Entries from September 2009

September 30, 2009

Wordless Wednesday

(Ok, like I could resist a few words). Nobody needs a made-in-China jumpsuit. A grey, ribbed, made-in-China jumpsuit. To be fair, nobody needs a made-in-an-American-Apparel-factory jumpsuit, either, but that’s another story for another post. Thanks to my fabulous cousin Sayer for modeling this Fashion & Eco Don’t. WTF, Top Shop?

September 27, 2009

BlogHerFood ’09 & A New Outlook

I had an absolute blast at BlogHerFood ’09 yesterday. I met so many interesting people and left eager to refresh and revamp my blog with a new design and a more streamlined focus. I’ll still be talking about the same kind of stuff, but really want to get back to my original focus of making [...]

September 26, 2009

A(live) from BlogHerFood!

Hi everyone! I’m alive! Got back from my whirlwind Boston/NY/London trip Thursday night, just in time for today’s BlogHerFood conference! I’m here now and about to head down to a Scharffen Berger demo. Yay, local chocolate! I’m having a blast hanging with my friend Laura, learning a lot aboout blogging in general, and meeting up [...]

September 14, 2009

Green LOLz

How cute is my family’s new kitten, Jump? PS: He recycles, too. I haven’t mentioned it yet, but I’m off for 2 weeks – to Boston, NY and London! I’m super excited, feeling guilty about my carbon footprint (am I a hippiecrit?) and hoping to find organic fruit and vegetables along the way! I hope [...]

September 11, 2009

Put a Cork in It

It being your compost bin. I moved a few weeks ago, and as I was cleaning out my drawers, I found a ton of corks. Not sure what I was saving them for, but after a little research, I realized they are totally compostable! Since cork is made of tree bark, it’s perfectly ok to [...]

September 2, 2009

Pretty Greenscopes

Sad news in Pretty Green Girl land. Unfortunately, last week I was laid off from my full-time job. It wasn’t a shock (in this economy and at a start-up!), but I’m still really bummed out. I have absolutely no hard feelings, and only good – fabulous, in fact – things to say about the people [...]