Archive for October, 2009
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Friday, October 9th, 2009Vital statistics (name, age, location, link to website/blog)? Deb, 54, San Francisco Bay Area How do you reside (apartment or house, roommates)? In a detached home with my husband. Are your housing decisions dictated by choice or necessity? Please explain. Necessity. Our work dictates that we live on-site in employer provided housing. How do you [...]
Thursday’s Rambling Food Thoughts
Thursday, October 8th, 2009I’m always looking for ways to make better-for-me food choices, make it easier to prepare quick and healthy meals, and bring my lunch along with me to work in order to save money and eat more nourishing food. I seem to be particularly challenged in this area of my life, so I try to keep [...]
Sick Days Revisited!
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009Maybe my sick day doesn’t deserve an exclamation point, but yesterday I was home sick from my day job. I’ve been fighting off this cold, see, and it finally caught up with me. We’ve talked about being sick before – from getting your surefire remedies for healing, to hankies (so much about hankies!). But something [...]
Tiny Choices Giveaway: King Pajama Kids CD!
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009We’re happy to be hosting a giveaway of “Something Sweet,” the new CD release of friend-of-TC King Pajama! The album has been described as: “always catchy and sometimes silly, the album exudes a childlike enchantment with the details of ordinary life” (As an aside: Team Tiny Choices is definitely a fan of silly enchantment). And, [...]
Biodegradable Credit Cards
Monday, October 5th, 2009With all the economic upheaval we’ve been enjoying here in the U.S., I’m happy to report at on one excellent turn: biodegradable credit cards! No kidding – Discover Card is now offering a credit card that is supposed to biodegrade even in the landfill! The material is BIOPVC, and this is what they say about [...]
Easy Peasy Tip: Use It Up!
Saturday, October 3rd, 2009Don’t throw away a bottle/tube/jar/can without fully finishing the contents. As long as the product is still usable, squeeze and scrape your way to the bottom before recycling or reusing the container! ———————————————————– Read all of our Easy Peasy Tips! ———————————————————– [Image by Hamed Saber via Creative Commons]
Tiny Choices Survey: Yolanda!
Friday, October 2nd, 2009Vital statistics (name, age, location, link to website/blog)? Yolanda, 60, Indiana (USA) How do you reside (apartment or house, roommates)? House. Our children are all grown, so it’s just me and my husband. Are your housing decisions dictated by choice or necessity? Please explain. We own our home. We were fortunate enough to be able [...]
Quote of the Day: John Muir
Thursday, October 1st, 2009When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe. – John Muir
Veganish Ramblings
Thursday, October 1st, 2009So, if anyone out there is wondering, the veganish thing is sticking– it’s been over six months now since I’ve mostly cut out all animal products from my daily diet. I wouldn’t call myself vegan exactly, because I’m not. But veganish is pretty accurate, and I’m really happy to be where I’m at. The one [...]
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