They die. We shop.
A friend of mine made a beautiful video a couple months back. Her words and her art have stuck with me for the entire time, and I want to share with her video you.
Consumerism is dirty.
I do not mean that all buying and the concept of gift-giving is wrong. I adore stuff. [...]
… Amazon.com that is. Don’t buy your books through your local bookstore. Order it online instead!
For the record, I am not trying to bash buying from your locally-owned independent bookstore. For instance, in previous posts, I have promoted locally-owned bookstores for getting your goods. And August 23rd (SATURDAY, AS IN GET OVER THERE BECAUSE THAT’S [...]
I visited Twig this week, a unique store here in the Triangle (Chapel Hill) that sells sustainability, community and eco-awareness at sustainable prices, and this weekend (May 17) they are partnering with local non-profits, but more on that later.
I loved talking with the staff. The owner shared that everything in the store has a story, [...]
Planning a wedding can be difficult, but if you want to be a bit more eco-friendly and have a “green” wedding, your headache in finetuning the details may just be starting.
The Green Life has a whole slew of tips for your big day… Some suggestions are reasonable, and some are a bit too… er… “granola” [...]
I just stumbled (twittered, actually) onto the coolest website called Green Mom Finds. I had as much fun finding this as when I found Raise A Green Dog! Just like Raise a Green Dog, Green Mom Finds is a really grounded way to get info on healthy living, fun finds, eco-responsible shopping, and just in [...]
Allie gives a tip for TODAY in case you’re scrounging for a great gift idea… my add-on tip? Tell your doll you want to wait until this weekend to celebrate it right… after all, no matter what your super-last minute gift is, if it’s insincerely thrown together, it will STINK of funk equivalent to dog [...]
With Valentine’s Day less than a week away, don’t you want to see some super easy, reasonably priced, eco-friendly sustainable ways to be a little greener for the holiday?
Show your love in the dark and save some energy! Watch my vid and see:
Now, get romantic, and seriously, if you want a great restaurant in Raleigh, [...]
A smorgasbord of green rolled up into a messy little sushi just for you:
A. I know my title looks crazy right now ~ and yes, I changed the blog name… a whole post will soon follow, as well as some meat on it in the “who’s ashley sue” page, which will also be updated this [...]
Finishing off the holiday posts, I thought I would share this post from Treehugger about how the drought affected tree purchases in NC this year. Apparently, NC is quite the conversation, even in Boston.
It may be too late for this year, but hey, we may still be dried up next year too (but yay for [...]
Trying to get your last minute holiday-groove on? NBC 17’s own Page Crawford talked to Danny Seo about truly fresh ideas on last minute gifts, gifting and decorating in an eco-cool style. Nothing blah blah bland about these nifty-neat ideas that fit into ALL lifestyles and ALL budgets!
And don’t forget you can still find AMAZING [...]
