Rolling down the windows (Day 73)…
There’s nothing worse than sitting in a hot, stuffy car in the middle of summer. Actually, on second thought, there are plenty of things worse than that — but something about the smell of heated...
View ArticleJet-setting off-setter (Day 76)…
I just planned a whirlwind summer vacation (in airport code: YYZ – LHR – TLV – MAD – PDX – YYZ), which unfortunately means a series of flights that add up to 17,270 miles, 349 gallons of fuel and...
View ArticleLobbying, petitioning, letter-writing (Day 79)…
If you go way back to the beginning of this blog and read my second post, you’ll see that one of my friends, upon hearing about this challenge, commented, “You know how you can REALLY help the...
View ArticleMP3’s not a crowd (Day 82)…
I didn’t exactly grow up in the vinyl era but I was around for the cassette (in fact, somewhere in my closet is a dusty stack of mix tapes made for me circa ’95), and I most definitely have a...
View ArticleHot town, summer in the city (Day 92)…
I can feel it already — this summer is going to be as hot and sticky as a cinnamon bun, thanks in some part to global warming but also because, as of today, I’m switching off the air conditioning. As...
View ArticleFeeling the burn (Day 114)…
So I just bought all that fancy, mineral-based suntan lotion, and what do I do? Promptly go out in the sun, neglect to apply any of it and scald my back. The worst part was, I was just sitting there...
View ArticleNo more car! No more car! No more car! (Day 117)…
I did it. I sold the car. It wasn’t an easy decision: A whole lot has happened in the seven years I’ve had my Bugaboo, and saying goodbye made me pretty misty-eyed. But it went to a good home — a nice...
View ArticleJet-skis and joy rides (Day 143)…
When I was in university, I seldom had access to a car. So one day, when my boyfriend at the time had rented one and still had another few hours to return it, we decided to make like the ’50s and go...
View ArticleRevoking the smoking (Day 152)…
Before you freak out, let me just clarify this: I’m not a smoker. I haven’t made over 150 environmentally friendly changes to my lifestyle while sucking back dozens of cancer sticks every day. There...
View ArticlePleather before leather (Day 156)…
Alina raised an interesting question on her blog the other day: Where is the organic leather? There’s so much talk of beef that’s organic, grass-fed and hormone-free, but where do our belts, shoes and...
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