Looking into 2025, you may be like me and wondering how you can be more helpful, make a difference or even counter the “othering” that is happening in our country. Let me help get your mind thinking about how that might look for you. Othering is a way of negating another person’s individual humanity and,…
I am off for winter break and not traveling so I have this little game I like to play called, “How Long Can I Go Without Driving My Car.” It is similar to another game I like, “How Long Can I Go Without Buying Gas.” I last bought gas on December 6th and I drove…
I watched a great documentary on Netflix a short while back (okay, maybe it was this summer) and there is no better time to share than Native American Heritage Month. I learned about the movement to restore local native foodways in our country which led me to do a little more research into what that…
I was so excited to come home today and see my latest delivery from Thrive Market on the front porch a day early! I had realized that I had used up the last of my 100% cacoa powder stash on Saturday and placed an order, luckily before this whole business of sheltering-in-place happened. And as…
This review comes from being offered a free sample of Colorado Aromatics Knuckle Balm in exchange for an opinion about my experience using it. I have no financial connection to Colorado Aromatics and will receive no compensation for this review. The Old Me Were you one of those Bath and Body junkies like me? …
“In nature, nothing exists alone.” -Rachel Carson, 1962 Earth Day Earth Day was created 49 years ago and marks the birth of the modern environmental movement. Yes, there are cultures who were devoted to the conservation of the natural world long before that. But it was a Gaylord Nelson, a senator from Wisconsin who…