Eating for the Earth

Today’s reading material at the gym was the current issue of Whole Living, a magazine that borders on too-hippie-dippie for me, but I appreciate their interest in all things environmental. One particular article/list that caught my eye: “50 Ways to Eat Sustainably”. Since this (the earth) is the reason for my meat-free diet, I wanted [...]

Eating for the Earth

Many of you know about my “tree-hugging hippie” side of me, or as I like to think of it – someone who cares about their planet and tries to be responsible for their actions. This is why you won’t see me anytime soon driving an SUV or eating a hamburger. The whole connection between meat-eating [...]

Spring is here!

So happy that spring is here. No more random beautiful days in the 70s, only to be exchanged for waking up to mid-30s. No, I think spring is finally here to stay. The flowers are out, my tree outside my bedroom is in full bloom, and it’s all lovely. Other signs that spring is here? [...]

Nothing like a hot oven to keep you warm…

This Nashville winter has been pretty darn cold. In fact, I would say it’s the coldest winter of my life – except I forget that I spent 5 years of my childhood in London. So while I don’t remember those winters, I’m sure they beat middle tennessee’s.  Regardless, it’s cold, and I’m huddled in my [...]

Great ways to save the environment

A few days ago I stopped by the new gourmet food shop in my hometown, which to me seemed just like a baby Whole Foods. I picked up a packet of ladyfingers to make the Christmas tiramisu (which turned out to be a success, if you were wondering). The amazing part from my trip was [...]

Keep up the good work people!

I’m glad that more of you are choosing tap water over bottled water. It seems that we are indeed making a difference. According to this report in the New York Times, Pepsi’s profits are down 10% due to the decreased sales of bottled water (and sodas too). Yay!    My brita pitcher and Klean Kanteen [...]

Save the world, eat a PB&J sandwich!

Isn’t this a great idea? I came across the PB&J Campaign yesterday and just want to spread the word. It’s for those of us who want to help the environment and are looking for easy changes we can slip into our everyday life without really feeling like a tree-hugger. By eating a peanut butter and [...]

Put down the bottled water!

Good afternoon! Today I thought I’d write about how I feel on the subject of bottled water. It’s changed a lot in the last year. I have always been a water drinker, in fact it makes up for about 95% of my fluid intake. I don’t drink anything carbonated (never have in my life) or [...]

Robot Love

Went to see Wall-E today, probably the first movie I’ve seen since January (Bucket List).  It was an adorable movie, well done Pixar! There was a surprisingly diverse audience: the usual families with kids, but also a good chunk of adults and older adults. Not so many twenty-somethings such as myself, but I don’t really [...]

Tennis and Reusable Bags

Rainy Saturday afternoon here in Houston. We’ve been getting our usual afternoon storms everyday now, never lasts long though. It’s great weather to stay inside and read a book. Or watch the tennis, which I’ve been doing every day for hours. So far, Wimbledon has been full of surprises – Ivanovic, Djokovic, Sharapova, Roddick, all [...]