You know, I never thought much about what happened to our garbage after the truck picked it up every Tuesday. Been throwing stuff away for forty-three years without giving it…
I was standing in my tiny Austin apartment kitchen one Tuesday night, peeling potatoes for what was probably going to be mediocre mashed potatoes (I'm still working on my cooking…
I'll be honest – the moment that really got me wasn't some inspiring documentary or perfectly curated zero-waste Instagram post. It was standing in my tiny Austin apartment kitchen at…
You know, when I first started thinking about sustainability stuff – this was maybe four years ago after my daughter asked me that question about what we were doing to…
You know how sometimes life throws you a curveball that makes you rethink everything? For me, it wasn't some dramatic moment – it was my neighbor's electric bill. I was…
You know what's weird? I used to be that person who'd throw a party and generate enough trash to fill my entire dumpster. Paper plates, plastic cups, decorations from the…
You know, it's funny how guilt can sneak up on you. After my husband died and I was going through all our stuff, boxing up decades of accumulated things we…
You know, I never thought money and caring about the planet could go hand in hand until about three years ago when my wife started asking questions that made me…