina dashes off with a post about how to green races. Tuesday: Jenn updates us on some timely Green Links Wednesday: Karina discusses the lack of transparency in some reusable bag manufacturing – and [...]
Easy Peasy Tip: Creatively Wrap!
Saturday, October 11th, 2008Next time you’ve got a gift to give, take a few minutes to think about alternatives to traditional (and, most likely, made from chopped down whole trees) gift wrap. There’s Furoshiki, old lace hankies or cloth napkins, maps, comics, paper bags or boxes… the list of ideas goes on and on. By wrapping your thoughtful [...]
Tiny Choices Survey: David!
Friday, October 10th, 2008Vital statistics (name, age, location, link to website/blog)? David, Red Bank, NJ [[Ed. Note: David is a geologist, and therefore Karina feels obliged to point out to y'all that this means that he ROCKS. um. All Apologies. Back to the survey...]] How do you reside (apartment or house, roommates)? Apartment-style condo, on my own. Are [...]
Wax Lips of Doom
Thursday, October 9th, 2008I was on my way to babysit for a niece and nephew when I saw wax lips at the checkout counter of a shop. They were so cute! So fun! So reminiscent bygone days that I had to buy them for my two little peanuts who had probably never seen them before. I took a [...]
But what kind of reusable bag is best?
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008There was an article in the Wall Street Journal last week discussing the efficiencies of reusable bags. I was especially interested as I’ve found that a few of my non-woven plastic bags have developed big holes in them – ok, maybe I overload them, but my canvas totes don’t give me any problems! According to [...]
Green Linkety-Links
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008Treehugger’s got a nice little round-up of 6 easy ways to save and be green. They’re all pretty basic concepts and are most likely familiar to many of you, but it’s good to be reminded of how easy some tiny choices can be, and how they really do add up! It’s also a good link [...]
Greening Races
Monday, October 6th, 2008I am a casual runner – by that I mean, I want to run much more than I actually do. I would LOVE to get out there 3x a week at least, but sometimes I just have a tough time getting out of bed. You know, sometimes it’s just really hard to get out of [...]
Tiny Choices Weekly Round Up
Sunday, October 5th, 2008Wherein we summarize all the fun and information from the previous week for your convenience! Last week on Tiny Choices: Monday: Karina discusses ways to end holiday consumerism Tuesday: Jenn shares an update on Fake Plastic Fish’s “Take Back The Filter” campaign Wednesday: We start the October Tiny Challenge–join us! Thursday: Jenn discusses Wal-Mart’s [...]
Easy Peasy Tip: Buy Concentrated!
Saturday, October 4th, 2008Along the lines of our Buy In Bulk! tip comes this eco-friendly suggestion to buy concentrated items. If you purchase dish soap, laundry soap, all-purpose soap, household cleaner, or other liquid items, look for ones which are as highly concentrated as possible. This means: – You’ll have to buy it less frequently, because a little [...]
Tiny Choices Survey: Lynn & Corey!
Friday, October 3rd, 2008©2008 Holli Dunn Tiny Choices is participating in a Blog Book Tour, in lieu of Lynn and Corey traveling around the country. Think of the carbon footprint savings! Lynn Colwell and Corey Colwell-Lipson are mother and daughter and co-authors of Celebrate Green! Creating Eco-Savvy Holidays, Celebrations and Traditions for the Whole Family. The book can [...]
Wal-Mart Thinks Americans Are Weaklings?
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008From Grist: “Wal-Mart aims to cut plastic-bag waste in its global operations by an average 33 percent over the next five years, the retail behemoth announced Thursday at the annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative. And if you ever doubted that Wal-Mart is big, consider this: The move is expected to eliminate some 9 [...]
October Tiny Challenge!
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008After all the talk about an August Tiny Challenge, um, we kind of fizzled. See, there were vacations, and summer, and …. well, do you forgive us? do you want to try again? Because we’ve got a REALLY GOOD idea! We posted an easy peasy tip this weekend that suggested we all take a moment [...]
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