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A Man’s Box is his Castle: How to Feed the Creative Mind

A Man’s Box is his Castle: How to Feed the Creative Mind

by Dawn | Apr 9, 2016 | family, Frugal Living & Sustainability, Parenting, sustainability

All you really need in life is a box and some tape. “No! Don’t recycle, Mom!  I need them.”  The stack of Amazon boxes reminds Declan of Christmas.   I scowl–forty rainforests died because I ordered a few glass bottles. I love the magic of...
How to Be Prepared: When Storms Catch Me By Surprise

How to Be Prepared: When Storms Catch Me By Surprise

by Dawn | Jan 24, 2016 | gratitude, Life, nature, self-improvement, sustainability

Greetings from snowy New England. A friend from Jersey texted “Be safe!” I smiled. “This storm’s going to miss us,” I thought.  The roads were clear and people weren’t fighting over the last of the bread and milk.  That’s how...
Ode to Dad: Squirrel Appreciation Day is Real!

Ode to Dad: Squirrel Appreciation Day is Real!

by Dawn | Jan 21, 2016 | Rhode Island, sustainability

Yes, Squirrel Appreciation Day’s a thing.  I saw it on Twitter–it must be true.  The number one reason we have Internet is to discover all those things we never knew were critical to life.  The second reason is to dumb our reading down to fourth or fifth grade...
Food Freak Files:  How to Say “Hands Off” Your Thanksgiving Food

Food Freak Files: How to Say “Hands Off” Your Thanksgiving Food

by Dawn | Nov 26, 2015 | family, food, gratitude, simplicity, sustainability, wellness

Thanksgiving. The season of love, thankfulness, everyone posting the required message of love and appreciation for mankind on the way to Black Friday shopping. For food freaks, it’s the season of selfishness and self-preservation. “I have to bring my own...
Amazoning Your Christmas?  Don’t Let Box Guilt Consume Your Life!

Amazoning Your Christmas? Don’t Let Box Guilt Consume Your Life!

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...
Recycled Food: How to Eat Cheap without Being a Dumpster-Diving Hippie

Recycled Food: How to Eat Cheap without Being a Dumpster-Diving Hippie

by Dawn | Nov 3, 2015 | food, gardening, simplicity, sustainability, Teaching, wellness

“What’s that?” the kid asked.  She was examining my lunch–apple butter, homemade cheese, and bread I baked that morning wrapped Japanese furoshiki-style in a cloth napkin. “Bread,” I said.  That was in the days when I still ate...
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