December babies tend to either love the holidays or hate them. Growing up, birthdays tend to blend into Christmas celebrations; presents are often combined, birthday parties are moved or sparsely attended thanks to the obligations of the invitees. And yet, I have always loved the Christmas season as well as my birthday, even though there…
The natural gas explosion I mentioned last week ended up being a much smaller deal than the headlines first made it sound, and everything is back to normal as far as garbage service and home natural gas usage. Whenever some acute situation requires changes to daily lives, be it a break in the natural gas…
Sustainable living is something that comes naturally to me at this point in my life. I majored in environmental science, studied the sustainable built environment and sustainable food and agriculture in graduate school, worked as a park ranger for 6.5 years, and I currently work for a company that builds affordable, green buildings. When we…
I’ve been told as I get older I won’t love birthdays so much, but so far it hasn’t happened. I turned thirty this week, so basically I’m now finally a real adult. I actually love having a mid December birthday because there’s usually a lot going on for the holidays, and for an extrovert like…
Our dog Ellie just turned seven years old last week. SEVEN. I feel like we just brought her home last year. We adopted her when she was five months old and "only" fifty pounds. We tend to be suckers for the animals that are less likely to be adopted (ferret with adrenal disease, bearded dragon…
I don't know if it's because I'm turning 30 this year, or because my son is getting older and I'm getting some time back in my life, but I have been looking deeply at a lot of areas of my life. While I may not have a "before I turn 30" bucket list like I've…