tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700826032924534249.post4899164552782418531..comments2023-05-25T10:07:55.639-05:00Comments on Better Me, Better World: Sharing the blooms, the vows and the blowout!Dmariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14689601569495984413noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700826032924534249.post-38621938615790633782011-07-24T17:43:11.611-05:002011-07-24T17:43:11.611-05:00I don't think any steps are small steps, after...I don't think any steps are small steps, after all they all head in the green direction! Similarly, I don't believe in failures! They all help to show you ways in which you'd like to be different, so it's all good growth! :) Sounds like a good plan, can't wait to hear how it goes for you! :)Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287542957454202351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700826032924534249.post-66369059690464905442011-07-24T09:47:01.659-05:002011-07-24T09:47:01.659-05:00Your wisteria is very pretty...mine is blooming: a...Your wisteria is very pretty...mine is blooming: again this season! <br /><br />I have given up meat almost entirely...it just doesn't set well with me in my old age! I do a meatless Monday for the family. I also only buy local pasture raised meat...less of a carbon footprint. I plugged all of my electrics in power strips and I unplug the strips (one per room)every evening...even fridge and freezers...some rooms stay unplugged for weeks. I also try to take 3 days a week with no TV, Phones or computer...I have pissed off a few people, but I'm sure more relaxed!Lyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14189157322930654023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700826032924534249.post-22930706613062705512011-07-24T07:37:48.122-05:002011-07-24T07:37:48.122-05:00I just replaced my rubber gloves! I also break fl...I just replaced my rubber gloves! I also break flip-flops, and save the good one in case I might break another pair with the opposite foot! We fast from meat (and my husband does a strict fast of bread/water) on wednesdays and fridays, following medjugorje apparitions. (I'm catholic, and Wednesday is the day Jesus was betrayed, and friday when he died).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700826032924534249.post-52219354269734497932011-07-24T06:20:07.903-05:002011-07-24T06:20:07.903-05:00I saw a repurposing tip awhile back. when your ru...I saw a repurposing tip awhile back. when your rubber gloves aren't good for anything else you can cut the fingers off and put them on a broom or mop and when you put them against the wall they won't slide down!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15032479084775154076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700826032924534249.post-41215307076364512512011-07-24T05:44:49.535-05:002011-07-24T05:44:49.535-05:00Those sound like small but all-important steps. Go...Those sound like small but all-important steps. Good for you and I wish you luck. Let us know how you find those changes.<br /><br />Wow... Eco-Sabbath: I just learned a new term! Over the years, my husband and I built up disciplines of our own.<br />I do this for 25 hours each week and I can really recommend it. If anything, check out the 'Sabbath Manifesto' website. You might find it helpful.<br /><br />I also do a 'reverse Meatless Monday' called 'Meat Friday'. My husband and I choose to NOT eat meat for 6 days a week and then treat ourselves to meat on Friday evening/Saturday lunch (leftovers) as part of our Sabbath celebrations. It's a great way to incorporate a higher degree of vegetarianism.<br /><br />I wrote two posts on my blog about conscious eating and Sabbath rest. If you're interested, you can find them under the { S P I R I T } section of my blog.<br /><br />Blessings,<br />This Good Life{ T G L }https://www.blogger.com/profile/10000321919925595110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700826032924534249.post-39818444597465315592011-07-23T22:50:51.364-05:002011-07-23T22:50:51.364-05:00Ooops, I looked at the flower enlarged. I see that...Ooops, I looked at the flower enlarged. I see that the little flowers are all connected and that the bunch is hanging. If I could only see better...and hear better...and walk better.Practical Parsimonyhttp://www.practical-parsimony.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700826032924534249.post-42401691667679580752011-07-23T22:48:06.428-05:002011-07-23T22:48:06.428-05:00I don't do a meatless Monday because I leave o...I don't do a meatless Monday because I leave off meat when I don't want it or don't have it cooked. Geee, that would require forethought...lol. Oh, yeah. That is what you are suggesting!<br /><br />That is a pretty flower, but not a wisteria. Wisteria flowers are in a cluster, like a bunch of grapes. There are many tiny flowers in the cluster that hangs prettily and with the most wonderful fragrance. I have purple wisteria and white wisteria on three sides of my yard. <br /><br />The only things plugged up in my house that would use phantom energy are the clocks I don't want to unplug. I would have to pull out the stove to unplug it. I would have to pull out furniture or climb under tables to unplug lamps, so I cannot do this one...my back says so. But, I can leave all the lamps and stove off for four hours, something that occurs regularly anyway. I didn't want to vacuum, so now I have an excuse...lol.Practical Parsimonyhttp://www.practical-parsimony.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700826032924534249.post-37675501690421422602011-07-23T22:18:57.471-05:002011-07-23T22:18:57.471-05:00Love the idea of growing flowers from family. My ...Love the idea of growing flowers from family. My family has a tea rose variety that came with the family on their way from Austria 100 years ago! <br /><br />I found a book on creating an frugal sustainable seasonal kitchen-- check out my review of it here:<br />http://www.sillysimpleliving.com/2011/03/01/book-review-the-urban-pantry-tips-and-recipes-for-a-thrifty-sustainable-seasonal-kitchen/SillySimplehttp://www.sillysimpleliving.comnoreply@blogger.com