We all know that one famous frog who said, “It’s not easy being green.” But was he right in an eco-sense? I’ve got pals and family who say it’s too hard to go green all the flipping time. Am I the only one who thinks it’s easy? Easyish anyhow.

Going green might be hard if you go gung ho, try to build a solar/wind powered/off grid home, pledge to buy only organics and cook purely from scratch, make all your own cosmetics and cleaning supplies, convert to a hybrid car or only ride your bike 100% of the time, and homeschool …read more

With Spring coming up I bet many of you are thinking, “Spring cleaning!” Maybe not that excitedly, but still. In any case, I think that one of the best ways to organize is to simplify. That said we’re going to have a little spring simplifying along with our cleaning this year. Actually, I’ll likely talk about simplifying your life well past spring, but I like how “spring simplifying” sounds.
To clarify, when I talk about simplifying, I’m talking about ditching some of that stuff you own, or stuff you buy, or new stuff you think you need. This includes the entire …read more