Posts Tagged by Money

Issa’s Reviews: Raising Baby Green Part One

November 22, 2010 Posted by Issa under Parenting, Simple-Eco-Happy
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Lately, I’ve been perusing the pregnancy section of the library. I came across Raising Baby Green: The Earth-Friendly Guide to Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Baby Care. I’m not really looking for any guidance on “green” topics, but it is a topic I care about, and I figured I could at least review it for LoveLiveGrow. Plus, in the meantime, I might learn a thing or two.

Instead of any education or pleasure, though, all I got out of this book were frustration, anger, and incredulous sputters. Keep Reading

(Rewind) You Can Smoke Pot and Not Go To College

November 19, 2010 Posted by Issa under Think About It
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I’d like to reject the idea that there’s an all-important standard of success that’s anything other than “you’re happy”. Keep Reading

Notice: Recession Billboards

November 9, 2010 Posted by Issa under Mother Culture
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There’s a billboard near by home that says, “Recession 101: Interesting fact about recessions…they end.”

What is this billboard trying to tell me? Why is this message worth someone spending a lot of money on? Keep Reading

Heating Isn’t A Challenge

November 3, 2010 Posted by Issa under Simple-Eco-Happy
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I’ve been seeing “challenges” related to heating your home pop up on different eco-crunchy-green blogs I read. One is the Freeze Yer Buns Challenge at Crunchy Chicken and another is The No-Heat Challenge at The Non-Consumer Advocate. I’ve never gotten interested in the various challenges, and I think the main reason is that I’m not really trying to “challenge” myself, I’m just trying to do what makes sense for me. The Wallow came with a wonderful wood-burning stove installed, and what makes sense here is to heat the house with wood. Keep Reading

Rewind – Gateway Drugs to a Simpler Life

August 2, 2010 Posted by Issa under Simple-Eco-Happy
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A friend of mine said the other day that she could never see herself giving up her car for a bike. I realized that two years ago, I couldn’t either. If someone had suggested the idea, I would have claimed that I was too lazy, too out of shape, I liked my car too much, it was so much more convenient, and I just generally wouldn’t have been able to picture myself trying it. I realized that there was a small string of decisions that led me to do it, and it all started with my natural gas being shut off.

Here’s what happened: Keep Reading

Things You Don’t Need – Convenience Items

June 10, 2010 Posted by Issa under Simple-Eco-Happy
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I’m a firm believer in the idea that you can’t spend money to save money or to save time. An individual purchase might seem like a good idea, but in the long run, some types of small purchases add up to a more complex life that doesn’t benefit you. I also hate products that try to fix problems you don’t have.

On a recent grocery store trip, I spotted two items that really struck me in how silly they were. Keep Reading

Mother Culture

June 7, 2010 Posted by Issa under Mother Culture
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Mother Culture whispers to us from the day we are born. She speaks to us through the voices of our parents and other caretakers and from the picture books and nursery rhymes. And it grows from there. Television, radio, newspapers, magazines, internet pages. School teachers and school books, the word problems in the math sections, the chapters in the history book, the charts in economics class. From billboards and graffiti, sermons, jokes, and casual chitchat with neighbors. We hear a same story, and we share it with others. Over and over again. Keep Reading

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