Until six months ago, Scott still took the trash out Sunday evenings. He would slip into his shoes late at night, and rain or shine, would run the 36 steps down to our curb to set the can out for pick up. Even if all it contained was a couple of band-aids. I could never figure out whether he was doing it out of habit, to retain a sense of "normalcy", or to simply make a point of using the service that we cannot (yet) cancel (our local hauler has trash pick up bundled with recycling and city composting).But one rainy Sunday evening this last January, as Scott was once again heading down the dark...
Zero Waste Dog -or Rat ;)
Zero Waste is a family affair... like I said before: in our home, everyone is on board, and that includes our dog.Meet Zizou. He joined the family about 3 years ago. We wanted a dog that would be small enough to not only fit in our small house, but also accompany us everywhere we go, whether it is by plane, car, bike or foot - we also chose his coat color to match the floor so that his shedding hair would not show :). He now can even sit with us at restaurants with outdoor seating! We figured a chihuahua would give us just as much love as a big dog. Zizou has been the answer to all our pet needs,...
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Paper Making
Well, it's that time of the year again... the end of the school year is near, so it's time to make stationary for my kids' teachers, from the stack of papers that they've sent home from school. Last year, the gift was a hit and the news went around the school. It ended up coming handy, when in the fall, I had to warn the new teacher about our special home paper requirements (reduce)...she already knew. Giving homemade paper, I hope also makes them think about paper consumption in our school.In the middle of the stressful week, there is nothing better to relieve stress. Some like to jog, I...
Up and Downs of the Week
...Or the rambling diary of a zero waste advocate ;) This week I spent a bit of time revamping my blog: Notice the new categories, the tips, and the new logo... these drawings were Scott, Max and Leo's suggestions by the way.But I also had some time to tackle a few junk mail bugs, among other things. So, here I am again tackling the same old ghosts.DOWN: Last Wednesday, I received yet another adult education catalog. And since writing "refused" on the catalog, was no longer making it disappear from my mailbox (I even exchanged a few notes with my mailman), I went to the post office manager. And...
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