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Who: GeekGirl
What: Wants to improve her little bitty corner of the world and create a life that is sustainable both environmentally and economically.
When: Now
Where: South Florida
Why: To save the world or at least make improvements
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Small Changes: Slow Sundays
In an older article over at the Guardian, Satish Kumar writes about an idea that is not so foreign: Slow Sundays. The suggestion is just to slow down. Use Sunday (or whatever day you choose) as a day of rest … Continue reading
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What’s Coming Up?
Whew….life is busy right now. It looks like it’ll be freeing up a bit after tonight. I have a lot of great posts that I’m researching and a couple of series that I want to do. A few topics that … Continue reading
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Small Victories: Greening My Office
I’ve worked in the same office for a few years. While I take my recyclables home for the most part, my boss does NOT believe in recycling for reasons that we won’t even begin to touch here. Anyway, I bring … Continue reading
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Quickie Post – A Little Proud
My little challenge for the week was to not go to the grocery store everyday afterwork. I’m proud to report that I only ran to the store once. I made a little Whole Foods run. I made it out of … Continue reading
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Quickie Post: A Confession
The past couple of days have been ridiculously busy. School has started, I’m doing quite a bit of freelancing, and my marathon training is ramping up quickly. My 9-5 job has been busy, too. I’m basically constantly moving and am … Continue reading
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My Weekend Without Oil
Since I hadn’t planned on going a weekend without oil, there were still a few things that I had to accomplish that required a car. Saturday, I had to hit the gym for a 6 mile run. (I usually run … Continue reading
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Call to Action: Weekend Without Oil
DoSomething.org along with Tree Hugger and numerous other partners are teaming up this weekend to get you to go a Weekend Without Oil. The site gives 11 call-to-actions for those that are signing up to commit to this weekend. While … Continue reading
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Dishwasher v. Handwashing
This debate has been raging on for years. Personally, I rarely wash dishes by hand. I live in a place with a brand new, energy efficient dishwasher. Since it’s just me I only run the dishwasher once or twice a … Continue reading
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Small Changes: Use Powerstrips
Small Changes will be the little things that I find around the house that I can do to improve both my green footprint and my wallet. One easy, little change that I can make is to set up a charging … Continue reading
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