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June 17, 2010 9 Comments

Simple Ways We've Gone Green

Visit this post at NotSoFastBook.com to enter the Green Mama book giveaway—ends Saturday morning, June 19.Each weekend during soccer season, we tote collapsible chairs to and from our kids' matches. The chairs fold down and slide into bags, and nearly always one of our bags is ripping at the seams.This past season, it was one of the red chairs. The chair itself still … [Read more...]

Filed Under: change, Compacting, creativity, frugality, home, simplicity, Slow Movement, slowing, The Wimpy Environmentalist Tagged With: going green, green, Green Mama, Tracey Bianchi

June 14, 2009 6 Comments

Make-Do Mondays: Campsite Creativity

see below for alternative buttonAt Make-Do Mondays, we discuss how we’re simplifying, downsizing, repurposing, buying used, and using what we’ve got.It’s a carnival celebrating creative problem-solving, contentment, patience and ingenuity. To participate, share your own make-do solution in the comments or write up a Make-Do Mondays post at your blog, then return here to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: creativity, family, frugality, Make-Do Mondays, simplicity, Slow Movement, slowing, taking risks, The Wimpy Environmentalist, travel

June 7, 2009 11 Comments

Make-Do Mondays: Campsite Coffee

see below for alternative buttonAt Make-Do Mondays, we discuss how we’re simplifying, downsizing, repurposing, buying used, and using what we’ve got.It’s a carnival celebrating creative problem-solving, contentment, patience and ingenuity. To participate, share your own make-do solution in the comments or write up a Make-Do Mondays post at your blog, then return here to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: family, Food, frugality, simplicity, slowing, The Wimpy Environmentalist, travel

March 19, 2009 2 Comments

Monday Afternoon: Light on Water and a Heavy Tool

The fountain, where we found a quarter on the road and tossed a penny in the water.My daughter noticed the delicate dance of light on water, while I stood staring, distracted, at the blue sky.Feathery patterns, shimmering in the spring sun.Lingering near this spot where the water cascades down, we could hardly hear each other for the noise. On the path home, so peaceful, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: children, exercise, family, simplicity, Slow Movement, slowing, The Wimpy Environmentalist Tagged With: Ace Hardware

August 11, 2008 6 Comments

Recycling Running Shoes

I have been a recreational runner (I think I'm also known as a jogger) for several years.Following the advice of every running magazine and runner with injuries, I buy new shoes every 500 miles or six months (if I haven't kept very good track of mileage but have been running consistently).The old shoes don't offer adequate support to absorb the impact of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: exercise, The Wimpy Environmentalist Tagged With: recycling athletic shoes, recycling running shoes, runners, running, running shoes

August 10, 2008 3 Comments

Eco-Friendly Experiments: Bicycling to Church (and thoughts on patience)

This past week we've only had one van. The other one is in the shop for repairs. As a result, we've been creative with transportation solutions, running errands by bicycle or simply staying home some afternoons.Inspired by this forced experiment (and with this post from Anne Jackson still affecting me a little every time we fire up the van on a Sunday), we decided to ride … [Read more...]

Filed Under: change, children, exercise, family, frugality, simplicity, slowing, taking risks, The Wimpy Environmentalist Tagged With: bicycling, eco-friendly choices, eco-friendly experiments, greener choices, health, low-impact

July 8, 2008 7 Comments

Travel Tips

I'm home. Finally.Two loads of laundry out of the way. Most bags unpacked. Travel successes and failures still fresh in my mind.Here's are several things that worked for me on this vacation:Nylon sports bag.I threw this in my suitcase at the last minute, not knowing how much I'd use it.It became the ideal daypack, very flexible. For example, it stays inconspicuous as it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: creativity, frugality, simplicity, The Wimpy Environmentalist, travel, WFMW, works for me wednesday Tagged With: organization, organizing

April 10, 2008 Leave a Comment

More vacation pictures–and a gross face-in-place

It's a nature bonanza here on the coast of Florida! Last night, we fell asleep to an owl's hooting. As I walked to the bath house this evening at dusk, I heard a mockingbird going nuts, singing a crazy medley of migrating birdsongs one after another fast and furious. This Great Blue Heron hangs around near the fishermen. So regal. He moves with smooth … [Read more...]

Filed Under: children, creativity, family, lifelong learning, motherhood, nature, parenting, simplicity, slowing, The Wimpy Environmentalist Tagged With: animal, beach, florida, sea creatures, sea life, travel, vacation

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