Poverty – Blog Action Day
October 15, 2008 by Katelyn Thomas
Filed under Simpler Thinking
Poverty. It is a terrible thing. As thrifty people, many of us aren’t rolling in dough, but hopefully none of my readers go to bed hungry or live out of their cars. Hopefully, you all have fresh water to drink and bathe in. Hopefully, your children can get the medical care they need.
The more I focus on wasting less, the more I feel troubled at the waste all around me. That cardboard box from a new appliance the guy up the street just folded into his trash can? A person in a warmer climate would have moved into it. That lunch …read more
Water, Water Everywhere…
October 15, 2007 by Deborah Ng
Filed under Eco Simplicity, Reusing and Recycling
It’s Blog Action Day, so let’s talk about water. For most of us, it’s so abundant we take it for granted. We have water when we flush, water when we brush and water when we wash the dishes. We use water for our pools and lawns and water slides. We have water balloon fights and dunking tanks and not too many of us give a second thought to where our water comes from or what we need to do to keep it clean.
When I was a young girl, my father and I were in a canoe together on a …read more
