Downsizing

Memo to Loudoun County Public Schools - stop over-airconditioning! Please!

Speaking of over-air-conditioning, my kids are involved in a summer program held in Loudoun County Public Schools in which the director's letter to parents contained a warning to send a sweater with kids because the school's auditorium is so cold. Unfortunately, that's not the exception, but the rule. My...

July 16, 2008 - 1:45 PM | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack

Stewardship and recycling - a natural fit

You know I'm a big scoffer at the newest Chicken Little Worry Hype called Global Warming - maybe because I'm old enough to have experienced the media hype 30 years go about The Coming Ice Age (Yep, that's right folks - read about it here). And I'm very skeptical...

July 1, 2008 - 8:39 AM | Permalink | Comments (11) | TrackBack

Straight talk on frugality

Amy the Humble has been musing lately on frugality - when she's not busy with morning/afternoon/evening sickness from her sixth pregnancy (Way to go, Amy! Way to win those culture wars!) Amy is a great writer and thinker and one of my very favorite Blogger Moms. I have no doubt...

March 25, 2007 - 1:40 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack

The joy of downsizing

My friend Amy, whose musings may be humble, but are consistently very wise, has a must-read piece called Live Well on Less. When I went on a radical diet and exercise regimen a few years back, I made the choice to value fitness, energy, and well-being over my addiction to...

March 13, 2007 - 8:20 AM | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack