You can't beat these super cute and great for the environment cloths. Use them in the kitchen, in replacement of paper towels, in the car, in the garage, wherever!

http://www.hipmountainmamablog.com/2011/04/earth-lovin-cloth-giveaway.html

How many times and in how many languages can I say LOVE?!  I've purchased a skirt from  ( http://hipmountainmama.com )

I did a review for HMM awhile ago for a pair of great bamboo reusable flatware, and this time, ( Natural Family Supplies )

I just entered this aesome Nalgene Giveaway (you can't have enough Nalgenes. They're like shoes... or purses... or chapstick, whatever your fix is!)  ( Enter to win a brand new Nalgene! )

Yes folks, you read that right... me... in a skirt. And smiling, to boot!  For those that know me, you know I only wear dresses or skirts maybe 2-3 times a year, but I'm trying really hard to bust out the girly side (heh, who knew one existed, right?) and wear them more frequently (baby steps. I'm still wearing shorts underneath them!)

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It's our last day in Maui, and I don't want to go back home! The sun wasn't out for the first 3-4 days, so we're finally starting to get some good weather and now it's time to head home (isn't that always how it is on vacation?!)  We went to a luau, snorkeled Molokini (note to self: NEVER do that again. You and your breakfast will regret it!), ( Read more... )

I have the unique and kind of awesome opportunity to review some products I purchase from Hip Mountain Mama www.hipmountainmama.com/ , a small, family-run business that feauters natural and eco-friendly clothes, home accessories, and all kinds of goodies!

I bought a set of To Go Ware bamboo utensils a few months back and instantly fell in love!  The ( Read more... )

Had an amazing weekend in San Francisco, and now it's back to the grindstone; trying to make up the hours that I missed, falling asleep at my keyboard, etc., but well worth it! As is tradition, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in Golden Gate Park was this past weekend (and the 10th Anniversary to boot!); it wasn't a problem last year since I was ( Read more... )

New place, new job!  So I moved out of my old place almost a month ago and moved in with a friend and her husband.  Since I was laid off thanks to the CA budget cuts, rent all by myself was a little too steep.  Don't get me wrong, I loved having my own place, my own space, and all that good stuff, but  you all know California isn't cheap!  I'm ( Read more... )

It's been months since my last entry, since I pretty much only use this to read other peoples journals and communities, but I thought I'd give a short little update ( Read more... )