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Blog action day: climate change

October 15th, 2009 · No Comments · environment, events, tips thursdays

This year’s Blog Action Day topic is Climate Change. Here are some of my thoughts on how you can live a more sustainable life and help protect the environment. I made this speech a couple of years ago at my Toastmasters club:

I’ve been trying to get more green lately. I have been good about buying [...]

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Edible Garden – homegrown in NYC

June 30th, 2009 · No Comments · environment, events, food

It seems like everyone these days is talking about gardening and growing their own produce. After living in Brooklyn for a few years, we’ve finally started up an edible terrace garden that will give us patio tomatoes, arugula, peppers, leeks, and herbs.
If you’re not quite ready to start your own garden but want some inspiration, [...]

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Clear clutter out for new energy

December 27th, 2008 · No Comments · career, environment, fun, happiness, relationships, self care

Want to get ready for the new year by bringing fresh energy into your life? Start by cleaning up a portion of your home.
Feng Shui is the art of creating harmonious flow in the house – making sure that the energy within is good and that no area gets stagnant. Each area of the home [...]

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Help others with clothing donations

December 26th, 2008 · No Comments · environment, self care

Did you get a bunch of new clothes for Christmas or Chanuka? Why not donate some of your older clothes to the less fortunate?
By getting rid of clothes that no longer suit you or that you don’t love, you’re making room for new and better clothes that fit you and your life. Donating your clothes [...]

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Earth Day Speech

April 29th, 2008 · No Comments · environment, food, mindfulness, self care

Last week I did a speech about Earth Day and why you should care about it. I wrote it based on this post – and here’s the video of my speech:
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I hope this inspires you to take action. Let me know what you think of it.

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Make Every Day Earth Day

April 23rd, 2008 · No Comments · environment, food, mindfulness

Earth Day 2008 – What did you do that was green?
Many people wonder why they should even think about going green. Here are a few reasons why you might consider it:

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Alternate Sources of Protein

February 13th, 2008 · No Comments · environment, food

Interesting article in the New York Times Magazine called Man Bites Insect – I’m sure you could guess what this is about.
I don’t find the idea of eating bugs repulsive. I ate chapolines in Mexico – they tasted a little like dried anchovies, salty and crunchy but not unpleasant. And it’s true that eating insects [...]

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The Impact of Being a Meat Eater

January 28th, 2008 · No Comments · environment, food, news

I had to post something about this New York Times article about meat consumption that I read today. I’m not a vegetarian, but I do try to be conscientious about my meat consumption. Knowing where conventional meat comes from, and how it is raised, I avoid it as much as I possibly can. I have [...]

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