Entries from October 2009

October 30, 2009

Dear Hipsters

Dear Hipsters of the Mission, and other hipster neighborhoods of this great country, I appreciate your efforts to be green. I really do. I’m certain you save a ton of plastic razors from being made by allowing yourself to grow a scruffy beard or an ironic mustache. You ride a fixie, instead of driving a [...]

October 25, 2009

pretty green confession: Plants

My mom came down this weekend to help me get settled in my new apartment (thanks, Mom!). We spent a ton of time looking for furniture and discussing organizing projects. I still haven’t done any unpacking… but I’ve thought a lot about it. That counts, right? Anyway. When talking about my plans for decorating the [...]

October 22, 2009

Light Green Wine

I was lucky enough to get to attend an amazing dinner last night, put on by Foodbuzz and Black Box Wines. The dinner was at Spruce, a restaurant I’d been wanting to try since it opened a few years ago. These are the times when I wish I was a better photographer – my little [...]

October 21, 2009

We Ran (and, ok, Walked a Lot) Like Girls

In case you were ever thinking about running a half marathon without training, DON’T DO IT. It’s very stupid. Even if you’ve done them in the past, it turns out you still need to train. Who knew? Not that I’m, um, speaking from experience or anything. Ouch. Also: wearing old sneakers is not green. It’s [...]

October 13, 2009

The Winning Invite

So glad to see you guys liked the eco-friendly baby shower invitations. Goes to show you that eco-friendly doesn’t have to equal neutrals and hemp paper – there are lots of “pretty green” choices. To my delight, many of you picked my invite choice as your favorite! The Mom-to-be received hers in the mail today [...]

October 9, 2009

How To Throw a Pretty Green Baby Shower, Part 1: Invitations

My best friend is having a baby girl, and I couldn’t be more thrilled! Mom-to-be Kate is very eco-conscious, and plans to use cloth diapers and reduce her carbon baby footprint as much as possible. Eco, baby! I’m very excited to be hosting her baby shower, and naturally I want to do things as green [...]