by jennae on April 26, 2011
It’s Girl Scout cookie season, and I’d be a liar if I said I didn’t already buy a few boxes. But I can make this promise: I won’t be buying any more. This probably sounds harsh, but I have my reasons. In general terms, I’ve known for a while what palm oil is doing to [...]
by jennae on November 18, 2010
The most frequent conversation my husband and I have had over the last few days is “I can’t believe Thanksgiving is next week!” Every year, we tend to do our own thing at home with just the members of our household. We cook, we relax and my husband watches football. But I can’t help but [...]
by jennae on December 11, 2009
I have been wanting a dog for years. But for several of those years, our living situation didn’t make that possible. When we finally moved into our own apartment, my desire to have a dog was renewed, although my husband wasn’t too keen on the idea in such a small space. However, last week, he [...]
by jennae on November 24, 2009
I used to be one of “those” people. You know. The ones who would sneak out while cooking Thanksgiving dinner and go to three or four different stores trying to find the newspaper with all the latest Black Friday deals. I would bundle up and head out 4 a.m. or earlier, going toe to toe [...]
by jennae on September 28, 2009
EDITOR’S NOTE: On a regular basis (not exactly daily, but pretty close), I try to be conscious about making a change, however small, to make my life greener. Most of them are incredibly simple and literally just require shifting your point of view, and sometimes your spending, to more sustainable alternatives. The “1 Simple Shift” [...]