by Dawn | Nov 21, 2015 | simplicity, spirituality, sustainability
The boxes, oh, the boxes! My Christmas Amazoning has begun. Every year I make a bargain with my conscience. I’ll pack waste-free lunches, bring my own bags to stores, buy in bulk, reuse dental floss… all to reset the bad environmental karma I get when I...
by Dawn | Feb 14, 2015 | gratitude, religion, satire
Happy Valentine’s Day! It’s one of the biggest marketing holidays out there, co-sponsored by the American Diabetes Association and the Roses-Don’t-Grow-in-February people. Still, it breaks up the winter doldrums, even if you don’t have...
by Dawn | Dec 29, 2014 | parenting, social justice
Christmas is over. I’ve spent weeks shopping, preparing, budgeting, cutting, slicing, roasting, entertaining, arguing, taping, and wrapping. Every bow has been removed, the egg nog has been drunk by the morning after. I want to rest. But now, it’s the...