“When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.”
Helen Keller
I now have two posts up on Green Diva Mom, which is very exciting. I am really enjoying writing for this site and think it is a great community and excellent resource for green living. You can see my profile and articles here:
Have a great day everyone! I know I will!
I had a lot of fun researching this post for AltGlobe, which is full of links for ideas on how to celebrate Earth Day and make a difference in the future of the planet. Enjoy!
Ten Ways to Celebrate Earth Day
I also recently posted this piece about keeping your family healthy during the economic downturn … it was one of those things where I didn’t know what I was going to write when I sat down to work on it, but it kind of took on a life of its own, which can be some of the most fun projects to work on. I pulled a few random things out of my brain and I think it turned out alright.
Economic Crisis Survival Guide: Your Happy Family
Happy Earth Day everyone!
Some of you know how much I LOVE my Lush solid shampoo bar (if you’re not familiar, you can read about it here). I am excited to report that I just discovered a way to get more use out of it.
As with a bar of soap, when the shampoo bar starts to get worn down to a sliver, it can be hard to use. If it breaks into smaller pieces and you drop them, there goes your shampoo down the drain. To avoid this, I started keeping my shampoo puck in its little tin in the shower when it starts getting small (the tin is sold separately, but I got mine free with the purchase of two shampoo bars). As the tin collects water, the shampoo bar will start getting gooey. Just a tiny dab of this goo is enough to wash your whole head of hair — I actually think it works better than the solid shampoo itself because it’s already soft and slightly sudsy.
My grandpa, August “Izzie” Eisenbraun, passed away early Monday morning. He was 90 years old and in the advanced stages of Alzheimer’s, so while it wasn’t completely unexpected, it is deeply saddening nonetheless. He always said he would live to be 100, and I think I believed him, or at least wanted to. But when someone no longer recognizes his own spouse of 68 years, you can’t help but think he is in a better place and that his spirit must be relieved to be freed from his ailing body.
The new series that I am writing for AltGlobe (four posts) is a spiritually based “Economic Crisis Survival Guide.” Part One is about using the economic crisis as an opportunity to reconnect with our spiritual natures and our core values. With only 600 words to work with, I didn’t really get too in-depth on the subject, but I’m pretty pleased with it and hope that it speaks to AltGlobe’s readers.
My first article for Trails.com is up! I have to show this one off because, well, it’s just so cool that I get to write about rock climbing and get paid for it.
Sport Climb Difficulty Ratings
Happy Friday everyone!
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Karen on “Clean,” Interrupted
Kelley Bastel on “Clean,” Interrupted Karen on “Clean,” Interrupted
Kelsey on “Clean,” Interrupted
