No Disposable Items Challenge

I’ve been inspired by packaging [day 28 & 29]

Mar 28, 2013 | A better way, No Disposable Items Challenge

I’ve been inspired to create an art series, or maybe this will be a new addition to my Excessable series. The extreme disposable excess in packaging baffles me. In some cases, I understand where they’re coming from, however that equates to about 10% of...

Snack packs & disposable stuff I appreciate [day 27]

Mar 27, 2013 | A better way, No Disposable Items Challenge | 1 comment

Honestly? The challenge isn’t so bed. Trying to blog it everyday? That’s the difficult part. I think I need to do my challenges, take notes, then blog about the lifestyle changes. OR, maybe I just don’t blog everyday. OR, I micro blog with...

I need a magic pill… bottle [day 25 & 26]

Mar 26, 2013 | A better way, Light painting, No Disposable Items Challenge

I decided to bring my son’s pill bottle back to the pharmacy for a refill. I had the new prescription, but I certainly didn’t need a new container. I wasn’t sure what to expect. When I arrived, I stood in line, not only with the empty pill bottle,...

Disposable stuff = art supplies [day 24]

Mar 24, 2013 | A better way, Dumpster diving, No Disposable Items Challenge

You know, I can complicate anything. I didn’t have a blog post yesterday because I had written so much, I didn’t have the time to edit and organize it, much less find images for it. Today is simple. How much disposable stuff is imposed on us? Receipts?...

Cast your vote for good [day 22 & 23]

Mar 23, 2013 | A better way, No Disposable Items Challenge

The purpose of doing a challenge is to stretch our thinking and to initiate lifestyle changes for good purposes. For that reason, I’m not too legalistic with my rules. The idea is to make good and logical choices. I have decided to make a small change in my...

Random thoughts about disposable stuff [day 20 & 21]

Mar 22, 2013 | A better way, No Disposable Items Challenge

I haven’t had much time to blog, but I have run into many crazy situations and learned a lot over the past few days. Here are a few random things. I’m reading the book 7: Mutiny Against Excess. (a) I should have written a book about all of my challenges...

Back in the day… [day 18 & 19]

Mar 19, 2013 | A better way, No Disposable Items Challenge

On my recent road trip, I found so many interesting things to photograph. Most of the interesting things were vintage or antique. What’s the difference? My boss asked that question on Facebook a few months ago. Vintage is 7+ years old and antique is 50+...

Fast food without waste? [day 17]

Mar 16, 2013 | A better way, No Disposable Items Challenge

I wonder when the fast food craze will end and the eco food will take over. What? It could happen. Doing this challenge during a road trip was, well, a trip. 2,777 miles in 8 days. I let my kids buy their own snacks and I didn’t make them participate in the...

Halfway there and frustrated [day 16]

Mar 15, 2013 | A better way, No Disposable Items Challenge

We’re about to hit the road again. A challenge to use nothing disposable while travelling is really difficult. There just aren’t any options for eating on the road. Eating in the car would require prepackaged food, or having prepared things in advance....

Life, death & disposable stuff [day 13, 14 & 15]

Mar 14, 2013 | A better way, No Disposable Items Challenge

As we’re driving back to the cabin in Somewhere Really Far North, Wisconsin, my son says, “Mom? This snowy landscape looks like hell to you doesn’t it? Most people think it’s hot, with flames. You see it as a cold place, don’t...

I wear your granddads clothes, I look incredible [day 12]

Mar 11, 2013 | A better way, No Disposable Items Challenge

Being that I’m out in the country, in the middle of a snowstorm, there’s not much to report on disposable stuff. The real issues were encountered before we came to the cabin. A pain to others… Buying food. My sister took care of shopping before we took off to...

Still travelling, on a sugar high [day 11]

Mar 10, 2013 | A better way, No Disposable Items Challenge

We reached destination #2 at midnight last night. My sister’s house in Wisconsin, where the snow is piled high. In a few minutes, we’re leaving for destination #3: my dad’s cabin in Somewhere, Wisconsin. I really have no idea where it is, so...

Travelling [day 10]

Mar 9, 2013 | A better way, No Disposable Items Challenge

No time to blog today. Spending time with family, then on the road again this afternoon. I will post the adventures tomorrow. Here are a couple of photos… This could be our new car. I can’t believe there’s one that hasn’t been destroyed. A...

Observations of a mad woman [day 9]

Mar 8, 2013 | A better way, No Disposable Items Challenge

Observations of a mad woman trying to be environmentally responsible: I’m mad. Crazy mad and mad that simple alternatives are not even on the radar. Almond milk is good, but I’ll likely go back to my regular skim milk. I will make this on occasion...

Craptastic [day 8]

Mar 7, 2013 | A better way, No Disposable Items Challenge

Craptastic. I stole this word from my boss. It’s the word you use when nothing is going as planned and you have absolutely no control over it. I spent a good part of the day with slow internet, partial CMS and way too much to get done. The only visual way I...

Jellyfish don’t advertise [day 6]

Mar 5, 2013 | A better way, No Disposable Items Challenge | 2 comments

I’m sitting here, drinking my almond milk latte, and thinking about yesterday. My latte tastes pretty good. No creaminess to it like my fat-free lattes, but it’s good. I like that it’s healthy, which I suppose, makes me a quasi hippie. Breakfast....

I’ll trade this challenge for 5 years of no retail shopping [day 5]

Mar 4, 2013 | A better way, No Disposable Items Challenge | 1 comment

Before this challenge, I could say with complete confidence, that I would never be making my own almond milk. Homemade. From scratch. The only thing I cook from scratch is water. Yep, boiling water. And I’m good at it. I have to say, frustration set in...