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Wednesday, March 17th, 2010A few weeks ago I came across an article that I’ve been mulling over ever since - about the millionaire John Hantz and his plan to make Detroit into an ultra modern urban farm. See, Detroit has been dealing with foreclosures and urban blight for longer than most of us - and now it’s looking […]
Friday Tiny Confessions
Friday, March 12th, 2010So, as happens occasionally, we are out of surveys. [big hint! go fill one out! and send it to us!] and the Favorite Green Place has never taken off [um, it’s not too late to share one of those with us either!] So, what to do for Friday content?
it’s TINY CONFESSION TIME!
We’ve done this before […]
My New Flame: Continued
Thursday, February 25th, 2010Back in October I crowed about my new lighter, a vintage Zippo which I won on eBay. I was psyched to finally remove disposable plastic lighters & matches from my life, but ended up wondering what lighter fluid was actually composed of, and where it stood on the eco-chart.
Enter Beth Terry, aka Fake Plastic Fish; […]
Auto-Flush Loos
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010I’m in Utah this week, and let me tell you, this is one beautiful state. Beautiful!
But it’s odd– I’ve noticed an awful lot of auto-flush toilets out here. I’m not sure if there really are more of them here than NYC or if I’m just noticing them, but either way they’re on my mind. And […]
My Winter Boot Saga
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010It’s probably an understatement to say that I’m not a big shopper. I get irritable after about 20 minutes in most any store, even if I’m shopping for something I really need… and because of this, I have an supernatural tendency to put off shopping until the very last minute.
For example: I haven’t had winter […]
Minimalism, in Blog Form
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010So glad to have been pointed towards this site, Mnmlist.com. As the fabulous URL hints, it’s all about doing more with less, which, as you dear readers know, is something we’re big advocates of here at Team TC.
Mnmlist is another brainchild of the prolific Leo Babauta of Zen Habits fame.
As someone who has dreams of […]
Green Disputes in Relationships
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010Did you all see the NYTimes article last week titled “Therapists Report Increase in Green Disputes?” It was a little worrysome. Apparently, environmentalism is upsetting relationships! Yikes!
While no study has documented how frequent these clashes have become, therapists agree that the green issue can quickly become poisonous because it is so morally charged. Friends […]
Performance “Technical” Clothing
Monday, January 18th, 2010Lately I’ve been looking at performance “tech” clothing. Y’all know my love for icebreaker wool clothing - I love it! and I’ve got pants and leggings and underpants and sweaters and a throat warmer. But I’ve been talking to my partner a lot lately about winter hiking, and possibly winter camping, and it turns out that there’s a […]
Datebook 2010
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010Following in my Tiny Choices tradition of reporting on my datebook choice for the new year (I know ya’ll have been waiting on the edges of your seats), I hereby present my easily-made decision:
I bought a new version of the same datebook I chose last year!
Why do I love it so much? It’s small and […]
Good Clothing Intentions
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010Being as it’s New Years Resolution season, I thought it was pretty timely that just after I wrote about reframing my own consumerism, I stumbled upon a group blog of women who have sworn off purchasing new clothing for a year. The Great American Apparel Diet involves shopping in their own closets and swapping for […]
How My Short Stint as a Make-up Direct-Seller Reframed My Consumerism
Monday, January 4th, 2010I don’t mention this frequently, but have I told y’all that I was a once-upon-a-time a make-up lady? As in: a direct seller for one of the top 5 companies as listed by wikipedia, and if you’re curious, it was not for Number 1. My stepsister was selling, so it would help her bottom line […]
Happy 2010!
Friday, January 1st, 2010Trees! Trees! Trees!
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009So I walked out of my apartment the other morning and was blearily stumbling towards the subway when I stopped in my tracks, right in the middle of the sidewalk. There was a flatbed truck parked across the street from my home, and it was full of baby trees. I looked in the other direction […]
Merry Green Christmas, Ya’ll!
Friday, December 25th, 2009Oranges in Christmas Stockings
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009Hey, do y’all remember the old tradition of getting an orange in the toe of your Christmas stocking? Now, I don’t want to date myself, and maybe I’m old fashioned (or my parents are?) but when I was a kid we would always get an orange - but more likely a tangerine - in the […]
Holidaze
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009Well, it’s T-minus four days to– pretty much whatever your religious association or non-association– The Biggest Day of the Year. Everyone’s shopping, stressing, eating, and planning themselves into a tizzy, myself included.
Despite asking ya’ll for DIY craft ideas for my nieces and nephews, I’ve yet to hit upon something I think they’d really like (I […]
Winner! Citizen Pip Giveaway!
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009Good news! The winner of the Citizen Pip Giveaway, as chosen very carefully by the Random Number Generator at Random.org, is martha in mobile! congratulations! She wrote:
Please enter me! My child’s lunch kit is cobbled together from bits and pieces. She already gets grief for using cloth napkins and bringing home her utensils for re-use. […]
Sharing Resources
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009I heard this great story on NPR recently, about two different restaurants in Springfield Missouri which share the same space. One is a breakfast/eggs joint from which you can order breakfast and lunch, and the other an Italian restaurant which serves lunch and dinner. Though their menus, owners, and finances are separate, they share the […]
NYC Area: Recycle-A-Bicycle Benefit!
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009For all of you cyclists (and those who love ‘em) in the NYC area, check out Recycle-A-Bicycle’s 15th Birthday Celebration:A Benefit Auction Featuring the NY400 Batavus Bicycles and Bike-themed Art!
This awesome org rocks: “Recycle-A-Bicycle is a community-based bike shop and non-profit organization that provides educational/job training programs and encourages environmental stewardship and everyday bicycle use.”
There […]
Are Women Are Greener Than Men?
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009I’m wondering what ya’ll think about these findings, which basically say that in (what’s the PC term?) developed/first-world countries, women are greener than men. To paraphrase from the Treehugger article:
Women drive and fly much less than men.
…are more likely to buy ecologically friendly and organic goods, recycle and be energy efficient.
…women respond more positively to […]