What’s the Mission?
I’ve been announcing ad nauseum recently that I would be attending the annual Fred Meyer sock sale. It’s held on Black Friday, for six hours, and all socks and tights are half price. Many people stock up for the year during this sale. I’m not a fan of Black Friday, but this is the one [...]
Yesterday I test-rode an Electra Townie Balloon 8i Xtracycle at Clever Cycles. Today I tried out the Madsen Urban Utility Bicycle and an Electra Townie 7D at the Hollywood Bike Gallery, and a Radish at Clever Cycles. Now I’ve got to decide what to ride!
The Electra Townies are both good bikes. The 8i has an [...]
I’m going shopping for my new bike today. I’m sure I won’t be bringing anything home right now, but it’s exciting anyway.
Some people would probably (if they were reading my blog) wonder why I’m going to do this. For the amount I’m planning to spend on a new bike, I could go out and buy [...]
After hearing this week about mercury being found in high fructose corn syrup and in food products containing HFCS, I decided to be slightly more careful than usual about the groceries I bought. I normally try to buy more whole, healthy foods than processed foods anyway, and I often do read labels, but not [...]
My kids have plenty of stuff. We could stand to get rid of a good portion of the stuff, in fact. But what did I just buy for them? Yep. More stuff.
Why didn’t I make a better choice? It’s about the money. I’d rather give them something like good arts and crafts supplies or dance [...]
After reading my previous post, @tylerinCMYK asked about my definition of a need, as opposed to a want.
We all know about the most basic needs of human beings: food, water, clothing, shelter. Technically, anything beyond these could be considered a want. But our ideas about what is a basic need have changed over time, too. [...]
I did not shop today. Well, I did have my husband stop for some milk; I figure that doesn’t count. Will I be shopping tomorrow? Nope. Not unless it’s for a necessity. Cyber Monday? No again.
Am I totally un-American? Do I want the economy to fall even further down the hole?
No. What I’m looking for [...]
My brother-in-law Matthew suggests (or at least quotes people who suggest) in his latest Seattle Times article that what you put in your grocery bag matters more than which bag you choose. He advocates more vegetables and less meat, although he is no vegetarian.
I agree with this, but still try to use the cloth bags. [...]
