I’ve written two posts before about this, but one was in 2008 and the other was in 2012, so it seemed like time for a new one (especially since school is about to start). So. Here are my 9 favorite lunch-packing items (and I’d love to hear what you’d pick to round out the list). […]
Dear Christians: It’s ok to care about the earth. Actually, we SHOULD.
Today is Earth Day. I know conservative people tend to roll their eyes at there even BEING an Earth Day, but I think this needs to stop. And I think conservation and recycling and reduction of consumption need to stop being such taboo topics in the church. Things are changing for the better (yay!), and […]
How to Declutter Without Creating Trash
Though I forgot to mention this in my review of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, Kondo’s persistent mentions of the hundreds of bags of trash she’s helped her clients throw out…well, it made me a little twitchy. Throwing all the clutter into a trash bag is quick and easy, but it makes me sad […]
I tried my hand at zipper repair.
An embarrassingly long time ago, a pair of Sonia’s jeans developed a zipper problem. Or maybe they were Zoe’s? I don’t really know. The thing is, they sat in my mending pile so long, everyone here has grown out of them. I couldn’t really hand down or donate the jeans in their broken condition, though, […]
On perseverance (Also: do not ever buy these windows.)
When Mr. FG and I bought our house, the windows were in unusable shape. They were so bad, a good percentage of them wouldn’t even shut. So, we got an allowance from the seller to replace the windows. We hired a guy who put in windows that came with a lifetime warranty (sounds good, right??) […]
Toothpicks and dishwashers really do not mix.
Last night, I started the dishwasher and began handwashing the other dishes (the official dishwashing person is sick). After a few minutes, I heard a dreadful noise, and at first, I thought it was something outside. Then I looked down and realized to my horror that the sound was coming from the dishwasher. I switched […]
