Archive for September, 2009
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Tuesday, September 8th, 2009Ya’ll might have heard about this when the story broke a week or two ago, but I was travelling out of the country and would have missed it completely had it not been sent to me by two separate Tiny Choosers, Becky and Rachel (thanks ladies!) It’s been awhile since I’ve gone on a water [...]
Eco-Dishwasher Detergent, Or, The Saga of the Streaky Silverware (and worse!)
Monday, September 7th, 2009I have been having a big problem lately. The problem is this: no matter what eco-friendly dish detergent we use in our dishwasher, we still have nasty cloudy streaky dishes! It’s terrible! I live in an area with kind of hard water, but I will say that when we were using up the last of [...]
Tiny Choices Weekly Roundup!
Sunday, September 6th, 2009Wherein we summarize all the fun and information from the previous week for your convenience! Last week on Tiny Choices: Monday: Karina shares some end-of-summer tips for Beaching it Greenly. Tuesday: Jenn finds her biking tribe. Wednesday: Karina talks about buying some more carbon offsets. Thursday: Jenn discovers some DIY drawer pulls. Friday: Tiny Choices [...]
Easy Peasy Tip: Make Do
Saturday, September 5th, 2009Here’s one which is super simple, but may just take a subtle shift in thinking: make do with what you’ve got. Out of band-aids? Make do with some gauze pads and tape. Out of brown rice? Make do with quinoa, whole wheat pasta, or couscous. Out of movies to watch? Make do with books, music, [...]
Tiny Choices Survey: Geanna!
Friday, September 4th, 2009Vital statistics (name, age, location, link to website/blog)? Geanna Marek, 25, Portland, OR (St. Johns neighborhood), greenveganliving.blogspot.com How do you reside (apartment or house, roommates)? 1 housemate and 1 dog, in a rented, one-story, two bedroom house Are your housing decisions dictated by choice or necessity? Please explain. Choice AND necessity. My best friend and [...]
DIY: Hooks & Drawer Pulls
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009Often we run out to purchase products which can easily be made at home, using materials we already possess or can easily scavenge– so I thought I’d round up a list of easy to make and useful objects we all need eventually: hooks and drawer pulls! Totally biodegradable, low-impact, and gorgeous, I’m in love: Live [...]
Buying Carbon Offsets
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009It’s been a while since I’ve written about Carbon Offsets, and I’ve been getting several insistant emails from TerraPass letting me know that my annual offset is due. So I headed over and calculated my new carbon footprint (considering my new home), and this is what I got: I have to admit, I blanched! $250, [...]
Cycling Tribes & The Slow-Bicycling Movement
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009Often I’ll ride past another cyclist, or they’ll ride past me, only for us to meet up again at the next stoplight, and the one after that. Which makes me wonder… why are we trying to ride so fast if we’re all arriving at the same place at roughly the same time? This quote from [...]
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