Category Archives: Around the house
What can I do? I’m only a kid!
Sometimes Grant and I get to speak to school groups. We show our film and tell a few stories and answer questions about living zero waste. And sometimes I’m stuck that we’re talking to youth who maybe don’t have a … Continue reading
Filed under Around the house, interactions
Simplicity and Slippers
Somewhere on the road to zero waste, I became a bit of a hoarder. I don’t mean a hoarder of garbage, I just meant that I don’t throw things out if I think they “might” be useful, and I definitely … Continue reading
Filed under Around the house, consumerism
Manual Coffee
I’m one of those people who loves the smell of coffee, but hates the taste (I’m more of a tea girl), so it was no hardship to me when Grant’s coffee grinder broke. But for those for whom coffee is … Continue reading
Filed under Around the house, DIY, food
To Pee or Not To Pee
I have to give full credit for this post to Tom Watson of King County. It’s a hilarious ad for water conservation from a Brazilian Environmental Organization. Their message is pretty simple: pee in the shower to save water. I’ll … Continue reading
Filed under Around the house, video
Making a Move – The Dirty Truth
So we moved. And moving tends, well, to generate garbage. It’s not just the boxes and packing tape, it’s the years worth of “stuff” you’ve been storing in the basement, thinking you’ll get to later. Stuff that you don’t really … Continue reading
Filed under Around the house, DIY
Making A Move – Eco Style
Grant and I have lived in the same awesome 100 year old duplex in Vancouver for 7 years. We’ve been lucky to have a variety of great roommates at various times as well as a landlord who lets us have … Continue reading
Filed under Around the house, DIY
