I used to be more of a last minute packer. Packing for two kids and a meticulous husband, has forced me to embrace planning and lists. A good camping list should be revised after every camping trip, noting what worked, what you ran out of quickly, and what items went unused. This particular camping with kids …
You will find this recipe for Vegan Raw Nori Sticks to be very forgiving snack to make. I make this recipe without measuring tools, usually just tossing ingredients into the blender and testing the flavor as I go. Vegan Raw Nori Sticks Adapted from Gopal’s (Amazing) Power Wraps. Gopals sells their assortment of Power Wraps in …
When our daughter was first able to read the words ‘Beauty’ department at our local stores, I had some uncomfortable explaining to do. My conversation went a little something like, “Some people don’t see how lovely they are and advertisers use this to sell products”. I didn’t want our kids thinking that beauty came from …
I never really expect natural homemade recipes to work. When they do, which is more often than not, I am always blown away by how much better they are over commercially available products. Homemade products are also WAY cheaper. Even if it cost more to make homemade hair and body care products, the fact that …
The Atlantic article, ‘The Legend of Vera Nabokov: Why Writers Pine for a Do-It-All Spouse‘ caused me to consider how we all need a Vera, and how we sometimes are Vera Nabokov. If you don’t have a do-it-all partner in your life, read on to find our how to create a modern day version of Vera. My very own …
I think I’ve attempted baking at least once a year for the past 20 years. This year, I made biscuits from scratch. The kids seemed to enjoy the biscuits. I’m not sure how I managed to make the biscuits taste metallic – too much baking soda? I’m not exactly sure, but if I knew how to make …
Quotes by Friends Me: I’d like to donate bone marrow one day. My Husband: Before you do that, could you reorganize the kitchen so the bottles don’t fall out when I open the doors? As an old man I will sit on my hover porch yelling at all of the robochildren to get off of …
We live a simpler life, create much less waste and are loads happier because of it. Here’s our success story of how we began to shop smarter, take back our time and spend 40% less of our income on food and household items. In August 2013, I made a decision to purchase everything possible without packaging or at least with minimal …
We were able to find a small apartment in downtown San Francisco that would work for our family of four. We found the apartment online from Seattle and went forward with the application process sight unseen. As it turned out, my partner ended up flying to San Francisco for business so he was to go see the space. After viewing …
In October 2013, we decided, one way or another, that we would be moving from Seattle to San Francisco. We had a 2,400 square foot home and had spent the last two months aggressively downsizing. In name, we hadn’t realized we were going minimalist, but we were. After selling and gifting close to 40% of our belongings my life had already become less …