When my sister called me last spring to say she was moving back to Austin with my three-year-old nephew, my…
You know how sometimes your kid asks you a question that just stops you cold? That's exactly what happened when…
Been working on houses for over two decades now, and I gotta tell you – some of the most challenging…
You know, three years ago I was that guy who’d grab whatever looked good at the grocery store without thinking…
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So this is going to sound weird, but I’ve got about fifty thousand worms living in my garage right now.…
You know what really gets to me? Walking through my house and seeing all the stuff we accumulated over the…
You know, when my husband was alive, I never really thought about our water. It was just… water. Came out…
I'll be honest – I used to be the poster child for wasteful consumption. You know the drill: buy something…
So here's the thing about renting in Austin – you start dreaming about growing your own food when you're spending…
I'll be honest – the moment that really got me wasn't some inspiring documentary or perfectly curated zero-waste Instagram post.…
So here's the thing about zero waste that nobody really tells you upfront – it's basically impossible. I mean, not…
I was standing in my tiny Austin apartment kitchen one Tuesday night, peeling potatoes for what was probably going to…
You know, I never thought much about what happened to our garbage after the truck picked it up every Tuesday.…
You know what really gets me? I spent thirty-five years working for an insurance company, watching energy bills climb higher…