Right before all of the family and friends started pouring into town, John and I went on a frenzied cleaning kick to get our apartment ready. The homemade cleaners worked out well, and they didn’t bother my skin or lungs at all.

I just wanted to apologize for not posting lately. We are in the full swing of wedding crap, and time is flying by. We’ve been cleaning and baking like mad, and the guests have already started pouring into town.

A few days ago John and I were pleasantly surprised to find a toad in our garden. I’m very happy he found his way in and ate some bugs for us, and his visit got me thinking about garden pest control.

This week: Go Canada! Even restaurants can be green. California leads the pack on cellphone recycling, but they’ve got nothing on the Dervaes family.

How the fish is harvested (or raised), how healthy the population is, and how healthy it is for me to eat the fish are all important aspects of the decision to eat fish.

As of this Thursday, I am officially without a car. I can’t begin to explain how excited I am. No more insurance, gas, inspection stickers, county taxes, notes from neighbors that say “Oops I hit your car”—you get the idea.

I was spending way too much money on magazines. For the sake of my pocketbook, my anxiety level, and the environment I needed to give them up.

Quinoa is a wonderfood. It has all of the essential amino acids, making it an exceptionally useful food for vegetarians. Quinoa isn’t exactly like the other grains that we consume regularly, because it isn’t a true cereal. Instead it is classified as a pseudocereal, but what’s more important is its nutritional breakdown.

Right now in my apartment we have no power. It has been out for about 5 hours or so, and I’m pretty certain it won’t come back on tonight. Even though I have lost out on a night of one kind of productivity, it has been replaced with something more valuable.