This post is sponsored by Everlane ReNew, a collection of outerwear made from recycled plastic water bottles. I spend a lot of time trying to avoid plastic. I try my best not to put…
Bear with me. One more morning habit that needed shifting: I’m not the baker in our house, generally speaking, but on a weekend morning in the fall and winter, mixing a batch of hearty…
five little things that made my week: 1. these keys. {and my sister for having them.} 2. this finished curtain. {and the one that’s still in progress. (progress takes time.)} 3. two fresh candles.…
Just my annual reminder that seasonal decorations need not break the bank, your back, or the precious planet we live on. This year, as in other years, we opted for the edible and the…
Waste Not is a collaboration with my friend, Carrie King. The premise is simple: Carrie, a food writer and editor, shares a recipe highlighting at least one particular way that we can curb food waste.…
five little things that made my week. 1. these oatmeal cookies. {james made the dough. i burned the bottoms. teamwork, in other words.} 2. this nightgown. {for being the very best gift i’ve given…
This post is sponsored by Pyrex and features the Pyrex Simply Store glass storage containers. Whither the way to a low-waste kitchen? Is it meal planning? Eating your carrot tops and cooking your corn cobs?…
There are a lot of reasons to feel disenchanted with the democratic process these days, to say nothing of the folks in office. It’s understandable to feel angry, or to feel like voting won’t…
Well, really, eat a better breakfast. I’ve already written about my need for slow mornings. I’m not a hop-out-of-bed-and-sit-down-for-breakfast kind of person. I need a slow cup of coffee, and more than a few…
The first pair of jeans I wore until the bum busted open I had in high school. I loved them, though I couldn’t tell you the brand or where I bought them. (All signs…