So many goodies this week: The environmental cost of Amazon Prime. On surroundings and happiness. Hard truths about clutter. Decluttering on a busy schedule. A relaxed approach to the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale. A-Z…

It feels very weird writing anything at all today. We lost a dear friend (also a wonderful wife, special needs teacher, and mother to a beautiful little girl) yesterday. However, she is the…

Favorites from the week: Starbucks says bye to straws.??This makes me so happy. Is it a perfect plastic-free/zero waste solution? Nope. BUT. Does this mean less straws in our landfills and oceans? Yep.…

We’ve had kind of a nuts week over here as we found two 10 week old husky mix puppies (it appears that they were most likely abandoned) so our house is basically a…

Favorites from the week: This is huge and important — please reduce your plastic use. What happens to the west’s plastics now that China will no longer recycle for them?? As someone who…

Favorites from the week: Nothing comes before my mental health. (YAS. Truth.) On trying to make a pie with zero waste.?(I just made a blackberry + blueberry pie — my only waste was,…

I’m so sad about the death of Anthony Bourdain. The adventures he had on No Reservations instilled a life-long love of travel in me that will never be taken away. From GQ: Anthony…