This time of year in the northern climes is when the dry winter air turns a lot of our clothes all clingy and static-laden. The primary reason for using fabric softeners and dryer sheets is to eliminate that static. Unfortunately, most commercial softeners have some really nasty ingredients. One recent study found […]
Dawn of Frugal for Life is having a contest for her readers. Dubbed the My Frugal Experience contest, her focus is on getting others reading and sharing about their first or primary frugal experiences. There’s a prize too!
If you wish play along, you’ll need to write a short story that talks about “the […]
I’d like to take a quick moment to let you fine folks know about another weblog that I write and edit that was launched just last week. b5media, the company that owns this site, has provided me with yet another opportunity to rant and rave about one of my passions.
I’m billing OffBeatHomes.com as your […]
Here’s an interesting product. It’s been developed by Robert Redford’s Sundance General Store and made available through their mail-order and online catalog. Prairie Paints have all the qualities of a signature designer paint line, but what sets these apart from the rest is the fact that they contain only post-consumer paints.
It’s recycled paint! […]
LearnOutLoud.com is an impressive web service that bills itself as an Audio & Video Learning Resource with over 10,000 educational audio books, MP3 downloads, podcasts and DVD videos for offer. Another thing that’s cool about them is that they have an extensive listing of free audio and video titles.
They are continually adding materials and […]
Everybody, all together now…Aaaahhh!
Sorry, but I couldn’t resist this one. It’s such a fine and innovative example of recycling prowess combined with the elevated cuteness factor.
I’ve been seeing this picture all over the Interwebs but I have no idea what the original source is nor the story behind it.
The breadth of human creativity never […]
If you’ve been following along here since the beginning, you’ll know that my biggest simple living hero and mentor is Henry David Thoreau. Henry David kept a series of eloquent journals through the years. Journaling back then - and even now - is very similar to the blogging that folks like myself do […]
I’m a little late out of the gate on this one, but better late then never. We are in the midst of the 8th annual National Creative Frugality Week, being held this year from January 22nd to 28th. This is an event founded by Nancy Twigg of the CountingtheCost.com web site.
Intended to occur […]
Last year marked the first edition of the National Downshifting Week in the UK, an event originated by British writer and broadcaster, Tracy Smith. Downshifting Week is a 7-day event designed to inspire and highlight ways for folks to consciously move towards saner and simpler lifestyles and reap the benefits of more time with […]
Curt Rosengren from The Occupational Adventure highlighted a Winnie the Pooh quote yesterday…
“Sometimes, if you stand on the bottom rail of a bridge and lean over to watch the river slipping slowly away beneath you, you will suddenly know everything there is to be known.”
Curt then asks us to stop for a moment and ponder […]
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